(a) As used in this section, “skateboard” means any vehicle or device capable of being operated, ridden or used by a person and consisting of a board, plank or platform mounted on wheels or rollers, whether propelled by gravity, muscle power or mechanical means, and which is not equipped with a positive mechanical means of steering such vehicle or device.
(b) No person shall operate, ride or use, or cause to be operated, ridden or used, a skateboard over or upon any public street or roadway within the Village or over or upon any sidewalk in areas of the Village which are specifically zoned for commercial use or purpose.
(c) Skateboards may be otherwise ridden, operated or used, or caused to be ridden, operated or used, over or upon sidewalks within the Village, unless it creates a hazard to public safety or interference with pedestrian traffic.
(d) Whoever violates this section shall be given a warning on the first offense. Upon a second violation by the same person, if the person is a minor, the skateboard shall be impounded and a parent or guardian shall be notified; the skateboard may be released to the parent or guardian if requested within thirty days. Upon a second violation, by the same person, if the person is an adult, it shall constitute a minor misdemeanor, the penalty for which shall be a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) and the mandatory forfeiture of the skateboard. A third or succeeding violation by the same person, if the person is a minor, shall constitute a minor misdemeanor, the penalty for which shall be a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) and the mandatory forfeiture of the skateboard. A third or succeeding violation, by the same person, if the person is an adult, shall constitute a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 1214-89. Passed 9-21-89.)