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§ 72.35 UNLAWFUL ACTS.
   (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
§ 72.36 RIGHT-OF-WAY.
   It shall be the obligation of any person operating a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades or roller skis to yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, giving an audible sign when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian.
(Ord. 48, 2nd Ser., passed 12-6-2005)
§ 72.37 RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS.
   Parents, guardians or any other adult in charge shall be held responsible for all damages or wrongful acts conducted by the minor in contravention of this subchapter. It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or adult in charge to permit a minor to ride or otherwise utilize a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades or roller skis if the minor violates the provisions of this subchapter. It shall be no defense to the parent, guardian or adult in charge that he or she did not expressly allow the violation of this subchapter or did not have knowledge of past or present violations. It is the intent of this subchapter to require the parents, guardians or adults in charge to take adequate precautions to ensure that the minor conforms to the provisions of this subchapter while operating the modes of transit listed within the city.
(Ord. 48, 2nd Ser., passed 12-6-2005) Penalty, see § 72.99
§ 72.38 CONFISCATION BY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
   Persons found violating the provisions of this subchapter are subject to having their skateboards, roller blades, roller skates or roller skis confiscated and held at the Sheriff’s Department for a period of time as designated by the Sergeant.
(Ord. 48, 2nd Ser., passed 12-6-2005)
§ 72.39 EFFECTIVE DATE.
   This subchapter shall become effective upon adoption and publication on December 15, 2005 according to law.
(Ord. 48, 2nd Ser., passed 12-6-2005)
§ 72.99 PENALTY.
   Every person violates a section, division, paragraph or provision of this chapter when he or she performs an act thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, or fails to act when the failure is thereby prohibited or declared unlawful, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows:
   (A)   Where the specific section, division, paragraph or provision specifically makes violation a misdemeanor, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; where a violation is committed in a manner or under circumstances so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; where he or she stands convicted of violation of any provision of this chapter, exclusive of violations relating to the standing or parking of an unattended vehicle, within the immediate preceding 12-month period for the third or subsequent time, he or she shall be punished as for a misdemeanor;
   (B)   As to any violation not constituting a misdemeanor under the provisions of division (A) above, he or she shall be punished as for a petty misdemeanor; and
   (C)   As to any violation of a provision adopted by reference, he or she shall be punished as specified in that provision, so adopted.
(1989 Code, § 8.99)