[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Manlius 3-12-1996 as L.L. No. 2-1996. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 85.
The Village Board finds that skateboarding,
in-line skating and roller skating poses a special safety hazard which
must be addressed and that, therefore, appropriate regulation thereof
is necessary to promote the safety of skaters, pedestrians, motor
vehicle operators and other persons utilizing roadways and sidewalks
within the Village. Accordingly, the Village Board declares this chapter
to be necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and
welfare and to be in the public interest.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Manufactured or assembled devices consisting of a shoe boot
with a blade-like runner approximately three to four inches in thickness
mounted or permanently attached thereto in a frame across the length
of such shoe boot, with such blade-like runner containing three, four
or five wheels designed to minimize friction with any surface with
which they come in contact and which are aligned along the length
of the runner in more or less a straight line, and used to skate or
glide, by means of human foot and leg power.
Manufactured or assembled devices each consisting of a frame
or shoe having clamps or straps or both for fastening, with a pair
of small wheels near the toe and another pair at the heel mounting
or permanently attached thereto, for skating or gliding, by means
of human foot and leg power.
Manufactured or assembled device consisting of a narrow board
of wood, plastic, fiberglass or similar material with roller skate
or other type of wheels attached to each end, without a mechanism
or other device for steering, and used to skate or glide, by means
of human foot and leg power.
No person shall use or operate a skateboard,
in-line skates or roller skates upon any public streets (including
the entire paved and improved surfaces thereof and gutter areas, from
curb to curb, where curbs exist), sidewalks, curbs, railings, steps,
ramps or other public property within the Village:
A.
In a careless or aggressive manner without due caution;
B.
While endangering, or in any manner creating a risk
or danger to, any person or property;
C.
In a manner which impedes or interferes with pedestrian
or vehicular traffic;
D.
Without yielding the right-of-way to all pedestrians
and giving an audible signal when overtaking and passing any pedestrian;
E.
Within six feet of any business or commercial structure,
except for purposes of ingress or egress thereto;
F.
Other than in strict observance of those provisions
of Article 34 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law relating
to the operation of bicycles and in-line skates, except as to those
provisions which by their nature can have no application; or
G.
Except in strict compliance with other duly enacted
laws, rules or regulations.
No person, one or more years of age and less
than 16 years of age, shall skate or glide on a skateboard, roller
skates or in-line skates unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting
the standards of the American National Standards Institute (Ansi Z
90.4 bicycle helmet standards) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's
Standards for Protective Headgear for use in bicycling. For the purposes
of this section, "wearing a helmet" means having a helmet of good
fit fastened securely on the head with the helmet straps.
No person shall operate a skateboard, roller
skates or in-line skates outside during the period of time between
one-half (1/2) hour after sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise
unless such person is wearing an outer jacket or other clothing made
of laminated or reflective material and which is of a light or bright
color.
No person shall stand, park or otherwise place
in a position of temporary storage a skateboard upon a highway, street,
sidewalk or against any building abutting a sidewalk in such a manner
that shall obstruct or render injury to a pedestrian or interfere
with vehicular traffic.
The parent or guardian of a minor child shall
not authorize or knowingly permit any such child to violate any of
the provisions of this chapter.
Any person who violates the provisions of this
chapter shall pay a civil fine not to exceed $50.
