It shall be unlawful for any person who resides in the Borough
to ride a pedalcycle upon any street in the Borough or upon any path
set aside for the exclusive use of pedalcycles unless that pedalcycle
has been licensed, as provided in this article, and a valid license
plate is attached to the pedalcycle.
A.
Upon application in such form as Council may from time to time approve,
the Chief of Police or his designee shall issue and transfer licenses
under this article, upon receipt of the required fee. Each license
shall be evidenced by a registration card and a numbered license plate.
A license plate shall be issued upon each application, and it shall
continue to be valid as long as the licensee holds the original registration
card or a transfer registration card.
(1)
The license plate must be attached to the pedalcycle as hereinafter
provided. The registration card shall be shown upon request of any
police officer. If the operator does not have the registration card
with him when requested to show it, he shall exhibit it to the police
officer or to the Chief of Police or his designee within 48 hours
thereafter.
(2)
The Chief of Police or his designee shall keep an accurate record
of the name and address of each person to whom a license is issued
or transferred. He shall also keep a record of identification of each
pedalcycle for which a license is in effect.
(3)
All licenses shall continue in force and effect so long as the
licensee holds the original registration card.
(4)
The fee for each original, transfer or replacement of a license
shall be as established from time to time by resolution of Borough
Council.
B.
The licenses granted hereunder shall not be transferable from one
person to another but may be transferred by any licensee from one
pedalcycle to another upon application to the Chief of Police or his
designee and payment of the required fee.
C.
The pedalcycle license shall be attached to the rear of the pedalcycle,
at least 15 inches from the ground, and in such a manner as to be
clearly visible from any position five feet to the rear of the pedalcycle.
D.
License holders shall promptly replace license plates which have
been lost or disfigured to such an extent as to make the same illegible.
Replacement license plates shall be obtained from the Chief of Police
or his designee in the same manner as provided in this section for
original plates, and an additional fee, as established from time to
time by resolution of Borough Council, shall be paid for the replacement.
E.
No license transfer or replacement shall be granted to any person
whose license has been suspended for violation of any of the provisions
of this article during the time such suspension is in effect. No person
whose license has been suspended shall operate any pedalcycle within
the Borough of Mount Joy during the period of such suspension.
F.
The Chief of Police or his designee shall properly account for, and
pay over to the Borough Manager monthly, all fees received by him
for the licenses or replacements as provided in this section.
A.
No person shall operate a pedalcycle upon any sidewalk within the
Business District.
B.
Pedalcycles may be operated upon sidewalks other than those within
the Business District; provided, however, the person operating said
pedalcycle shall do so in a safe and responsible manner and shall
always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.
C.
No person shall operate a pedalcycle upon any private parking lot
or other private property without the express consent of the owner
or a responsible agent for such owner.
D.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a Borough police
officer may operate a pedalcycle on any street or sidewalk within
the Borough in the performance of such officer's duties.
[Added 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 3-06]
A.
No person shall operate a roller vehicle upon any public street or
highway within the Borough.
B.
No person shall operate a roller vehicle upon any sidewalk within
the Business District.
C.
Roller vehicles may be operated upon sidewalks other than those within
the Business District; provided, however, the person operating said
roller vehicles shall do so in a safe and responsible manner and shall
always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.
D.
No person shall operate a roller vehicle upon any private parking
lot or other private property without the express consent of the owner
or a responsible agent for such owner.
It shall be unlawful for any person to coast or ride upon any
sled or similar conveyance upon any sidewalk in the Borough of Mount
Joy or upon any street or alley in the said Borough.
It shall be the duty of the police officers of the Borough of
Mount Joy, acting in accordance with the directions of the Chief of
Police, to enforce the regulations and prohibitions contained in this
article.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 8-03]
A.
Roller vehicle operation.
[Amended 7-7-2008 by Ord. No. 5-08]
(1)
First offense. The roller vehicle shall be impounded by the
Police Department for a period not to exceed 15 days. The roller vehicle
shall be picked up by the parent/guardian for violators under the
age of 18 and for those violators who are unable to produce adequate
proof of identification. A warning notice shall be sent to the violator,
with a copy kept on file at the Police Department.
(2)
Second offense. The roller vehicle shall be impounded by the Police Department for a period not to exceed 15 days. The roller vehicle shall be picked up by the parent/guardian for violators under the age of 18 and for those violators who are unable to produce adequate proof of identification. A notice shall be issued at the time of pickup to reflect a second violation. The notice shall contain instructions to the violator of this section that if he will report to the office of the Chief of Police and pay the sum of $10 within 48 hours after the time of the notice, that act will save the violator from prosecution and from the payment of fines and costs prescribed in Subsection A(3) with said prosecution.
(3)
Third and subsequent offense. The roller vehicle shall be impounded by the Police Department for a period not to exceed 15 days. The roller vehicle shall be picked up by the parent/guardian for the violators under the age of 18 and for those violators who are unable to produce adequate proof of identification. A nontraffic citation shall be filed for a violation of this article, and, upon conviction of a violation of § 255-107, the violator shall be directed to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $600 and costs.
B.
Pedalcycle operation. Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction relating to operation of a pedalcycle, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $600 and costs; provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the police officers of the Borough to report to the appropriate official all violations of any provision of § 255-106 above, indicating, in each case, the section violated; the license number of the pedalcycle involved in the violation if a pedalcycle is involved; the location where the violation took place; and any other facts that might be necessary in order to secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending the violation. The police officer shall also hand to the operator of said pedalcycle or toy vehicle a notice stating that the pedalcycle or toy vehicle was operated in violation of § 255-106 above. The notice shall contain instructions to the operator of the pedalcycle or toy vehicle that if he will report to the office of the Chief of Police and pay the sum of $10 within 48 hours after the time of the notice, or if he will place the sum of $10 within the envelope provided and deposit said envelope in any of the special fine boxes which may be installed at various locations within the Borough, that act will save the violator from prosecution and from the payment of the fine and costs prescribed in the first sentence of this section.
