(A) It is unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades or roller skis at any time upon sidewalks, streets and alleys in the following areas:
(1) Central Avenue to 4th Avenue North; and
(2) 1st Street East to 1st Street West.
(B) The use of the above modes of transportation are strictly prohibited at all times on the above listed sidewalks, streets and alleys. Skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and roller skis are allowed on all other roadways, provided the following provisions are met:
(1) The person must operate the conveyance as close to the right-hand shoulder of the road as possible at all times;
(2) The person must yield the right-of-way to all other traffic, including but not limited to all other vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles;
(3) The person must obey all signs and signals designed to direct the flow of traffic (i.e., stop signs);
(4) When a group of two or more persons are traveling together, the persons must travel in a single line as close to the right-hand shoulder of the road as possible at all times; and
(5) The person must not engage in unsafe or boisterous activity or engage in sport-related activities, including but not limited to the use of hockey sticks, balls or hockey pucks.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to move and/or use city-owned fixtures, including but not limited to parking lot concrete “wheel stops,” picnic tables, benches, railings, concrete steps, street curbs and concrete flower beds, for the purpose of doing skateboarding, roller skating, roller blading or roller skiing jumps and/or trick maneuvers.
(D) It is unlawful for any person who engages in skateboarding, roller skating, roller blading or roller skiing to apply substances such as paraffin and/or wax or any substance to city-owned fixtures, including but not limited to parking lot concrete “wheel stops,” picnic tables, benches, railings, concrete steps, street curbs and concrete flower beds, for facilitating the use of skateboards, roller skates, roller blades or roller skis for the purpose of doing jumps and/or trick maneuvers.
(Ord. 48, 2nd Ser., passed 12-6-2005) Penalty, see § 70.99