[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Honeoye
Falls 10-3-1988 as L.L. No. 2-1988. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Honeoye Falls to provide for the safety, health and general welfare
of the residents of this village and the users of the streets and sidewalks
of the village. By this chapter, the Board of Trustees seeks to prevent any
residents or users of certain streets and sidewalks from sustaining personal
injury or property damage as a result of the use and operation of skateboards
within the commercial business district of the village.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The practice of one (1) or more persons riding, pedaling or otherwise
propelling themselves on a single narrow board, constructed of wood, plastic,
fiberglass or other substance, mounted on two (2) or more roller skate-type
wheels, designed to be ridden by a person or persons and which has no steering
device or mechanism to steer or control the direction thereof while being
used or ridden, even though the direction may be controlled to some degree
by shifting the feet or weight of the rider during such use.[1]
A.
No person shall use, operate or ride upon any skateboard
within the Village of Honeoye Falls on the following streets or areas:
(1)
Any village park.
(2)
Any village parking lot.
(3)
On West Main Street, between the intersection of West
Main Street with Monroe Street and East Street and the intersection of West
Main Street with Norton Street, and the sidewalks on either side of West Main
Street between said intersections.
(4)
On North Main Street, between the intersection of North
Main Street with Monroe Street and East Street and the intersection of North
Main Street with Maplewood Avenue, and the sidewalks on either side of North
Main Street between said intersections.
(5)
On Monroe Street, between the intersection of Monroe
Street with North Main Street and West Main Street and the intersection of
Monroe Street with Locust Street and Lehigh Street, and the sidewalks on either
side of Monroe Street between said intersections.
(6)
On East Street, between the intersection of East Street
with North Main Street and West Main Street and the intersection of East Street
with Church Street, and the sidewalks on either side of East Street between
said intersections.
(7)
On Ontario Street, between the intersection of Ontario
Street with East Street and the intersection of Ontario Street with Church
Street and South Church Street, and the sidewalks on either side of Ontario
Street between said intersections.
[Added 1-16-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
B.
Further, no person shall use, operate or ride on any
skateboard in any other place within the Village of Honeoye Falls in such
an unsafe or dangerous manner as to put himself, herself or others in danger
of death or serious bodily injury.
A.
Any police officer observing a person under sixteen (16)
years of age violating any provision of this chapter shall take possession
of the skateboard and the offender, deliver the offender and the skateboard
to his residence and notify the offender's parents or guardian of the
violation.
