The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health,
welfare, safety, peace and tranquility by regulating the operation
of skateboards, scooters, skates and in-line skates in heavily trafficked
areas within the Village of Greene.
This chapter shall hereafter be known and cited as the "Village
of Greene Skate Device Safety Law."
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
IN-LINE SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with a single row of roller wheels
and commonly referred to as "roller wheels."
ROLLER SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with two or more rows of roller
wheels.
SCOOTER
A skateboard that also includes a vertical bar and handlebar
used for steering purposes.
SKATEBOARD
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.
No skateboarding, rollerblading or two-wheeled scooters shall
be allowed on Genesee Street from State Route 12 on the west end to
the Village line/State Route 206 on the east end. Excepted are rollerbladers/skateboarders
who are crossing Genesee Street to further their destination within
the Village.