For purposes of this article, the following terms shall apply:
Public access areas
means any place to which the public has access for the walking and/or the parking, driving and/or display of vehicles, and includes but is not limited to streets, highways, sidewalks, parks and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and retail or commercial establishments.
The purpose of this article is to make it unlawful for any person to use in-line skates, skates, skateboards, bicycles, motorized or non-motorized vehicles and any other type of recreational or non-recreational product ("uses") in public access areas located in the town or on any other type of concrete or laminate surfaces in town parks. However, the uses are permitted in parks and on sidewalks provided such use does not unreasonably interfere with the public's use or enjoyment of such parks and/or sidewalks, or does not potentially create or cause injury, harm and/or damage to property or person.
The town shall erect signs advertising the prohibition in § 8.08.002 on all town-owned and/or maintained property. The town may also post signs on other public access areas at the property owner's discretion and expense.
Any person violating this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not more than $500.00. Each continuing day's violation under this article shall constitute a separate offense. Furthermore, no penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall operate to prohibit the town from seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with replacing the surfaces which result from a violation of this article. The town retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state, and federal law. The provisions of this article does not prohibit the authorized use of bicycles, or any other vehicles used while engaged in police patrols by police personnel.
(Ordinance 09-062, adopted 5/26/2009)