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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1965-12VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH ORDINANCE 65-12 An Ordinance Licendug and Reg- ulatins the Leasing of Motor Scooters and Motorcycles and Regulating Theft Use The Village Council of the Village of Plymouth Do Hemby Ordain As Follows; Section 1. Definitions 1.01. `Motor Scooter" and "Mo- torcycles" shall mean every motor vehicle as defined by Section 188.01, Subdivision 3, of Minne- sota Statutes 'raving a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not. more than three wheels in contact with the ground, including bicycles with motor attached, but excluding a tactor. 1.02. "Motor Scooter Business and "Motorcycle Business" shall ocean the t usinew of leasing, renting or furnishing motor scoot- ers or motorcycles for a con- sideration. 1.03. "Person" shall mean any person, partnership, corporation or association of persons. Section 2. License Required and Fees 2.01. No person shall engage in the business of leasing, renting, furnishing or offering to lease, rent or furnish motorcycles or motor as defined here- in, within the Village of Ply - month without first obtaining from the Village a license as pro- vided herein. 2,02. Each license shall be is- sued for one calendar year from January 1st to December 31st of said year and the fee therefor shal! be $100.00. No license shall be issued for the fractional part of any year. 2.03 Applications for such li- cense shall be made to the Vil- lage Clerk on forms prescribed by him and shall be subject to the approval of the Village Coun- cil. 2.04. Each person applying for such a license shall accompany his application with an insurance policy in force with an insurance company authorized to do busi- ness in the State of Minnesota, which policy must be in force for the entire license year or the remaining portion thereof cal- culated from the date of the ap- plication. Such policy shall in- sure the applicant, his lessees, renters and bailees using appli- cant's motorcycles or motor scooters, against loss in the sum of at least #50,000 for injury or death of any one person in any one accident and $100,000 per in - try to or death of two or more persons in any one accident and $5,000 because of damage to or destruction of property in any one accident all resulting from the negligent ownership, operation, use or defective =edition of any motorcycle or motor scooter be- longing to applicant. Every such policy of liability insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that such policy shall cover operators and passengers of motorcycles and motor scooters leased or rented to minors and further, that the Village of Ply- mouth s1,,,U be notified by letter addressed, io the Village Clerk thereof at least five days prior to the cancellation of any of such policies of insurance. 2.05 Each person applying for such a license shall accompany his application with a list of the vehicles which he proposes to use for rental or lease, which list shall describe such vehicles by make, year and serial number. Any replacement of such equip- ment made by any licensee in the course of the license year shall be reported to the Village Clerk within five days of such replacement. Section 3 Conditions of License 3.01. The licensee shall not rent or lease a motorcycle or motor scooter to any person, except as such person shall have a valid Minnesota driver's license in his possession and subject to the 11- mitations as prescribed thereon. 3.02 All vehicles shall be kept in good operating condition by the licensee and the Village, through its appropriate agents and employees, is entitled to make periodic inspections of such ve- hicles. All such vehicles shall be numbered and shall be marked so as to be easily identifiable as rented vehicles. 3.05, The licensee, his agents or employees, shall explain the operation of such motorcycles or motor scooters including the con- trols, pedals, gears, and brakes of the particular vehicle to be used by each person leasing or using the same prior to the time when it is operated by such per- son. The licensee shall call the attention of the lessee or bailee to the high degrt; of maneuver- ability of a motorcycle or motor scooter and the lack of protection to the driver thereof if the ve- hicle is upset. 3.04. No rental of motor scoot- ers and motorcycles shall be per- mitted by any licensee between the hours of 9,00 o'clock P.M. and 8:00 o'clock A.M. on any day. Section 4. Investigation of Lo- cation 4.01. The Chief of Pollee shall cause an investigation to be made of the traffic conditions prevail- ing in the immediate vicinity of applicant's proposed place of busi- ness and make a report thereof to the Village Council. Particu- lar attention shall be given to such traffic conditions on week- ends and holidays. Section 5. Operation of Motor Scoote" and matorczelm 5.01. No person operating a motor scooter or motorcycle with- in the Village of Plymouth shall: a. Allow any passenger to ride on such rented vehicle. b. Operate any such vehicle while standing on same or perform any trick riding or operate in any manner oth- er than in a customary man- ner for operating such ve- hicle. c. Operate any such vehicle upon any sidewalk in the Village of Plymouth. d. Operate any such vehicle upon any public street or public highway within the Village of Plymouth abreast of any other person riding or propllling a bicycle, mo- torcycle or motor Scooter. 5.02. Every person operating a motor scooter or motorcycle within the Vitae of Plymouth shall observe all traffic rules and regulations applicable thereto, shall not make U turns, shall signal for all turns, ride at the extreme right hand side of the street or highway, and shall peas to the left when overtaking other vehicles and pedestrians that are slower moving. Section 6. Penalties 6.01. Any person violating any of the provisions of the Ordinance shall be guilty o: a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing $100.00 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days. Section 7. Wee wo Data 7.01. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and pub- lication. Adopted by the Village Coun- cil of the Village of Plymouth, Minnesota the 7th day of June, 1965. (Sgd.) LORING M. STAPLES JR. Mayor Attest: A. T. Johnson, Clerk (6-17,'65)