[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Closter as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees and deposits — See Ch. A301.
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Editor's Note: Editor’s Note: Former Art. I, Bicycles,
adopted 6-25-1975 by Ord. No. 1975:270 (Ch. 13 of the 1967 Code),
as amended, was repealed 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010:1068.
[Adopted 5-13-1992 by Ord. No. 1992:621; amended in its entirety 7-22-1992 by Ord. No. 1992:627]
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Shoes or boots mounted on wheels or metal frames mounted
on wheels which can be fitted to the soles of shoes, used for skating
over a hard surface.
A platform or other board which is mounted on wheels or a
board with roller skate wheels or other similar wheels affixed to
the underside, having no other mechanism or other device with which
to steer or control the direction or movement thereof while being
used, operated or ridden.
A.
No person shall use, operate or ride upon any skateboards,
roller skates or other human-powered recreational locomotion devices,
including roller blades, on the portions of streets, highways or other
public areas designated for motor vehicle use within the Borough of
Closter.
B.
No person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates
or other human-powered recreational locomotion device, including roller
blades, upon the sidewalks in any District No. 3 Business Area, District
No. 4 Commercial Area, District No. 4A Office Area A or District No.
4B Office Area B, provided that proper signs are installed.
C.
Skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and other
human-powered recreational locomotion devices may be used on streets
located in District 1 Residence Area A and District 2 Residence Area
B except if such street is a county road.
[Added 9-11-1996 by Ord. No. 1996:727]
D.
Any person under 14 years of age shall not operate
or ride upon such device unless that person is wearing a properly
fitted and fastened helmet which meets the standards of the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI Z90.4 bicycle helmet standard)
or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1984 Standard for Protective Headgear
for Use in Bicycling.
[Added 9-11-1996 by Ord. No. 1996:727]
A.
Whenever any person is riding a skateboard, roller
skates or other human-powered recreational locomotion device, including
roller blades, upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way
to any pedestrian.
B.
No operator of a skateboard, roller skates or other
human-powered recreational locomotion device, including roller blades,
shall leave a skateboard, roller skates or other human-powered recreational
locomotion device, including roller blades, lying on or standing upon
a sidewalk or street in such manner as to hinder or impede or cause
a danger to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 75-18, Police inspection
and impoundment, as amended, was repealed 6-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010:1068.
A.
Any person seventeen (17) years of age and under who
violates any of the provisions of this Article shall, for the first
offense, be reprimanded in writing by the Closter Police Department.
Such reprimand shall be addressed to the parents or guardians of the
offender and to the offender, stating the nature of the violation
and a warning that a repetition of the violation or any other violation
must be prevented or the offender may be turned over to the Closter
Youth Guidance Council. On a second offense and any subsequent offense,
the offender may be summoned to appear before the Youth Guidance Council
accompanied by a parent or guardian, and after a hearing of the violation,
the Youth Guidance Council is hereby authorized to take any appropriate
action.
B.
Any person eighteen (18) years of age or over who
violates any provision of this Article shall, upon conviction, be
punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.) or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days or by a period of community
service not exceeding ninety (90) days, or all of the above, in the
discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
