The City Council of the City of Lancaster finds and declares that the provisions of this chapter are enacted to establish regulations regarding the operation of skateboards on the roadways, sidewalks, public parks, paths, public places or public property of the City of Lancaster.
Unless otherwise indicated, all provisions of this chapter shall apply to all skateboards operated within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Lancaster.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
ROADWAY That portion of the highway designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, excluding sidewalks.
SIDEWALK That portion of the highway designated or ordinarily used for pedestrian travel.
SKATEBOARD A single platform mounted on wheels, which is propelled solely by human power and which has no mechanisms or other device with which to steer or to control the movement or direction of the platform.
VEHICLE Every device, excluding skateboards, wagons, wheelchairs, unicycles, pushcarts, tricycles and other children's toys, in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway or sidewalk.
The Chief of Police or his designee is authorized to establish all written regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
No person shall operate a skateboard on any roadway or public alley in the City of Lancaster in violation of any traffic ordinance of the City of Lancaster or the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Every person convicted of violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 and shall be ordered to pay restitution should any damage or injury have resulted from the act giving rise to the violation of this chapter.