(A) Use on public streets prohibited. Use of skate boards, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, scooters, toy vehicles and similar devices is prohibited on all public streets, except that the laws governing pedestrians crossing streets shall apply to any person crossing a street on a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, coaster, scooter, toy vehicle or similar device.
(B) Crossing streets. Any person crossing a street on a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, a coaster, scooter, toy vehicle or similar device shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians at all crosswalks, and shall not travel too fast for existing conditions.
(C) Use on public sidewalks. The use of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, scooters, toy vehicles and similar devices shall be permitted on public sidewalks as a means of travel only. However, no person shall use such devices for jumping onto or from items such as, but not limited to, railings, stairs, bicycle racks, planters, benches, curbs or similar items, and the waxing of such items or similar items on public property shall not be permitted, and shall be permitted on private property only with the permission of the owner of the property. Congregation on public property for the purpose of using any of the above equipment or doing any of the above cited acts, or traveling back and forth repeatedly upon the same public sidewalk, is prohibited.
(D) Yielding right of way to other pedestrians. No one shall erect or place ramps or other items intended to be jumped or used as a means of propelling a person who is using a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, coaster, scooter, toy vehicle or other similar device on a public sidewalk, in a public parking lot or on public property, nor shall such items be placed on private property that does not belong to the user of said devices without the express permission of the owner of the property.
(E) Use by handicapped person. This section does not apply to mobility handicapped persons using a motor-driven, wheeled device on a sidewalk or in a parking lot.
(F) Sanctions. Whoever violates any portion of this section shall be fined not less than $10 for the first offense, and not less than $20 for each subsequent offense. The maximum fine for any offense shall be $50.
(G) Confiscation of equipment. If a MINOR (a
person under the age of 18) is cited for a violation of this section, the police officer citing the offender may take possession of the skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, coaster, scooter, toy vehicle or other similar equipment, and secure it until the violation is resolved or the parent or guardian of the minor appears at police headquarters and requests its return, whichever occurs first. If a person over the age of 18 is cited for a violation, the officer citing the offender may take possession of the skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, coaster, scooter, toy vehicle or other similar device, and secure it until the violation is resolved.
(Ord. 41-1949, passed 1949; Am. Ord. 13-2004, passed 3-5-04; Am. Ord. 20, 2008, passed 11-3-08)