[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Lower Frederick
Township 9-2-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or ride a skateboard
in any of the following places within the Township:
A.
On the travelable portion of any public street or roadway.
B.
On any public property where signs are posted prohibiting
such use.
C.
On any private property where a sign prohibiting such
items has been approved by the Township Police Department and posted by the
owner, lessee or person in charge of such property.
Operators of skateboards shall yield the right-of-way to other pedestrians
using public sidewalks, and shall not otherwise endanger or interfere with
pedestrian traffic on those sidewalks.
A.
Any juvenile who is in violation of this chapter shall
be issued a warning citation for a first offense.
B.
A juvenile who is in violation of this chapter for the
second or subsequent time shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil
enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice,
pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $600 for each offense, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township
in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the
date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the
defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce
the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to
seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.[1]
C.
Any parent or guardian who knowingly allows a juvenile
to utilize a skateboard in violation of this chapter shall himself or herself
be in violation of this chapter and shall, upon being found liable therefor
in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District
Justice, pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $600 for each offense,
plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the
Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed
until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township
may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized
to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.[2]
