Editor’s Note: In this Chapter the words "Sheriff’s
Department" and "Sheriff’s office" are changed to "Police Department";
the word "Sheriff" is changed to "Chief of Police"; the words "Deputy
Sheriff" are changed to "police officer"; and the word "deputies"
is changed to "police officers" pursuant to the St. Charles County
Charter Article IV, Sections 4.250 and 4.1300, as amended in 2012
and effective 1-1-2015, and St. Charles County Ord. No. 15-012, Section
2, adopted 1-26-2015.
[Ord. No. 10-091 §1, 10-18-2010; Ord. No. 11-006 §6, 2-24-2011]
A.
Permits Required, When. No event, contest, procession, or
parade containing twenty-five (25) or more cyclists on any highway,
roadway or street within a two (2) hour window, or any number of riders
and a chase/support vehicle, shall occupy or proceed along any highway,
roadway or street in the unincorporated County except in accordance
with a permit issued by the St. Charles County Registrar after review
and approval by the Police Department. Cyclists riding together on
a road by chance and not as part of an organized event do not require
a permit.
B.
Types Of Permits That May Be Issued—Single-Event Or Annual
Permits. The St. Charles County Registrar shall issue single-event
permits unless event organizers present a map of a route to be followed
four (4) or more times in a calendar year, with a list of dates for
the proposed recurring rides. In such cases, annual permits may issue.
Any deviation from the identified route in an annual permit shall
require a single-event permit for that ride. If a ride is cancelled
due to weather, the organizers may establish an alternate date and
notify the Chief of Police of such date.
C.
Applications For Permits, Requirements, Where Filed. The organizer of any event, contest, procession or parade for which a permit is required by Subsection (A) shall submit an application for such permit to the St. Charles County Registrar.
1.
The application shall be on a form supplied by the St. Charles County
Registrar.
2.
The application shall be accompanied by:
a.
A map of the route of the event, contest, procession or parade for
which the permit is sought;
b.
A safety plan that addresses:
(1)
Expected traffic issues, including crowd control; and
(2)
Provision of sufficient restrooms for the expected number of
participants at the site of the initiation, termination or any rest
stop of the event, contest, procession or parade if that site is within
the unincorporated area of the County; and
c.
A non-refundable filing and processing fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
D.
Review By The Police Department Of Applications For Permits, Assessment
Of Costs For Police Officer Time If Required.
1.
Upon receipt of a completed application, the St. Charles County Registrar
shall transmit it to the Police Department for review, retaining a
copy for the Registrar's records.
2.
Where the Chief of Police, after consultation with the event sponsors,
determines additional crowd control measures or road closure are necessary,
then the Chief of Police shall notify the event organizers that such
measures must be included in the safety plan.
3.
Should the event organizers propose, or the Chief of Police determine
it is necessary, to close any road(s) and/or take any crowd control
measures, the Police Department shall arrange for the police officers
to be on site for those purposes.
4.
The Chief of Police shall add to the fees required for issuance of
a permit under this Section the cost of police officer time that may
be required to close a road and/or for crowd control measures at the
actual cost for a police officer(s).
5.
If a road to be closed is a State road, however, the Chief of Police
shall notify the Missouri Department of Transportation and provide
for the road's closure only with the Department's concurrence provided
by the Department to the Chief of Police.
6.
Upon completing its review of application for permit provided by
the St. Charles County Registrar, the Police Department shall return
it to the Registrar with the endorsements of the Police Department
stating the Department's:
E.
Final Requirements For Issuance Of Permits By The St. Charles County
Registrar, Duties Of Registrar.
1.
Upon receipt from the Police Department of the application for permit
with the Police Department's endorsements, the Registrar shall issue
the permit provided the applicant pays the following additional costs:
a.
Costs to be charged for police officer time for road closure and/or
crowd control, if any, as called for in the Police Department's endorsement
on the application.
2.
Upon issuing any permit required by Subsection (A) above, the Registrar shall also request the County's Office of Public Information to make public the name, organizer, date and hours and route of any event, contest, procession or parade for which such permit is issued along with the name of any road that is to be closed and the date and time of its closure, by posting that information on:
F.
No Issuance Of Permits Requiring Road Closure Later Than Fourteen
(14) Calendar Days Before The Event. No permit shall be granted
for a road closure later than fourteen (14) calendar days before the
date of the road closure, nor shall any such permit be granted to
close a State road without the concurrence of the Missouri Department
of Transportation provided by the Department to the Chief of Police.
[Ord. No. 10-091 §2, 10-18-2010; Ord. No. 11-006 §7, 2-24-2011]
All events, contests, processions, and parades requiring road
closure and intending to occupy or proceed along any highway, roadway
or street in the unincorporated County shall obtain a permit issued
pursuant to this Article.
[Ord. No. 10-091 §3, 10-18-2010]
Closing a road without obtaining a permit is a violation of this Article subject to the penalties set forth in Section 270.040.
[Ord. No. 10-091 §4, 10-18-2010]
A violation of any provision of this Article is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
[Ord. No. 10-091 §5, 10-18-2010]
Enforcement of this Article shall be the responsibility of the
Police Department and prosecution may be by the Prosecuting Attorney
or the County Counselor.
[Ord. No. 10-103 §1, 11-2-2010]
The County of St. Charles hereby establishes the bicycle education
and map program within the County Highway Department to apprise cyclists
of certain characteristics of highways and roads in the unincorporated
portion of St. Charles County. The designations and educational materials
resulting from this Article are in no manner a recommendation that
cyclists should ride these highways and roads nor are they intended
to assure any cyclist of safety in riding the highways and roads.
[Ord. No. 10-103 §2, 11-2-2010; Ord. No. 11-006 §8, 2-24-2011]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Highways and roads where the speed limits are under fifty
(50) miles an hour and heavy commercial weekday traffic, or farm implement
traffic, is not expected to be present on a regular basis. Green roads
may still have limited sight distance, may lack shoulders or have
intermittent or gravel shoulders.
Highways and roads where the speed limits are fifty (50)
miles an hour or more. Orange roads are expected to have heavy commercial
traffic and/or regular farm implement traffic. Sight distance will
be generally better than highways or roads designated as Red but may
have intermittent or seasonal (e.g., crops) sight distance problems.
Highways and roads where the speed limits are fifty (50)
miles an hour or more. Red roads chronically have limited sight distance
(hills, crops). Red roads will not have shoulders, or if there are
shoulders they are gravel. Cyclists should expect that Red roads will
have heavy commercial weekday traffic and/or farm implement traffic.
[Ord. No. 10-103 §3, 11-2-2010; Ord. No. 11-006 §9, 2-24-2011]
The Highway Department shall develop, print and distribute maps
through various means, such as the County website and to various organizations
such as those whose mission includes trails, parks and promotion of
active living, to reflect the above bicycle route information.
[Ord. No. 10-103 §4, 11-2-2010; Ord. No. 11-006 §10, 2-24-2011]
A.
All
cyclists riding their bicycles on orange or red roads in the unincorporated
part of St. Charles County shall:
1.
Equip their bicycle with the following lights and/or reflectors as
follows:
a.
Every bicycle when in use from sunset to sunrise, or when there is
not sufficient light to render discernible any person on the highway
or street at a distance of four hundred (400) feet ahead, shall be
equipped with the following:
(1)
A lamp mounted on the front of either the bicycle or the operator
that shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least
five hundred (500) feet to the front and three hundred (300) feet
to the sides. A generator powered lamp, which emits light only when
the bicycle is moving, may be used to meet this requirement;
(2)
A red reflector on the rear of a type that shall be visible
from all distances from one hundred (100) feet to six hundred (600)
feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps
on a motor vehicle;
(3)
A light emitting either flashing or steady red light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear shall be used
in addition to the reflector. If the red light performs as a reflector
such that it is visible as specified in (2) above, it shall satisfy
the requirement for a reflector.
2.
Be equipped with an adequate brake when used on a street or highway.
[Ord. No. 10-103 §5, 11-2-2010]
Cyclists shall obey all traffic regulations unless otherwise
set out in this Article or unless cycling in a permitted event as
set forth in County Ordinance. Failure to obey traffic laws and equipment
requirements shall be punishable in the same manner as failures of
motor vehicles.
[Ord. No. 10-103 §6, 11-2-2010]
[Ord. No. 10-103 §7, 11-2-2010]
Enforcement of this Article shall be the responsibility of the
Police Department and prosecution may be by the Prosecuting Attorney
or the County Counselor.
