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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS TO CHAPTER 29, ARTICLE VI AMENDING THE NEW HAVEN CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING POCKET BIKES, MINIBIKES, DIRT BIKES, AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES.
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WHEREAS, Connecticut General Statutes (Conn. Gen. Stat.) Sec. 7-148(c)(7) empowers the City of New Haven to regulate traffic on streets and highways, to prohibit and abate nuisances, and to preserve the public peace and good order; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 7-148(c)(7) with Ord. No. 1374 of May 2005, the Board of Alders created Article VI of the New Haven Code of Ordinances, entitled pocket bikes, minibikes, motorized bicycles, etc., which prohibits the use of dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles on public streets and sidewalks in New Haven; and
WHEREAS, Public Acts 13-154, S. 1 (2013) and 16-208, S. 1 (2016) enable municipalities to increase penalties for violations of local regulations governing the operation and use on public property of dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles; and
WHEREAS, Public Acts 13-154, Sec. 1 (2013) and 16-208, Sec. 1 (2016) (now codified in Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 4-390 and 14-390m) further provide that municipalities with a population of 20,000 or more may enact ordinances to provide for the seizure and forfeiture of dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles under certain circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven seeks to amend Article VI in order to increase the maximum penalties for violations of the ordinance and to clarify and update the process for seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in violation of the ordinance in accordance with Public Acts and Connecticut General Statutes; and
WHEREAS, with this amendment the City of New Haven seeks to enhance the ability to enforce Chapter 29, Article VI of New Haven Code of Ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Chapter 29, Article VI of New Haven Code of Ordinances be amended as set forth in the attachment hereto, titled, Schedule A.
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