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1965-12 ORDINANCE NO. 6.03 An Ordinance Relating to Motor Vehicles, Including Motor- cycles and Motor Bicycles; Regulating the Renting, Leasing or Furnishing of Motor Bicycles for Pay or Hire; Limiting the Use and Operation of Motor Bicycles; and Providing Penalties for Violations CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:: section 1. subdivision 1. For the purposes of this ordinance, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. ~'iibd. 2 "Motor bicycle" means a self -propelled vehicle used on the public highways, having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. The term includes motor scooters and motorcycles but does not include tractors, Subd.. 3. "Motor bicycle business" means selling or furnishing, renting or leas- ing motor bicycles for pay or hire. section 2. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the motor bicycle business, either exclusively or in connection with ary other occupation, without being licensed as provided in this ordinance. An applicant for a license or renewal shall apply to the city clerk in writing. The application shall be duly verified. Two kinds of licenses may be issued by the city council. One type of license shall be solely for the selling of motor bicycles. The other type of license shall be for the selling, rent- ing or leasing of motor bicycles. The application shall specify which type of license is being applied for. The applicant"shall submit such information as the city clerk may require, upon blanks supplied by him, including but not limited to the following: The name and address of the owner, the address of the business, the approximate number of motor bicycles to be used in the business, and the number on the state number plate of each motor bicycle. A license, unless revoked, continues in force through December 31st of each year. The annual license fee is $50 for a license to sell motor bicycles and $75 for a License to sell, rent or lease motor bicycles, which shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the city. A separate license shall be obtained for each place of business. The licensee shall display the license in a prominent place on the premises. section 3. No license shall be issued until the applicant obtains and files with the city clerk a policy of liability insurance by'an insurance company authorized to do business under the laws of the state of Minnesota, to be kept'in force for"the remainder of the licensing year. The policy shall insure the applicant, his renters, and lessees, and"the persons operating such motor bicycles:~against liability for loss in the sum of $25,000 for injury to or death of any one person in any"one accident, $50,000 for injury to or death of more than one person in any one accident, and $5,000 because of damage to or destruction of property in any one accident resulting from the negligent operation, use or defective condition of any motor bicycle belonging to the applicant. The policy shall contain a provision for a continuing liability thereunder for the term of the license to the f u11 amount thereof, notwithstanding any recovery thereon, The policy also shall contain an endorsement to the effect that the liability under the policy is not affected by reason of any motor bicycle having been flurnished to ,, or rented or leased by a minor, and further, that the city clerk shall be notified by letter at least ten 1 Amendment to Ordinance No. 6.03 Page 2 days before the cancellation of the insurance policy. The policy shall also contain a provision providing for at least $200 medical payments to cover the operator or passenger of such vehicle if personal injury results to the operator or passenger from its use. section 4. Subdivision 1. A licensee shall not rent, lease, or furnish a motor bicycle'to any person who is not licensed by the state of Minnesota to operate such a vehicle, or, in the case of a nonresident who is not duly licensed to operate such a vehicle under the law of the state or country of his residence. It is unlawful to rent, lease, or f urnish a motor bicycle to a person under the age of 18 years unless the person furnishes and leaves with the licensee a statement in writing showing the consent of the person's parent or guardian to the rental, lease, or furnishing of a motor bicycle to such person. Before rentingr leasing, or furnishing a motor bicycle t6 a person the licensee shall make a permanent and legible record containing the name, address, and age of the person to whom the motor bicycle is leased, rented, or furnished, and shall re- cord on this record the number and date of issue and expiration of the driver's license, together with any limitations noted thereon and the description of the person as set forth on the driver's license. The record so kept also shall identify the vehicle rented, leased, or furnished to the person by the number on the vehicle's state number plate. ~ubd. 3. 'The licensee shall maintain in safe"operating condition all motor bicycles rented, leased, or furnished by him. The licensee, his agent, or employee shall explain the operation, including but not limited to the controls, pedals, gears, and brakes, of the particular motor bicycle to be used by the person bef ore the person uses it, unless the licensee, his agent, or employee is aware that the person knows how to operate the particular motor bicycle. The licensee, his agent or his employee shall call to the attention of the user of such vehicle the precautionary measures that must be followed for the safety of the driver and the public and make available for each motor bicycle at least one sanitized safety helmet, or similar headgear, which shall be offered for use to the driver. Such driver shall. wear the helmet at all times while riding or driving the vehicle. section"5. It is unlawful for a person to whom a motor bicycle is rented, leased, or furnished, to rent, sublease, or otherwise authorize the use of the vehicle to a person who is not licensed by the state of Minnesota to operate such a vehicle. Section 6. Subdivision 1. No person shall use a false motor vehicle driver's license or otherwise give false information in order to obtain the rental or use of any motor bicycle. Subd.. 2. .Only one motor bicycle shall occupy a single traffic lane at one time. It is unlawful for two or more motor bicycles to be operated abreast of one another in the same traffic lane. S'ubd. 3. No motor bicycle shall be operated or parked upon any public sidewalk within the city. S'ubd. 4. Motor bicycles shall be subject to the same traffic laws and regulations of the city and state of Minnesota as are other motor vehicles except where motor bicycles are expressly exempted therefrom. t".mendment to Ordinance No« 6.03 Page 3 Subd.. 5. No stunts., drills, acrobatics, racing or games of any sort on motor bicycles are permitted on any city highway, street or alley without the prior approval of the city chief of police. Subd. 6« Motor bicycles shall be operated in such manner as to minimize any dis- turbances to the public caused by engine noise, horns, noisy acceleration, and any other audible disturbance resulting from such motor bicycle operation« Subd. 7« No motor bicycles shall be driven across or upon any private property with- out the permission of the owner or occupant thereof, express or implied. tubd. 8. No passenger shall be carried upon any motor bicycle except upon the passen- ger seat of the motor bicycle. The motor bicycle operator who is carrying a passenger on his motor"bicycle shall take every reasonable precaution to provide for the safety of such passenger, both before and during the time the motor bicycle is in operation. Subd; 9. Motor bicycle operators shall not execute unnecessary sharp turns, radical movements,. or quick stops where such movements could have been avoided by the reasonable operation of the motor bicycle. ~'ubd. 10. Eac;h prospective motor bicycle operator shall familiarize himself with the controls, pedals, €;ears, hand and foot brakes and any other item which is necessary for the safe operation of 'the motor bicycle« W'ubd. 11. Moter bicycle operators shall apply r vaheel brakes where' the motor bicycle is equipped with Subd. 12; No person shall drive or park a motor eluding parks, playgrounds and school grounds, except for parking. ear brakes first before applying front both sets of brakes. bicycle on any public property, in- on areas thereon improved and marked Subd« 13. PJo person shall wash, grease or repair a motor bicycle upon any street or highway or upon any public property such as a park, playground or school ground, except when such repairs are necessary because of an emergency. Subd. 14. Every motor bicycle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in con- stant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass,, or similar device upon a motor bicycle on a street or highway. The exhaust system shall nc~t emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. It is unlawful to remove the baffle plates from the exhaust system of a motor bicycle or to operate a motor bicycle with such baffle plates removed. Subd.. 15. Tt is"unlawf u1 for the operator of a motor bicycle to carry a passenger on such motor bicycle, and it is unlawf ul to be a passenger on a motor bicycle, unless such passenger is :seated on a passenger seat with his feet on foot rests or is seated in a side- car which is standard equipment for such motor bicycle. Section 7« The license to conduct a motor bicycle business in this city may be re- voked by the city council by reason of violations of the provisions of this ordinance. D amendment t o ®rd inane e No .. 6.03 Page 4 Prior to such revocation, however, the city shall afford the licensee a reasonable oppor - tunity to be heard. Section 8. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not to exceed X100 or by imprisonment of not to exceed 90 days. Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 23rd day of August, 1965, tanley Vd® Olson, Mayor ATTEST • ~~~~r /,, Edward J. Mo 1ne, Clerk-Treas. r--- ~ ~~ LEGAL NOTICE BILL NO. 1865-12 ORDINANCE NO. 6A3 An Ordinance Relating to Motor Vehicles, Including Motorcy- cles and Motor Bicycles; Re- gulating the Renting, Leas- ing or Fnraishing of Motor Bicycles For Pay or Hire; icing the Use and Opera- n of Motor Bicycles; and oviding Penalties for Vio- tons OF RIC'HIFIES.D DO~EIS DAIN: ection 1. Subdivision 1. For the purposes of this ordinance, the terms defined in this sec- tion have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. "Motor bicycle" means a self-propelled vehicle used on the public highways having a saddle Por the use of the rider and designed to tra- vel on not more than three wheels in contact with •the ground. The term includes mo- tor scooters and motorcycles but does not include tractors. Subd. 3. "Motor bicycle busi- neas" means selling or furnish- ing, renting or leasing motor bicycles Por pay or hire. Section 2. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in th;e motor bicycle business, either exclusively or in connection with any other occupation, without being licensed as pro- vided in this ordinance. An ap- plicant Por a license or re- newal shall apply to the city clerk in writing. The ap~plica- tion shall be duly verSPied. Two kinds oP licenses may be issued by the city council. One type of license shall be solely for the selling oP motor bicycles. The other type of license shall be for the selling, renting 'or leas- ing of motor bicycles. The ap- iplication" shall specify which type of license is bein~• applied for. The applicant shall sub- such information as the clerk may require, upon s su;Pplied by him, includ- out not limited to the fol- g: The name and address owner, the address of t. business, the approximate number of motor bicycles to be used in the bu~sinesa, and the number on the state number plate of each motor bicycle. A license, unless revoked, contin- ues in force through Decem- ber 3'lst oP each year. The an- nual license fee is $60 for a license to sell motor bicycles and $75 for a license to sell, rent or lease motor bicycles, which shall be deposited in the general revenue fund oP the city. A separate license shall be obtained for each place of busi- ness. The licensee shall display the license in a prominent place on the premises. Section 3. No license shall be issued until the appllcaant ob- tain~s and files with the city clerk a policy oP liability in- surance by an insurance com- pany authorized to do business under the laws oP the state of Minnesota, to be kept in force for the remainder of the. licen- sing year. The policy shall in- sure the applicant, his renters, and lessees, and the persons operating such motor bicycles against liability for loss in the sum of $2,5,000 for injury to or death of any one Person in any one accident, $50,0-00 f~Qr injury to or death of more 'than one person in any one accident, and $5;00.0 because oP damage to or destruction of Property i any one accident resulting negligent operation, use efective condition oP any r bicycle belonging to the 'soot. The policy shall Ion- a provision fora continu- .iability thereunder for the term of the license to the full amount thereof, notwithstand- ing any recovery •thereon. The policy shall contain an endorse- ment to the effect that the li- ability under the Policy is not affected by reason of any mortar bicycle having been furnished to, or rented or leased by a minor, and further, that th:e city clerk shall be notified by lettAr at least ten days before the cancellation of the insur- ance Policy. The Policy shall also contain a provision pro- viding for at least $200 medical payments to cover the operator or passenger oP such vehicle if personal injury results to the operator or passenger from its use. Section 4. Subdivision 1. A licensee shall oat rent, lease, or furnish a motor bicycle to any person who is not licensed by the State of Minnesota to operate such a vehicle, or, in the case of a nonresident who is not duly licensed to operate such a vehicle under the 1•aw oaf the state or country of his residence. I~t is unlawful t.o ren , lease, or furnish a motor bicycle to a parson under the age of 18 years unless the per- son furnishes and leaves with the licensee a statement in writing showing the consent of the person's parent or guar- dian to the rental, lease ,or fur- nishing of a motor bicycle to such person. Before renting, leasing, or furnishing a motor bicycle to a person the licen- see shall make a permanent and legible record containing the name, address, and age of the person to whom the motor lxicycle is leased, rented, or furnished and shall record on this record th:e number and date of issue and expiration of tkxe driver's .license, together with any limitations noted thereon and the description of the person as set forth on the driver's license. The record so kept also shall identify the vehicle rented, leased, or fur- nished to the person by the number on the vehicle's state number plate. 'Subd. ~. The licensee shall maintain in safe operating con- dition all motor bicycles rent- ed, leased, or furnished by him. The licensee, his agent, or employee shall explain the oP- erati~on, including 'but not limi- ted to the controls, pedals, gears, and brakes, of the par- ticular motor bicycle to be used. by the Person before the person uses it unless the 11cen- see, his agent, or employee is aware that the person knows how to operate the particular motor bicycle. The licensee, his agent or his employe shall call to th:e att- t•ention of the user of such vehicle the precautionary mea- sures that must be Hollowed for the satiety of the driver and the public and make available for each motor bicycle at least one sanitized safety helmet, or similar headgear, which shall be offered for use to the dri- ver. Such driver shall wear the helmet at all times while riding or driving the vehicle. Section 5. It is. unlawful Por a person to whom a motor bi- cycle is rented, leased, o•r fur- nished, to rent, sublease, or otherwise authorize the use of th•e vehicle to a person who is not licensed by the state of Minnesota to operate such a vehicle. Section 6. Subdivision 1. No person shall use a false motor vehicle driver's license or other- wise give false information in order to obtain the rental or use of any motor bicycle. Subd. 2. Only one motor bi- cycle shall occupy a single traffic lane at one time. It is unlawful for two or more mo- tc•r bicycles to be operated a- ~breast of one another in the same traffic lane. Subd. 3. No m,o~tor bicycle. shall be operated or parked upon any public sidewalk with- in the city. Subd. 4. Motor bicycles shall be subject to the same traffic laws and regulations of the city and state of Minnesota as are other motor vehicles ex- cept where motor bicycles are expressly exempted therefrom. Subd. 5. No stunts drills, ac- robatics, racing or games of any sort on motor bicycles are permitted on any city highway, street or alley without the prior approval of the city chief of police. Swbd. 6. Motor bicycles shall be operated in such manner as to minimize any disturbances Lo the public caused by engine noise, horns, noisy acceleration, and any other audible distur- bance resulting Prom such mo- tor bicycle operation. Subd. 7. No motor bicycles shall be driven across or upon any private iproperty without th.e permission of the owner or occupant thereof, express or implied. Subd. 8. No passenger shall be carried upon any motor bi- cycle except upon the passen- g~e~r seat of the motor bicycle. The motor bicycle operator who is carrying a passenger on his motor bicycle shall take every reas~onabde precaution to pro- vide for the safety of such pas- senger, both before and during the time th.e motor bicycle is in operation. Subd. 9. Motor bicycle oper- ators shall not execute unneces- sary sharp turns, radical move- ments, or quick stops where such movements could have been avoided by the reasonable operation of the motor bicycle. Sulbd. 10. Each prospective motor bicycle operator shall familiarize himself with the controls, pedals, gears, hand and foot brakes and any other item which is necessary for the safe operation of the motor bicyclie. Subd. 11. Motor bicycle oper- ators shall apply rear brake~a first before apllying front wheel brakes where the motor bicycle is equipped with both sets of brakes. Subd. 12. No person shall drive or park a motor bicycle on any public property, including parks, playgrounds and school grounds, except on areas there- on improved and marked for parking. Six,bd. 13. No person shall wash, grease or repair a motor bicycle upon any street or high- way or uipon any public prop- erty such as a park, playground or school ground, except when such repairs are necessary be- cause of an emergency. Swbd. 14. Every motor bicycle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant oper- ation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, by- pas~s, or similar device upon a motor bicycle on a street or highway. Th:e exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. It is unlawful to remove the baffle ;plates from the ex- haust system of a motor bi- cycle or to operate a motor bi- cycle with such baffle plates removed. Subd. 15. It is unlawful for the operator of a motor bicycle to carry a passenger on such motor bicycle, and it is unlaw- ful to be a passenger on a motor bicycle, unless such pas- senger is seated o.n a passenger seat with his feet on foot rests or is seated in a sidecar which is standard equiPmen•t Por such motor bicycle. S. ction 7. The license to con- duct amotor bicycle business in this city may be revoked by the city council by reason of violations of the provisions of this ordinance. Frior to such revocation, however, the city shall afford the licensee a re- asonable opportunity to be heard. Section 8. Any person viol- ating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon convxceion thereof, be punished l:y .a fine of not to exc:•ad $100 or by imprisonment of not to exceed 90 days. tossed by the City Council ~of the City of Richfield this 23rd day of August, 19~G5. s/Stanley W. Olson, Mayor ATTEST: s/Edw. J. Moline, City Clerk (Aug. 26, 1965) 'ublication zy T. Farrington, being duly ng all the times herein stated :le newspaper known as The age of the facts hereinafter Dior to the pulblication therein o. 1865-12, seed ) alished in the Village of Rich- of Minnesota, on Thursday of d newspaper has been printed of publication within the Vil- lesota, from which it is issued lot and in column a.nd sheet running inches of single col- as aforesaid once each cti-eek place of publication and eln- ssary material for preparing irk on that part of the news- to the community it purports ;e of publication; that .during In twenty-five percent of its news of interest to the •com- ng all said time it has not and has not been entirely dvertisements; has been cir- blication to the extent of at s regularly delivered to pay- ;lass matter in its local post- . filed with the State Histori- zen on file in the affice~ of the lesota., the affidavit of a per- ng the name and location of .e conditions constituting its No. 1965-12, >sed ) s of said newspaper, and was '.nglish language, once each hat it was first so published v of -August, 1.965 ~veek to and including the - •-----•-----------•---------------- - and that 'r case alphabet from A to Z, d as being the size and kind cation of said notice, to-wit: tuvwxyz avwxy~, ~ ~„~-- /, ,/ ...... ~~~Lb ~~ ri J..-..''~t .i~...-....^ ._ 16th- d=~.y:ept. , .-165 ,o ;, Hennepin County, Minn. ~~o w. aa~~ ry Public, yesin~pin Coun#y, Minh. .orr;miss`nn gxit4res,4prid 8, 1972. ~~idavit of Publication STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, ss Robert A. Broad, L. R. Farrington, Guy T. Farrington, being duly sworn, on oath says; that he is, and during all the times herein stated has been, one of the publishers of the newspaper known as The Richfield News, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for more than one year prior to the publication therein Le~'al Notice, Bill No. 1965-12, Ordinance No. 6.03. ( Passed ) of the •----------------••--------•------...-•-----•-----•-------•----------•---•-•---•-•-----•-----------......----•----------.....- hereto attached, said newspaper was published in the Village of Rich- field, in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on TYr'ursday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been printed in the English language from its office of publication within t~'re Vil- lage of Richfield, Hennepin County, lvlinnesota, from which it is issued as above stated and an newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single coI- umn, two inches wide; has been issued as aforesaid once each week from a known office established in said place of publication and e:m- pioying skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing aaZd printing the same; that the press work on that part of the news- paper devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports to serve has been done in its known office of publication; that .during all said time in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the com- munity it purports to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not been entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been cir- culated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered to pay- ing subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post- office; that a cagy of each issue has been filed with the State Histori- cal Society, St. Paul; and that there has !been on file in the affice~ Hof the County Auditor of Hennepin Gounty, Minnesota., the affidavit of a per- son having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper. Legal Notice, Bill No. 1965-12, Grdinanee IVo. b.03. ( Passed ) That the hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for _-_-011_-..._-_-_ successive weeks; that it was first so published on Thursday, the __________26..~h________________ day of -August, 1965 and thereafter on Thursday of each week to and including the -----•---------•-----------•-----•-------------- day of -------------------•----------------•------•------------ , and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit: abcdefghij klmnopgrstuvwxyz abcdefghijklmfiopgrstuvwxy :f ......................... .....-Vd.• .~.. ~.~ ~~.. ... _.. Subscribed and sworn to before m~e~~ie ------16th ~a t 1 6 ........ day -~f ---v-~--- ~ -~---~ y 5 ~ 1- ~ 7 ;-~ ~i Notary Pwblic, Hennepin County, Minn. My Commission expires ........---•---• ..............................................._....... EDYdARD W. BaC~ plotary Puplic. Hes~n~pin County, {ylinrl. ~yCommiGs'nn ±xfires ~4pri~ 8. 1972.