(A) No person shall ride or allow another person to ride any skateboard on any street or sidewalk within the business district of the city, municipal parking lots, the Fieldhouse parking lot, the Fieldhouse tennis courts or the maintenance access road at the Fieldhouse.
(B) Persons may ride skateboards in residential areas provided that they dismount from the skateboard when they are within 20 feet of pedestrian traffic.
(C) No person shall ride or allow another person to ride a skateboard on any public street or highway with the city limits.
(D) For the purpose of this section, BUSINESS DISTRICT means: Harrison Avenue between the eastern city boundary and western city boundary; Bridgetown Road, west of Harrison Avenue extending to the western city boundary; Glenmore Avenue extending to the southern city boundary to Woodbine Avenue to the north; and Northbend Road from Harrison Avenue to the northern city boundary.
(E) For the purpose of this section, the term SKATEBOARD means without limitation, any vehicle or device consisting basically of a board or platform mounted on wheels or rollers, whether powered by gravity, muscle power or mechanical or motorized means which is not equipped with a positive, mechanical means of steering such vehicle or device. However, the term SKATEBOARD shall not include motorized or other wheelchairs.
(F) As used in this section the term PERSON shall mean a natural person.
(G) Anyone violating this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. In cases of juveniles, the minor shall be taken to the police department and released to the custody of his or her parent or legal guardian.
(Ord. 94-24, passed 9-20-94)