[Added 10-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-12]
A.
No person shall use or operate or ride on a skateboard upon or in any of the places stated in Section 86-8.1A hereof.
C.
No person shall place, locate or leave a skateboard ramp in any public
roadway, including the entire paved and improved surface thereof,
including gutter areas, from curb-to-curb where curbs exist, or on
any public sidewalk in any manner which constitutes a traffic hazard
or which endangers or creates a risk to any person or property.
D.
No person shall use or ride or operate a skateboard upon any public
roadway in the Borough of Merchantville unless that person is wearing
a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets the standards
of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z90.4 bicycle helmet
standard) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1990 Standard for
Protective Headgear in Bicycling, or a properly fitted and fastened
skateboard helmet whose standards are substantially similar to that
of the bicycle helmet as referenced above.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 86-8, All-night parking
of commercial and noncommercial vehicles prohibited, added 6-28-1971
by Ord. No. 467, was repealed 4-8-1996.
[Added 10-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-12]
A.
The places referred to in Section 86-8(A) are as follows:
(1)
All public and private sidewalks, roadways, including the entire
paved and improved surface thereof, including gutter areas and curbs,
from curb-to-curb where curbs exist, parking lots, driveways and courtyards
within the boundaries being the portions of Maple Avenue, Cove Road,
Church Road, Plymouth Place, South Centre Street, North Centre Street,
West Chestnut Street, East Chestnut Street, West Park Avenue, East
Park Avenue, Chapel Avenue and Browning Road that are situated within
the Borough of Merchantville, and Lexington Avenue from Maple Avenue
to the boundary of Merchantville Borough and Pennsauken Township.
(2)
The curbs, ramps and courtyards at, around, leading to and/or adjacent
to the municipal complex on South Centre Street and Maple Avenue,
the Borough Garage, and the property located at North Centre Street
and West Chestnut Street, more commonly referred to as the "Gazebo."
B.
The places referred to in Section 86-8(B) are all public roadways
situate in the Borough of Merchantville.
[Added 10-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-12]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Skateboard has as its usual and common meaning: it includes
a single platform mounted on wheels designed or suitable or in fact
used for riding underfoot or a board with rollerskate wheels or other
similar wheels attached to the underside.
Skateboard ramps include all ramps commonly referred to as
such platforms manufactured or contrived surfaces of any and every
pattern or configuration and other similar devices and things designed
for use for riding a skateboard upon or above any area.
[Added 10-15-2002 by Ord.
No. 02-12]
A.
A police officer of the borough who shall observe any person using, operating or riding upon a skateboard in violation of Sections 86-8, 86-8.1 or 86-8.2 shall:
(1)
Upon the first violation, take possession of the skateboard for a
minimum period of 48 hours, after which the skateboard shall be returned
to the parent or guardian of a minor violator or, in the case of an
adult violator, to the violator himself.
(2)
Upon the second violation, take possession of the skateboard for a minimum of 72 hours and issue a summons and complaint to the violator providing for a fine of $25 payable to the Merchantville Borough Municipal Court in accordance with Subsection B of this section; after said 72 hour period, the skateboard shall be returned to the parent or guardian of a minor violator or, in the case of an adult violator, to the violator himself.
B.
Any person violating any provision of Sections 86-8, 86-8.1 or 86-8.2 shall, upon conviction, be subject to:
(1)
A fine, the amount of which shall be within the discretion of and
shall be fixed by the Merchantville Borough Municipal Court or other
court or judicial officer having appropriate jurisdiction, but which
shall in no case be greater in the amount than that permitted by N.J.S.A.
40:49-5, as amended and supplemented and other applicable law; or
(2)
A period of community service within the meaning and limits of and
as referred to in N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, as amended and supplemented and
other applicable law; or
(3)
Both such a fine and such a period of community service.
C.
With respect to every skateboard ramp on a public street or sidewalk
which a police officer observes to be a traffic hazard or endangering
or creating a risk to any person or property and in violation of this
article, if the violator or violators of this article can be identified
and notified immediately, he, she or they shall be given reasonable
opportunity to remove the ramp to a lawful place. If the ramp is not
so removed within a reasonable time or if the notice cannot be immediately
given for any reason, the ramp shall be deemed abandoned and shall
be disposed of within seven (7) days in accordance with the law and
borough procedures as appropriate.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 86-9, Parking between
12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., added 6-28-1971 by Ord. No. 467, was
repealed 4-8-1996.
[Added 4-8-1996]
The parts of streets described in Schedule IX of this Part 1[2] are hereby designated as parts of streets authorized for
designation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.6, as restricted parking
spaces for use by persons displaying on their vehicle a windshield
placard or wheelchair symbol license plates issued by the New Jersey
Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
39:4-204 et seq.
