Legal Documents of Mountain City

This section shall be known and may be cited as the skateboard safety ordinance.

1. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations have the meaning given herein:
   
   1. "Person" means any person regardless of age.
   2. "Prohibited" means cannot be used, ridden or operated.
   3. "Public areas" means public streets, highways, sidewalks and property as defined herein.
   4. "Public property" means any other publicly owned property or facility.
   5. "Public sidewalks" means any walkway which includes the entire width between the boundary lines of every publicly maintained right-of-way for the purpose of pedestrian travel.
   6. "Public streets and highways" means any street or highway which includes the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained for the purpose of vehicular travel and also means any other publicly owned property or facility.
   7. "Skateboard" means a board made of wood, fiberglass or other material or combination of materials mounted on two (2) axles, front and rear, with two (2) wheels made of clay, polyurethane or other material or combination of materials attached to each axle. The term "skateboard' includes motorized skateboards propelled by a motor mounted on the skateboard; or other device with which to steer or control the direction and/or movement thereof while being used, operated or ridden.
   8. "Skateboarding" means lying, sitting, squatting, kneeling or standing upon a skateboard and propelling oneself by any means which causes the skateboard to move, including, but not limited to: jumping on skateboard, being pulled or pushed while situated on a skateboard, pushing the ground or other surface with one foot while keeping one's other foot on the skateboard, by riding a skateboard from one elevation to a lower elevation, or by operation of a motor mounted on the skateboard.
   9. "Town" means the Town of Mountain City.
2. Prohibition.
   
   1. Skateboarding is prohibited on all streets, sidewalks and alleys in the Town of Mountain City.
   2. Skateboarding is prohibited on all other public property owned or controlled by the town and on all public property owned or controlled by other governmental entities, except as may be specifically authorized by the appropriate governmental entity.
   3. Skateboarding is prohibited except in a designated area located within the town park or parks or authorized areas as agreed unto by the Town of Mountain City.

3. Enforcement. It shall be unlawful for any person of any age to skateboard or skateboarding in violation of this section. It shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian to knowingly permit any minor to skateboard in the Town of Mountain City except as prescribed in subsection (2)(c) above.

   The Town of Mountain City Police will issue citations to the appropriate court and either/or detain and charge any juvenile until a parent or guardian can pick up the juvenile at the town police station. (1994 Code, § 15-124)