§ 10-21. Racing; endurance contests.

(a)

Subject to the exception contained in subsection (b), no person shall operate a bicycle or moped or motorized skateboard or scooter or electric power-assisted bicycle in any race or speed or endurance contest with any other vehicle or bicycle or moped or motorized skateboard or scooter or electric power-assisted bicycle.

(b)

The director of engineering, or his designee, may authorize the issuance of a permit for bicycle races conducted or sponsored by athletic, civic, or charitable organizations, upon such conditions as set forth in subsection (c). Any person, group, or organization desiring to conduct a race shall make written application to the director of engineering, or his designee. If the application is denied, the applicant shall be apprised in writing of the reason therefor.

(c)

Permit conditions. The director of engineering, or his designee, may condition the issuance of a permit by imposing such requirements or conditions as are necessary to protect the safety and rights of persons and property and for the control of traffic. In order to accommodate the rights of abutting land owners and tenants, and the needs of the public to use the streets and sidewalks, and to protect the safety of the race participants, the conditions may include but are not limited to reasonable adjustments in the date, time, route and location of the race, designation of assembly and dispersal locations; accommodations for pedestrian and vehicular traffic using the streets and sidewalks; limitations on the length and duration of the race; and the use of monitors sufficient to control the orderly conduct of the race in conformity with the permit.

(d)

Insurance. The applicant shall provide evidence of general liability insurance for a race in amounts of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for combined single limit insurance. Such insurance policy shall include an endorsement naming the City of Newport News as an "additional insured."

(e)

Criteria for denial of permit. The director of engineering, or his designee, may deny an application, applying the following criteria and finding that:

(1)

Due to the time, duration, route, condition of route, and size of the race, the proposed race presents an unreasonable safety or health risk to participants, spectators, or the public;

(2)

The diversion of public safety resources to support the race are not reasonably available;

(3)

The conduct of the race will unduly interfere with the proper fire and police protection of, and ambulance service to, all or part of the city;

(4)

The race will cause irreconcilable interference with a competing event, or other activities;

(5)

Other race permit requirements have not been met;

(6)

The application contains a material falsehood or misrepresentation; or

(7)

There is insufficient time for the city to process the application and make the necessary arrangements prior to the race.

(f)

It shall be unlawful to violate any requirement or condition of the permit.

(g)

The permit shall be revocable at any time by the director of engineering, or his designee.

(Ord. No. 7596-19, § 1)

(Ord. No. 7596-19, § 1)