(A) Prohibited use on public streets. No person shall operate, control, ride, cause, allow, encourage, or otherwise use any skateboard upon any street in the city. The carrying with or walking with a skateboard does not violate this section.
(B) Prohibited in downtown district. No person shall operate, control, ride, cause, allow, encourage, or otherwise use any skateboard upon any sidewalk or in any publicly-owned parking lot or parking structure, located within the following downtown district: Main Street, Pleasant Street and High Street from Second Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, Fifth Street, Sixth Street, Seventh Street, Eighth Street, and Ninth Street to Tenth Street/Secretariat Way. The prohibition under this section applies to any sidewalk adjacent to any of these named streets at these locations. The carrying with or walking with a skateboard in the downtown district does not violate this section.
(C) Restricted use on sidewalks. No person riding in or by means of any skateboard shall go upon any other sidewalk located within the city in such manner so as to be dangerous or inimical to the use of any sidewalk or street by any other person. The operator of any skateboard or similar device upon a public sidewalk shall operate the skateboard in a careful manner with regard to the safety and convenience of pedestrians upon the sidewalks and shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians thereon.
(D) Private property.
(1) No person shall operate a skateboard on any private property within the city unless the person has obtained the written consent of the owner or owners of the private property; and unless the person operating the skateboard has in his or her possession at the time of operation a written consent of the owner or owners of the private property on which he or she is operating the skateboard.
(2) The written consent described in subsection (D)(1) above shall grant to the person named therein permission to operate a skateboard on the property described in the consent. No more than one (1) person shall be named as the permitee on a written consent. A written consent shall be invalid unless the name of the permitee is written therein. A written consent shall not be transferable.
(3) A person who is the owner of a private property in the city, his or her spouse, dependent children, or tenants and their dependent children that reside upon the property shall, without procuring the written consent described in subsection (D)(1) above, have the right to operate a skateboard on private property of which they are bona fide owners, or the spouse or dependent children of the owners, or tenants or dependent children of the tenants who reside upon the property.
(E) Any parent, guardian or person having control or custody of any child who knowingly permits such child to violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(Ord. 2009-5, passed 5-26-09)
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Cross reference:
Penalty for violation, see § 40.999