10.72.090 Requirements for bicycle racks on sidewalks.
Whenever the traffic authority designates limited area upon any sidewalk within a parking mall or in any business district within the city, as a bicycle rack location, it is lawful to place and maintain a bicycle rack at such location for the purpose of parking and securing of bicycles by the public; provided, that such placement and maintenance meets all of the following requirements:
A. Such bicycle racks, which shall not exceed forty inches in width, shall be provided without cost or expense to the city.
B. Such bicycle racks shall be placed in a secure manner by the city in places deemed by the traffic authority to be the safest and most convenient locations for bicycle parking, for pedestrians on the sidewalk, and for automobile parking.
C. The design and color of the racks shall be subject to the approval of the traffic authority.
D. There shall not be placed more than two bicycle racks per block on each side of the street.
E. The person, firm, business or corporation originally providing the racks shall remain the owner thereof and responsible for maintaining them in good condition and repair.
F. The traffic authority shall have the right to remove such racks and deliver them to the owner whenever they are not being maintained in proper condition and repair.
G. The traffic authority shall have the right to remove such racks whenever it is determined that the use of such racks is not sufficient to warrant the retention of such racks. (Prior code § 11.17.075)