(A) Riding on sidewalks and roads and streets. No person shall ride or operate a skateboard, roller skates or in-line skates upon a public sidewalk, road, street or parking lot within an area zoned for business, industry or institutional and office.
(1) However, a person may ride a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or a bicycle in these zones on private property, such as parking lots with the permission of the owner of said property.
(2) Whenever any person is riding a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates or in-line skates in areas where permitted, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or motor vehicle and shall refrain from damaging any personal property through such activity.
(3) Any person who roller skates or rides a skateboard or a bicycle on sidewalks or roads where permitted must at all times exercise due care for the safety of other persons using the sidewalks and roads.
(4) This section shall not apply to organized bicycle clubs that ride in a group as a club on the roads, streets, and highways located with the city.
(B) No person shall engage in trick riding or operate any bicycle upon any public street or highway of the city without maintaining full control of such bicycle by keeping both hands upon the handle grips except when necessary to give the required hand signal to change the course of such bicycle.
(C) It shall be unlawful to perform any trick riding or jump maneuver in which one or both wheels of a bicycle shall leave the surface of the public sidewalk, street, or highway of the city.
(D) It shall be unlawful to operate a bicycle at an excessive speed which would endanger the public.
(E) It shall be unlawful to operate a bicycle in a reckless manner or a manner in which the operator of the bicycle would be putting themselves or others in danger.
(F) Penalty. It shall be a violation of this section to ride or operate skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, bicycles and scooters in violation of this section. Every person convicted of violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of $25 to $500. The parents or legal guardian of any person under the age of 18 who violates the provisions of this section shall be responsible for any fines and costs assessed, including attorney fees.
(Ord. 1493, passed 9-15-08; Am. Ord. 1596, passed 1-20-14)