(a) For purposes of this section "personal recreation equipment" shall mean a coaster, roller skates, roller blades, in-line skates, skate board, sled, toy vehicle or any other similar device, equipment or apparatus.
(b) No person shall use or operate any personal recreation equipment upon any street or roadway in such a manner that may interfere with the normal use of such street or roadway for vehicular traffic, or in any manner which may jeopardize the safety of any person, vehicle, or real or personal property.
(c) No person shall use or operate any personal recreation equipment upon any public right- of-way or other public area within the downtown area of the City bounded on the north by North Street, on the south by the Ottawa River, on the west by West Street, and on the east by Union Street.
(d) No person shall use, operate, or place upon the public right of way any permanent or portable recreational equipment or device, including but not limited to basketball goals, backboards, skate ramps, hockey nets or soccer nets in a manner that may interfere with the normal use of the right of way or jeopardize the safety of any person, vehicle, or real or personal property. The public right of way shall include, but is not limited to, the sidewalk, driveway apron, tree lawn and roadway.
(e) This section shall not apply to any street set aside as a play street when and as authorized by the Mayor.
(f) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 102-99. Passed 6-7-99; Ord. 107-99. Passed 6-21-99; Ord. 148-11. Passed 7-11-11; Ord. 157-11. Passed 7-25-11.)