[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Flower Hill 3-2-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
The Village Board finds that skateboards and other similar devices
are used in the Village.
B.
The Village Board finds that a particular type of skateboard known
as a "longboard" used in certain areas within the Village including
areas with steep inclines poses a public danger to pedestrians, drivers,
and users of these devices.
C.
The purpose of this section is thus to protect the public health,
safety welfare, peace and tranquility by regulating the operation
of longboards in areas with steep inclines, or in such other areas
of the Village as the Board of Trustees from time to time may determine
to be potentially dangerous.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A specific type of skateboard being 31 inches or greater
in length.
A board of wood, plastic, metal or fiberglass or similar
material with roller skates or other type of wheels attached and used
for gliding or moving on any hard surface.
A.
No person shall operate a longboard in such areas of the Village
as the Board of Trustees may determine by resolution, premised upon
a finding by the Board of Trustees that the use of longboards in such
designated areas would pose a potential danger to pedestrians, drivers
and users of the longboard or create a strong negative impact on the
peace and tranquility of the surrounding neighborhood. The Board of
Trustees may amend the resolution from time to time as it deems necessary
to add or remove designated areas or to impose such additional restrictions
on the use of longboards in conjunction with further findings of the
same nature.
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall
be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine not to exceed $250
for the first offense. For each offense thereafter, the fine shall
be no more than $500.
Code Enforcement Officers of the Village as well as police officers
shall have the authority to enforce this section and chapter.
