(a) No person shall ride a bicycle, mobility device, skateboard or roller skates upon a sidewalk within a business district.
(b) No person shall ride a bicycle, mobility device, skateboard or roller-skates upon a sidewalk within the City or paved area within a public park owned by the City when the Chief of Police or Traffic Control Commissioner has prohibited the riding of a bicycle, mobility device, skateboard or roller-skates thereon and, with the consent of the member or members of Council in whose ward(s) the sidewalk or paved area within a public park is located has erected signs on or along such sidewalks or paved areas setting forth such prohibition.
(c) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle, mobility device, skateboard or roller skates upon a sidewalk within the City or paved area within a public park owned by the City, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and give an audible signal before attempting to overtake and pass such pedestrian.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(e) This section shall not apply to the Cleveland Divisions of Police, Emergency Medical Services, and Fire personnel, nor to any private safety/security personnel, when personnel are acting within the scope of their official duties while riding a bicycle or mobility device.
(Ord. No. 396-2020. Passed 6-3-20, eff. 6-9-20)