9-2-5: USE OF COASTERS, ROLLER SKATES, SKATEBOARDS, TOY VEHICLES, OR SIMILAR DEVICES:
   (A)   Limitation To Use Of Streets: No person upon roller skates or operating in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street within a crosswalk and when so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians 1 . This section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by ordinance of this city.
   (B)   Limitations To Use Of Sidewalks: No person shall upon roller skates, coasters, skateboards, toy vehicles or similar devices operate such devices upon a sidewalk or any area within the business improvement district with the boundaries of 3rd Streets west and north, 4th Avenues north and east, 3rd Streets south and east and 2nd Avenues west and south. The police department is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway indicating that the operation of roller skates, coasters, skateboards, toy vehicles or similar devices thereon by any person is prohibited. Whenever any person is operating roller skates, coasters, skateboards, toy vehicles or similar devices on a sidewalk in other than the business improvement district of the city, such person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking such pedestrian. (Ord. 2213, 7-6-1987)

 

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1. See chapter 10 of this title.