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ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 131.02 OF
THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO
RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIDING OF BICYCLES.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 131.02 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended
and re-enacted to read as follows:
131.02 Riding Restricted. Subdivision 1. No person shall ride a
bicycle on any street, sidewalk, roadway, public path or public property where
signs have been erected prohibiting bicycle riding.
Subd. 2. No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a
business district. For purposes of this subdivision, the term “business district”
shall mean the area of the City bounded by the following line: commencing at the
center of the 4th Street bridge over Bear Creek, thence northerly along the
centerline of Bear Creek to the center of the intersection of the Zumbro River,
thence northerly along the centerline of the Zumbro River to Second Street
Northeast; thence westerly along the centerline of Second Street to its intersection
with Fourth Avenue Northwest; thence southerly along the centerline of Fourth
Avenue to its intersection with Sixth Street Southwest; thence easterly along the
centerline (and continuation thereof) to the centerline of the Zumbro River; thence
northerly to the center of the Fourth Street bridge over the Zumbro River; thence
easterly along the centerline of Fourth Street Southeast to the point of beginning.
Subd. 3. Except as prohibited by this section or state law, a person
may ride a bicycle on any street, sidewalk, roadway, public path, or public
property.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective on and after the date of its
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _____ DAY OF ________________, 2017.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ___________________, 2017.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord15/131.02
ORDINANCE NO..4315
AN ORDINANCE AMEND-
ING AND RE-ENACTING
SECTION 131.02 OF THE',
ROCHESThR CODE OF
ORDINANCE$, RELAT- AFFIDAVIT ' PUBLICATION
INO TO RESTRICTIONS
ON THE RIDING OF BI-
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THE COMMON COUNCIL State of' Minnesota, int of Olmsted
OF THE.CITY Of ROCH- Y
ESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1, Section 131,02
of the Rochester Code 1 Stye Lovejoy, being duly sworn, on oath that she is the publisher or authorized
of Ordinances hereby
amended and re-enacied agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as the Post-
to react as kolkows Bulletin, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below:
131.02 Riding Rostncted.
Subdivision .1. No per-
son shaft ride bicycle oa
any arrest,sidewalk,road- (A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements constituting
way, public path or public qualifications as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute
Onwhere signs have
been erected prohibiting bl- 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended.
cycle rlding
Subd. 2. RVc person Shull
ride a bkc cle upon a side The printed notice
walk within a business
district. For purposes of
this subdivision, the terra
"business district" shall Which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was
moan the area of the city printed and published 1 times in print and online on the following dates:
bounded by the following p p time(s); p �
kine: commencing at the
center of the 4th street
bridge, over Bear Cross, Past Bulletin: 07/22/2017
thence norCberly along the
centerline of Rear Creek to
the center of the intersec-
tion of the zumbro River, Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet frorn a to z, both inclusive,
thence
conte linedof rt4 Izum,tt�ro which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the
River to second Street composition and publication of the notice:
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Second Street to its Inter- i abcrdefghijOnaeprgrstuvwxyz
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along the conterline (and er TITLE: Media Sales Manager
continuation thereof to ,� � My Commission
the centerline of the um-
bro River;thence northerly S O n o me
to the center of the Fourth
Street bridge over the This day of 2u
2umbm River thence east.
erly along the centerline of
Fourth Street southeast to
the paint of beginning. Nater Pufalic _�
Subd.S.Except as prohib y
{ted by this section or state RATE INFORMATION
law, a,person racy ride a.
bicyycle can any street,side-
walk,roadway,public path, 1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial user $21.995
or public pro arty. For comparable space (per inch/per day/display rate)
Section 2, his Ordinance
shall become effective on
and atter the date of its 2) Publication Foe $182.69
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPT-
ED BY THE COMMON
COUNROCHESTER,MINNE-CiOF THE CITY
OF RAd#214949:ORDINANCE NO.4315 AN ORDINANCE ADEN
OF
SOTA,THIS 17th DAY OF
JULY,,2017..
/s/Ran dy�^Slaver
PRESIDENT OF SAID
COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST;
/s/Anissa Hollingshead
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS 20th
DAY OF JULY,2017.
/$I Ardell F,Breda
MAYOR
Seat of the City of
Rochester,Minnesota
(7/2',2) i