[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Medina 1-25-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health,
safety and welfare because of the hazards to the public and the users
of skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates, and annoyance to
the public in the places that are public or open to the public. The
Board of Trustees find that the regulations hereafter enacted are
such that are reasonably necessary to accomplish these objectives.
As used in this chapter, the following terms used shall have
the meanings indicated:
Shoes, skates or footwear with a single row of roller wheels.
Shoes, skates or footwear with two or more rows of roller
wheels.
A narrow board of wood, plastic, fiberglass or similar material
with roller skate or other type of wheels attached to each end and
used for gliding or moving on any hard surfaces, without a mechanism
or other device for steering while being used, operated or ridden.
A.
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, including gutter areas, from curb to curb, where
curbs exist), within the business district on Main Street between
Eagle Street and Starr Street, and on Center Street between West Avenue
and State Street;
B.
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, including gutter areas, from curb to curb, where
curbs exist), sidewalks or on any public lands within the Village
of Medina:
A.
Every person operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
shall operate the same in strict observance of Article 34 of the New
York State Vehicle and Traffic Law relating to the operation of bicycles
and play vehicles, except as to those provisions which by their nature
can have no application.
B.
The operator of a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates emerging
from any alley, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk,
yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians on said sidewalk.
C.
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard, in-line skates or
roller skates upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way
to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking
and passing such pedestrian.
D.
No person shall operate a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
at nighttime unless he or she is wearing reflective clothing, which
shall be visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet from the
front, side and rear when directly in front of the lawful beams of
headlights on a motor vehicle. "Reflective clothing" shall be defined,
for the purposes of this chapter, as any shirt, vest or jacket or
any other readily visible piece of apparel equipped with a reflective
surface.
No parent, guardian or any other person having the legal care, custody or control of any child under the age of 16 years shall allow or permit such child to use or propel any skateboard in violation of §§ 201-3 and 201-4, and such parent, guardian or person having legal care, custody or control shall be subject to the penalties described in § 201-7 of this Code.
In regard to skateboard, in-line skate and roller skate ramps
on a public street or sidewalk, if a police officer observes them
to be a traffic hazard, he may order their immediate removal, and
the violator(s) shall be given the opportunity to remove the ramp
to a lawful place. If the ramp is not so removed, or notice cannot
be given, for any reason, the Department of Public Works shall remove
the ramp and if unclaimed within 10 days thereafter, the ramp shall
be deemed abandoned in accordance with the law.
A.
Where a first violation of this chapter is observed by a police officer, in the first instance, said police officer shall issue a written warning to the violator, and, if said violator is under 16 years of age, said warning shall be issued to his or her parents. A record of said warning shall be kept by the Police Department and a second or more violations will result in a penalty as set forth in Subsections B through D.
B.
Upon a second violation, the skateboard, in-line skates and/or roller
skates shall be confiscated for a minimum period of one week, after
which the skateboards, in-line skates and/or roller skates would be
returned to the parent or guardian of any minor, or to any person
over the age of 16 years of age.
C.
Upon a third violation, possession of the skateboard, in-line skates
and/or roller skates shall be taken for a minimum of two weeks and
an appearance ticket issued, which would subject the offender or the
offender's parents or guardian, if said offender is under the
age of 16 years, to a fine of $25, and upon payment of the fine and
expiration of the two-week period, the return of the skateboard, in-line
skates and/or roller skates would be made to the parent or guardian
of the minor, or, if over the age of 16, to the offender.
D.
Upon a fourth violation and subsequent violations thereafter, issuance
of an appearance ticket to the violator, a fine not to exceed $50,
or in lieu of a fine, the presiding justice of the court may impose
community service for a period of time upon the violator(s). If a
fine is imposed, a parent or guardian shall be so responsible.
