[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Cooperstown 9-22-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 270.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the setting
aside of streets or sections thereof for a limited period of time
for playground or other temporary purposes by the Board of Trustees.
Such streets or sections thereof, while used for that purpose, shall
be blocked from traffic and properly marked and supervised.
A.
No person of any age shall ride a bicycle upon the
sidewalk or pathway set aside for pedestrians upon either side of
Main Street from the intersection of River and Main Streets to the
intersection of Chestnut and Main Streets, except handicapped persons
who are unable to walk.
B.
No person over the age of 12 years shall ride any
bicycle upon or along any sidewalk or pathway set aside for pedestrians
in any public street or park of the Village except handicapped persons
who are unable to walk.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate roller
skates, skateboards, scooters, sleds, coasting devices or other similar
types of nonmotorized recreational and sports equipment with wheels
or runners upon the public streets or alleys of the Village except
on such streets and at such times as the Board of Trustees may designate
from time to time.
B.
Bicycles and other vehicles covered by the New York
State Vehicle and Traffic Law are exempt from this section.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate roller
skates, skateboards, scooters, skis, sleds, coasting devices or other
similar types of nonmotorized recreational and sports equipment with
wheels or runners on or along any sidewalks or pathways set aside
for pedestrians in the following areas or upon such sidewalks as the
Board of Trustees may designate from time to time:
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate such
equipment within the confines of any public parking area.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a skateboard
upon public property without the use of protective headgear.
D.
It shall be unlawful to use any such device within
20 feet of any pedestrian.
E.
Such device may only be used during the hours of daylight.
F.
It shall be unlawful for three or more persons to
operate such devices within 100 feet of any other such device.
G.
Anything heretofore notwithstanding, this section
shall not apply to any device or vehicle commonly used to transport
handicapped or disabled persons either with or without assistance
of another person or under its own power. Also exempt from this provision
shall be the use of any such vehicle when used by a child less than
12 who is under direct parental supervision or guardian in loco parentis
supervision.
