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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2361 Authorizing Bicycle Patrol Officers to Ride on Sidewalks While Conducting Official Police BusinessORDINANCE NO. AN~ ORDINANCE RELATED TO OPERATION OF BICYCLES AMENDING SECTION 10.32.060 OF CHAPTER 10.32 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE AUTHORIZING BICYCLE PATROL OFFICERS TO LAWFULLY RIDE BICYCLES UPON THE SIDEWALK WHILE CONDUCTING OFFICIAL POLICE BUSINESS. Section 1. Section 10.32.060 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10.32.060 Operation on certain sidewalks prohibited. It is unlawful, except as · provided herein, to ride any bicycle upon sidewalks along Water Street extending from Monroe Street to Harrison Street; on Washington Street extending from Monroe Street to Taylor Street; on Taylor Street extending from Washington Street to Front Street; on Adams Street extending from Washington Street to Water Street; on Quincy Street extending from Water Street to Washington Street; and on Lawrence Street extending from Taylor Street to Harrison Street. Uniformed and plain-clothes Bicycle Patrol Officers, while conducting official Police business, are exempted from the provisions of this section. Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective five days after passage and publication as provided by law. Read for the first, second and thir~ passed by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a .,r,~'ular meet~g thereof, held this 3 '~a day of ~4~'/ . , 1993. / ~ ~. · fChse,~yor Approved as to form: Attest: David Grove, Clerk/Treasurer Dennis McLerran, City Attomey