(A) As used in this section the following terms are defined as follows:
MOTOR SCOOTER. Any device powered by a 2 or 4 cycle or an electric motor that operates on public roads for purposes of recreation or transportation.
SKATEBOARD. Any platform device designed and intended to move or propel one or more riders over a hard surface by means of roller wheels utilizing gravity or human impetus.
ROLLER SKATE. Any device fitted upon the human foot designed and intended to propel persons over hard surfaces by means of roller wheels utilizing gravity or human impetus.
(B) All persons or business enterprises who or which have motor scooters, skateboards or roller skates for commercial or rental purposes shall pay a license fee to the village on an annual basis as follows:
(1) For motor scooters, $25 per year per motor scooter;
(2) For skateboards and roller skates, $5.00 per year per skateboard and/or pair of roller skates;
(C) All licenses required hereunder shall be valid for one year and shall be obtained by May 1 of each year. All license fees shall be paid with the application. Any motor scooter, skate board or pair of roller skates placed in service after May 1 shall be required to pay the full year's license fee regardless of the date placed in service.
(D) The issuance of the license and payment of the appropriate fee called for herein shall be evidenced by an annual non-transferable, permanent sticker which shall be registered to each device for which it is issued and shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on each device to which such license is issued.
(E) The application for a license for motor scooters, skateboards or roller skates shall be accompanied by a policy of liability insurance written by a company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio in the sum of at least $1,000,000 coverage for bodily injury or death to one or more persons, and $50,000 for property damage. The policy must be in full force and effect prior to engaging in such rental business and remain in full force and effect at all times during the operation of such business. The policy shall name the village as an additional insured to indemnify and hold harmless the village from any potential liability for injury or property damage arising out of the use of the streets and public areas in and around the village.
(F) Every policy of insurance required by subsection (E) above shall contain a clause obligating the insurer or surety to give the Village Clerk at least 10 days written notice before cancellation, expiration, lapse or other termination of the policy. The license issued shall expire upon the termination of such insurance, or upon the termination of the liability of the insurer or surety thereon, in accordance with such notice, unless a new policy of liability insurance, approved as hereinabove provided, is substituted therefor. Failure to give the notice required shall operate to continue the liability of the insurer or surety for the benefit of persons injured or damaged, as though the policy continued in full force and effect.
(G) (1) All persons or business enterprises who or which have motor scooters for commercial or rental purposes shall not rent such devices to a minor person under 16 years of age or older without proof that the minor person has a valid driver's license issued pursuant to R.C § 4511.521 or other similar state statute and without the signature of a parent or legal guardian with a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
(2) No minor person shall operate or no parent or legal guardian shall permit a minor to operate a motor scooter without a protective helmet on his head. The protective helmet shall conform with regulations promulgated by the Ohio Director of Public Safety.
(F) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and receive the penalty provided therefor by law. Each day a violation continues to exist may be considered a separate offense.
(Ord. 1995-O-19, passed 9-8-94)