No person shall place, locate or leave a skateboard ramp in
any public roadway (including the entire paved and improved surface
thereof, including gutter areas, from curb to curb where curbs exist)
or on any public sidewalk in any manner which constitutes a traffic
hazard or which endangers or creates a risk to any person or property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings as indicated:
SKATEBOARD
Has its usual and common meaning; it includes a single platform
mounted on wheels, designed or suitable or in fact used for riding
underfoot, or a board with roller-skate wheels or other similar wheels
attached to the underside without a mechanism or other device for
steering while being used, operated or ridden.
SKATEBOARD RAMP
Includes all ramps commonly referred to as such, platforms
manufactured or contrived surfaces of any and every pattern or configuration,
and other similar devices and things designed for use for riding a
skateboard upon or above any area.
A police officer of the Borough who shall observe any person
using, operating or riding upon a skateboard in violation of this
chapter shall:
A. Upon the first violation, take possession of the skateboard for a
minimum period of 48 hours, after which the skateboard shall be returned
to the parent or guardian of a minor violator or, in the case of an
adult violator, to the violator himself.
B. Upon the second violation, take possession of the skateboard for a minimum of 72 hours and issue a summons and complaint to the violator providing for a fine of $25 payable to the Borough Municipal Court in accordance with §
302-7. After said seventy-two-hour period, the skateboard shall be returned to the parent or guardian of a minor violator or, in the case of an adult violator, the violator himself.
C. Upon a third violation and upon each subsequent violation, issue a summons and complaint to the violator, returnable before the Borough Municipal Court, which shall treat and dispose of such complaint in accordance with §
302-7.
With respect to every skateboard ramp on a public street or
sidewalk which a police officer observes to be a traffic hazard or
to endanger or create a risk to any person or property and in violation
of this chapter, if the violator or violators of this chapter can
be identified or notified immediately, he, she or they shall be given
reasonable opportunity to remove the ramp to a lawful place. If the
ramp is not removed within a reasonable time or if the notice cannot
immediately be given for any reason, the Borough Department of Public
Works shall remove the ramp, and, if unclaimed within seven days thereafter,
the ramp shall be deemed abandoned and shall be disposed of in accordance
with law and Borough procedures, as appropriate.
Any persons violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
1, Article
I, §
1-15, General penalty.