(a) No person shall ride or otherwise operate a bicycle, skateboard, tricycle, or toy vehicle at any time or for any reason upon a sidewalk in any designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA) within the City. Additionally, no person shall ride or otherwise operate a bicycle, skateboard, tricycle, or toy vehicle upon a sidewalk in any other area of the City wherein the number of commercial establishments creates a substantial volume of pedestrian traffic.
(b) The Director of Public Service is hereby authorized to design and erect signs as needed to identify the DORA wherein it is prohibited to ride or otherwise operate a bicycle, skateboard, tricycle, or toy vehicle upon a sidewalk sufficient to give reasonable notice to all persons of such prohibition.
(c) No person over the age of 12 years shall ride or otherwise operate a bicycle, skateboard, or tricycle upon any sidewalk within the City if it is safe to ride or otherwise operate such bicycle, skateboard, or tricycle in the adjacent roadway in conformity with existing rules for operation thereof.
(d) Whenever any person over the age of 12 is necessitated by safety or by ordinance to ride or otherwise operate a bicycle, skateboard, tricycle, or toy vehicle upon a sidewalk within the City, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking from either direction.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever rides or otherwise operates a bicycle, skateboard, tricycle, or toy vehicle in a manner that is prohibited under divisions (a), (c), or (d) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if the offender persists in prohibited conduct under division (a), (c), or (d) of this section after a reasonable request to desist. A complaint and summons shall be issued to such person alleged to be in violation hereof on a form designated and approved by the Director of Public Safety.
(Ord. 22-14-A. Passed 5-2-22.)