City of Madison - File #: 00989

• File #: 00989
• Version: 2
• Name: Removal of bicycle racks and impounding bicycles
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/12/2005
• In control: DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 6/7/2005
• Final action: 6/7/2005
• Enactment date: 6/28/2005
• Enactment #: ORD-05-00115
• Title: SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 12.762 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish procedures by which the City of Madison may be authorized to remove bicycle racks and impound bicycles parked in the bicycle racks.
• Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/7/2005	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
6/1/2005	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
6/1/2005	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
6/1/2005	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
6/1/2005	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Substitute Created
5/24/2005	1	PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval
5/19/2005	1	DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE
4/19/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
4/19/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
4/13/2005	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
4/12/2005	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
4/12/2005	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
4/12/2005	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office

Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 12.762 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish procedures by which the City of Madison may be authorized to remove bicycle racks and impound bicycles parked in the bicycle racks.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance authorizes the City of Madison to remove any bicycle rack located on City-owned property and impound any bicycle parked in the rack. The City must provide proper notice before removing a bicycle rack and impounding any bicycle parked in the rack.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Section 12.762 entitled "Removal of Bicycle Racks for Street Use Permits or Emergency Removal" of the Madison General Ordinances is hereby created to read as follows:

"12.762 REMOVAL OF BICYCLE RACKS FOR STREET USE PERMITS OR EMERGENCY REMOVAL.
Upon compliance with this section, the City of Madison may remove any bicycle rack located on City-owned property within the City of Madison and may impound any bicycle parked in the rack. Only a police officer; the Parking Manager, or his/her designee; and the Superintendent of Parks, or his/her designee, shall have authority to remove any bicycle rack and impound any bicycle parked in the bicycle rack.
(1) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following words or terms have the meaning set forth below:
(a) "City-owned Property" means real property owned by the City of Madison, including but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, parking lots, buildings and rights-of-way.
(b) "Bicycle" has the meaning found in Sec. 340.01(5), Wis. Stat.
(c) "Bicycle Rack" means a frame, stand or other permanent or semi-permanent fixture designed and intended to provide parking space for bicycles.
(d) "Removal period" means the portion of time during which a Street Use Permit granted under Section ...