[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Altoona 8-23-1988 by Ord. No.
5051. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 510.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or
phrases shall be construed according to the definitions set forth
below.
A vehicle propelled solely by human-powered pedals.
The entire width between property lines or other boundary
lines of every way or place of which any part is open to the public
for purposes of vehicular travel as a matter of right or custom.
A.
No person shall ride upon or utilize in any manner upon the streets,
alleys, and trafficways in the City of Altoona, Pennsylvania, any
skateboard, roller skates, scooters, or any other human-powered device,
other than pedacycles.
B.
No person shall ride upon or utilize any skateboard, roller skates,
scooters, or any human-powered device upon a sidewalk in the business
district in the City of Altoona or on a sidewalk on the property of
the Altoona Area School District.
[Amended 8-22-1989 by Ord. No. 5120]
C.
Any person riding upon or utilizing any skateboard, roller skates,
scooters, or any other human-powered devices, other than pedacycles,
upon a sidewalk other than in a business district or a sidewalk on
the property of the Altoona Area School District, in a playground
or any other places open to pedestrian traffic, shall yield right-of-way
to any pedestrian and shall utilize any such devices with all due
regard to the safety of pedestrians and property.
[Amended 8-22-1989 by Ord. No. 5120]
D.
No person shall erect or place any type of ramp designed for use
with skateboards, roller skates, scooters, pedacycles, or any other
human-powered vehicles onto the streets, alleys, sidewalks and trafficways
in the City of Altoona.
E.
Repeated violations of this chapter or refusal to comply shall be
cause for seizure of the device or devices being used in violation
of this chapter.
[Amended 8-22-1989 by Ord. No. 5120]
It shall be the duty of the Altoona Police Department to enforce
the provisions of this chapter with respect to all areas except the
areas under control and ownership of the Altoona Area School District,
wherein it shall be the duty of the security person or employee of
the school district to enforce the provisions of this chapter with
regard to its property.
Whosoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 for the
first and second offenses and a fine of $100 for the third and subsequent
offenses.
