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ORDINANCE N0. 88- 27 <br />INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Mills, Mr. Rinker, and Mr. Petschauer <br />AN ORDINANCE <br />ENACTING SECTION 331.40 OF THE <br />CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, <br />PERTAINING TO VEHICLES OPERATING ON A BIItE PATH <br />AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY <br />WAS, Mayfield Village wishes to encourage the use of bike paths in <br />the Village and to clarify the rights of bicyclists utilizing the bike path <br />in the Village; and <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have found it imperative to expressly <br />prohibit the operation of vehicles other than bicycles on such bike paths <br />for the safety of the bicyclists; now, therefore, <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />SECTION 1. Section 331.40 of the Codified Ordinances of Mayfield <br />Village, Ohio, i~s hereby enacted to read as follows: <br />331.40 OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON BICYCLE PATHS <br />(a) No person shall operate a vehicle upon any path <br />set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, when <br />an appropriate sign giving notice of such use is <br />posted on the path, except to cross it upon a <br />permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. <br />(b) Such prohibition shall not apply to emergency or <br />duly authorized vehicles. <br />(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to <br />affect any rule of the Director of Natural <br />Resources governing the operation of motor <br />vehicles, snowmobiles, all purpose vehicles; <br />and bicycles on lands under his jurisdiction. <br />SECTION 2. The Council finds and determines that all formal actions of <br />this Council relating to the adoption of this Ordinance have been taken at <br />open meetings of this Council; and that deliberations of this Council and of <br />its committees, resulting in such formal action, took place in meetings open <br />to the public, in compliance with all statutory requirements including the <br />requirements of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. <br />