[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Charter Township
of Huron 12-13-1995 by Ord. No.
95-13 (Part 124 of the 1995 Compilation of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
are hereby defined:
Small wheels near the toe and near the heel of a shoe, or
frame that would attach to a shoe, which are intended for gliding
on a hard surface such as a floor, sidewalk, etc.
A board or similar item with small wheels mounted thereon
which is intended for riding on a hard surface such as a floor, sidewalk,
etc.
To skate on any type of roller skates or street skates.
No person shall roller skate or ride a skateboard within the
Township of Huron without complying with the terms of this chapter.
Whenever any person is roller skating or riding a skate board
upon a sidewalk or other paved surface intended for use by pedestrians,
such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall
not approach, overtake or pass such pedestrian in a reckless or careless
manner, and shall not pass such pedestrian except in single file if
such person is roller-skating or riding a skateboard with other such
skaters or riders.
No person shall roller-skate or ride a skateboard on any street
except for the purpose of crossing the street. The rules relating
to pedestrians crossing streets shall apply to persons crossing a
street on roller skates or a skateboard. No person crossing a street
on roller skates or a skateboard shall travel too fast for safety
under the conditions existing.
No person shall roller skate or ride a skateboard on private
property without first obtaining and carrying on his or her person
the written permission of the owner of said private property to allow
such skating or riding. Failure of a person who has been roller skating
or riding a skateboard on private property to produce such written
permission, upon the request of any police officer, shall constitute
prima facie evidence that said person is in violation of this section.
The Township Supervisor is hereby authorized to erect signs
on any sidewalk or other public place prohibiting roller skating or
the riding of skateboards thereon. It shall be unlawful to roller
skate or ride a skateboard on any such posted sidewalk or public property.
No person shall roller skate or ride a skateboard on any sidewalk
or other paved surface intended for pedestrians in a reckless or careless
manner, or in a manner which is likely to result in injury or harm
to any person or property.
