Title
Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Chapter 6, Bicycles, Article I Entitled, “In General,” Sec. 6-1 and Sec. 6-4, and to Article II Entitled “Equipment and Operating Rules,” Sec. 6-19, Sec 6-23, Sec 6-24, Sec. 6-29 and Sec. 6-32 and Repealing Article II, Sec. 6-18, Sec. 6-25, Sec. 6-26 and Sec. 6-30 to conform to state code changes made by the 2019 Virginia General Assembly and remove provisions that unnecessarily duplicate the Code of Virginia.
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The 2019 Virginia General Assembly made amendments to the Code of Virginia to define motorized skateboards and scooters and enact regulations for such devices. This amendment is designed to conform the City Code to those regulations and remove provisions that duplicate the state code.
Recommendation:
Rec
Adopt this ordinance amendment.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia, that Sections 6-1 and 6-4 of Article I, and Sections 6-19, 6-19, 6-23, 6-24, 6-25, 6-26, 6-29, 6-30 and 6-32 of Article II, Chapter 6 of the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia be adopted to read as follows:
Chapter 6 - BICYCLES; MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS AND SCOOTERS, ETC.
ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL
Sec. 6-1. - Definitions.
All definitions of words or phrases contained in the Code of Virginia § 46.2-100 shall apply to such words and phrases when used in this chapter, unless clearly indicated to the contrary.
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Sec. 6-4. - Adoption of state law.
Pursuant to the authority of § 46.2-1313 of the Code of Virginia, all of the provisions and requirements of the laws of the state contained in Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia which pertain to use, operation, ownership or storage of bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, toy vehicles, motor-driven cycles or motorized skateboards or scooters, except those provisions and requirements the violation of which cons...
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