[CC 1970 §21-3]
No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department official.
Every person propelling any pushcart or riding an animal upon
a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle, shall
be subject to the provisions of this Title applicable to the driver
of any vehicle, except those provisions of this Title which by their
very nature can have no application.
[CC 1970 §21-26; CC 1947 §11-50; Ord. No. 5267 §1, 8-13-1996; Ord. No. 5796 §1, 11-11-2003]
A. As used
in this Section, "electric personal assistive mobility device
(EPAMD)" shall mean a self-balancing, two-non-tandem-wheeled
device designed to transport only one (1) person, with an electric
propulsion system with an average power of seven hundred fifty (750)
watts (one (1) horsepower), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface,
when powered solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an
operator who weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds, is less than
twenty (20) miles per hour. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age
shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device,
except for an operator with a mobility-related disability.
B. It shall
be unlawful for any person upon a skateboard, electric personal assistive
mobility device, roller skates, in-line skates, coaster, sled, toy
vehicle or similar device to:
1. Go upon
any roadway which has more than one (1) traffic lane running in the
same direction (including, but not limited to, Clayton Road, Brentwood
Boulevard, Forsyth Boulevard, Central Avenue, Big Bend Boulevard,
Maryland Avenue, Bemiston Avenue, Bonhomme Avenue, Carondelet Avenue
and Meramec Avenue), except while crossing a street in a crosswalk.
2. Ride
in or upon any public property (other than sidewalks) or private property
of another, to include steps, staircases, ramps, banisters, courtyards,
fountains, foyers, plazas and other improved areas associated with
real property, without specific permission from the property owner
or an agent thereof.
3. Ride
in or upon any school playground, parking garage or paved lot, if
the area has been posted to prohibit such devices or without specific
permission from the property owner or an agent thereof.
4. Use
such devices in a crowd or during a public event, except that a person
with a demonstrable mobility-related disability may use an electric
personal assistive mobility device unless such use would pose a hazard
to public safety.
5. To latch
onto a motor vehicle with the intent to secure a tow or ride.
C. Skateboards, electric personal assistive mobility devices, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, toy vehicles, sleds and similar devices, etc., will be permitted on public sidewalks (other than as prohibited in Subsection
(B)(4) above) provided that such devices are operated in a safe and prudent manner. In addition, those persons operating such devices shall be required to yield the right-of-way to any and all pedestrians who may be utilizing the same sidewalk.
D. In the
event a person is operating a skateboard, electric personal assistive
mobility device, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, sleds, toy
vehicles or similar devices in contradiction to this Section and the
individual is seventeen (17) years of age or younger, responding Police
Officers may impound the item and retain possession of same until
such time as the parent or guardian of the violator shall appear at
the Police Department and claim the impounded device.
E. Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in Section
100.110 of this Code of ordinances.
[CC 1970 §21-4; CC 1947 §11-5]
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the operator of
any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the U.S. Government,
this State, County or City and it shall be unlawful for any such operator
to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter.