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Section 6- Applicability. This article shall apply to all commercial bicycle tours on any public highway, or any designated portion thereof. Section 6- AnnuaI registration. (a) Prior to the first day of each January, any business or person operating a commercial bicycle tour in the County shall register or renew annually with the director of finance, which registration shall be made in such form as prescribed by the director of finance and shall include: (1) The name, business address, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of the registrant; (2) The name and contact information of any representatives authorized to act on behalf of the registrant; (3) Locations, areas, and routes to the utilized for bicycle tours, tour schedule, and the maximum number of participants per tour group; (4) Written and notarized permission from any property owner whose property the commercial bicycle tour traverses; and (5) A description of all moveable structures, including trailers or mobile containers, used in conjunction with the bicycle tour business. (b) A registration fee shall accompany the annual registration, which shall be $500 for the initial registration and $250 for each annual renewal. Failure to register shall incur a fine of $1,000. Section 6-_ Authority to restrict. (a) The council may by ordinance prohibit commercial bicycle tours on designated portions of public highways due to substandard road conditions. (b) Prior to taking final action on any such ordinance, the council shall request the respective recommendations of the chief of police, the director of public works, and other public officials deemed appropriate as to whether the operation of commercial bicycle tours on the affected highways, or portions thereof, should be prohibited. The chief of police and director of public works shall provide their respective recommendation within forty-five days of the request by the council. (c) With respect to any prohibition considered by the council, conditions considered substandard for non -vehicle use may include unpaved gravel road surfaces, narrow travel - lane pavement widths, lack of or insufficient shoulder areas, limited lines of sight, one -lane bridges, steep roadway grades, and any other condition deemed unsafe by the director of public works. Section 6- Prohibited highways for commercial bicycle tours. In accordance with section 6- and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, commercial bicycle tours shall not operate on the following public highways: (a) Hamalrua (b) North Hilo 2