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Table of Contents » Title 15 Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking » Chapter 1 Miscellaneous » § 15-105 Use of coasters, roller skates and skateboards and similar devices restricted.
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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 1 : Miscellaneous

15-105 : Use of coasters, roller skates and skateboards and similar devices restricted.

  1. No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on 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. This section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by this chapter.
  2. Skateboard use shall be restricted to the designated skateboard park, private driveways (with owner's permission), and private parking lots which have a sign posted "Skateboarding Allowed."
  3. Skateboarding is prohibited on all city sidewalks, city streets, city parks, and city parking lots or other city property other than the skateboard park on private parking lots not displaying a "Skateboarding Allowed" sign.
  4. Skateboarders using the skateboard park must be registered users with the park and be in compliance with the park and recreation rules and ordinances, safety rules, safety equipment, liability release consent forms and other rules governing skateboard park use. All patrons using the skateboard park shall wear their safety helmets at all times while on the park. The safety helmet shall display the park and recreation department issued registration number and seal on the helmet to readily identify them as a registered skateboard park user. Helmets shall not be loaned to non-registered users.
  5. All liability from skateboard use on private property rests with the private property owner.
  6. Violators of the provisions of this section of code, including the skateboard park and recreation rules ordinance referenced who are over the age of eighteen (18) shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per offense. In addition, if the violation occurred on the skateboard park facility, they may also lose skateboard park privileges as determined by the park and recreation director.
  7. Violators of the provisions of this section of code, including the skateboard park and recreation rules ordinance referenced who are under the age of eighteen (18) shall be cited to juvenile court. In addition, if the violation occurred on the skateboard park facility, they must also lose skateboard park privileges as determined by the park and recreation director. (1973 Code, § 11-5, as amended by Ord. #2006-14, Dec. 2006)