[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Boonville 2-27-2006 by L.L.
No. 1-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 272.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
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,
including but not limited to a kneel-bike/board, scooter (manual or
electric), hoverboard, pocket rocket, Segways®, etc.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
It shall be unlawful to operate skateboards in any manner upon Post
Street (State Route 46 and State Route 12D), Ford Street (State Route
294), Main Street (State Route 12), including the entire paved and
improved surfaces thereof, including gutter areas, from curb to curb,
where curbs exist, sidewalks, or on any public lands on said streets,
or upon any Village parking lot in the Village of Boonville.
B.
No parent or guardian shall authorize or knowingly permit his child
or ward, if under 16 years of age, to operate a skateboard in violation
of any provision of this chapter.
No person shall use or operate a skateboard upon any public
streets, including the entire paved and improved surfaces thereof,
including gutter areas, from curb to curb, where curbs exists, sidewalks
or on any public lands within the Village of Boonville:
A.
Every person operating a skateboard shall operate the same in strict
observance of Article 34 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic
Law relating to the operation of bicycles and play vehicles, except
as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
B.
The operator of a skateboard emerging from an alley, driveway, or
building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the right-of-way
to all pedestrians approaching said walk.
C.
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard upon a sidewalk, such
person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give
audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
D.
No person shall operate a skateboard at nighttime unless he or she
is wearing reflective clothing, which shall be visible from a distance
of not less than 50 feet and a maximum of 300 feet from the front,
side and rear when directly in front of the lawful beams of headlight
on a motor vehicle. "Reflective clothing" shall be defined, for the
purposes of this chapter, as any shirt, vest or jacket or any other
readily visible piece of apparel equipped with a reflective surface.
E.
No person riding any skateboard shall attach the same or himself
or herself to any vehicle being operated upon a roadway, parking lot
or public area within the Village of Boonville.
F.
No person one or more years of age and less than 14 years of age
shall skateboard unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting standards
established by the Commissioner of the New York State Department of
Motor Vehicles. For the purpose of this subsection, wearing a helmet
means having good fit, fastened securely on the head of such wearer
with the helmet straps securely fastened.
A.
Any person found in violation of this chapter may be fined pursuant to § 317-2B. He or she shall be guilty of a violation, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $25 for the first offense; not to exceed $50 for a second offense; and not to exceed $100 for each offense thereafter.
B.
In the event that a child under the age of 16 is found guilty of a violation of this chapter, a parent or guardian will be fined pursuant to § 317-2B. He or she shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $25 for the first offense; not to exceed $50 for a second offense; and not to exceed $100 for each offense thereafter.
