HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-843ORDINANCE NO. U �I3
AN ORDINANCE TO DELETE SECTION 20-14, FAIRHOPE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, AND REPLACE AS REWRITTEN
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE,ALA,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: Section 20-14 is hereby deleted in full and
replaced to read as follows:
"Sec. 20-14. DESIGNATED SIDEWALKS FOR USE AS BIKING/WALKING/
JOGGING PATHWAYS; AREAS WHERE SUCH USE, VEHICLES,
PROHIBITED.
The CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, for the purposes of this section,
is hereby defined to include all of the rights -of -way of the
following streets and avenues, and to include all rights -of -way
in blocks bounded thereby:
MORPHY AVENUE AND OAK AVENUE - East boundary of Bancroft
Street to West boundary of
Church Street.
BANCROFT ST. AND CHURCH ST. - South boundary of Morphy
Avenue to North boundary of
Oak Avenue.
(a) The following sidewalks are hereby designated as pathways fol
use by bicycle riders and walkers or joggers:
South side of Fairhope Avenue from Bishop Road to west side
of Greeno Road; North side of Fairhope Avenue to east side
of Bancroft Street; East side of Bancroft Street to north
side of Morphy Avenue; North side of Morphy Avenue to west
side of Church Street; West side of Church Street to north
side of Fairhope Avenue; North side of Fairhope Avenue to
west side of South Mobile Street; west side of South Mobile
Street to southern city limits and to Mariott Grand Hotel,
except that bicycles may be pushed but not ridden on the
pathway between Pier Avenue and Fels Avenue.
(b) Except for designated pathways, it shall be unlawful for any
person to ride a bicycle upon any public sidewalk within the
Central Business District as hereinbefore defined.
(c) Except for the designated Central Business District,it
shall not be an offense for any person to ride a properly
equipped bicycle in a lawful manner upon any other sidewalk
within the corporate limits of Fairhope.
(d) All bicycles operated upon the public streets or ways of the
City shall be equipped and operated so as to comply with all
other provisions of the Fairhope Code of Ordinances and with
all requirements of State Law. Bicycle riders shall yield
the right-of-way to pedestrians on a-11 a ays or ra ic-
ways in t e City. Violations by bicycle riders shall be
subject to the same penalties generally as violations by
other vehicle operators.
(e) This section shall not be construed to permit the operation
of any motor driven cycle or vehicle upon any street except
in the designated traffic lanes for such vehicles.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to skate or coast with
roller skates, skate boards, wagons, scooters, or coasters
upon any sidewalk within the Central Business District or
upon any pathway designated for the use of walkers, joggers,
or bicycle riders.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
designation by the City Council of other pathways in the
City, either within or without the Central Business District.
SECTION TWO: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its due adoption and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS /� ' DAY OF ,1989.
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