[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Woodstock 2-15-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Woodstock hereby
finds that the operation of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates,
passive scooters, coasters, roller skis, or any similar device on
roadways, streets, sidewalks, or public property in the Town of Woodstock
can be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare of the
people of the Town of Woodstock.
It is the intent of this chapter to regulate
the operation of skateboards and similar devices as defined herein
in the Town of Woodstock so as to protect the health, safety and welfare
of the people of the Town of Woodstock.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the provisions
of Article IX of the New York State Constitution, § 10 of
the New York Statute of Local Governments, § 10 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law, § 130 of the New York State Town Law and
other legislative authority of the State of New York as amended from
time to time.
For the purposes of this chapter the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
The act of riding or propelling a skateboard by any means
other than carrying it.
Any person operating a skateboard, whether its owner or another
person.
Any paved surface designed for use by motor vehicles, such
as a street, road, driveway, highway, or parking area.
A hard-surfaced lane intended for pedestrian traffic.
A board of any material with wheels affixed to the underside
that may be ridden by a person. Regulations in this chapter applying
to devices known by this name shall also apply to roller skates, in-line
roller skates, passive scooters, coasters, roller skis, or any similar
device, and use of this term in this chapter shall include such similar
devices.
The following regulations shall apply to the
operation of a skateboard on any roadway, street, sidewalk, or public
property in the Town of Woodstock:
A.Â
An operator of a skateboard shall be subject to all
of the laws of the State of New York and of the Town of Woodstock
applicable to drivers of motor vehicles and shall obey all official
traffic control signals, signs, and other control devices applicable
to vehicles.
B.Â
On a sidewalk or in a crosswalk, except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, an operator of a skateboard has the
same rights and duties as a pedestrian.
C.Â
It shall be a violation of this chapter to operate
a skateboard in a manner that endangers any person or property or
that causes damage to property or person.
It shall be a violation of this chapter to operate
a skateboard in the following areas except between the hours of 6:30
p.m. and 10:00 p.m.:
A.Â
Mill Hill Road and its sidewalks from the crosswalk
at Maple Lane to the Village Green.
B.Â
Rock City Road and its sidewalks from the Village
Green to the entry of the municipal parking lot known as the "Bank
Parking Lot."
C.Â
Old Forge Road and its sidewalks.
D.Â
Tinker Street and its sidewalks from the Village Green
to the Tannery Brook Bridge at the intersection of Tannery Brook Road.
E.Â
Tinker Street Two (the roadway between the Village
Green and the Reformed Church) and its sidewalks.
F.Â
All parts of the Village Green and its sidewalks.
A person convicted of a violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation, subject to the following
penalties:
A.Â
For the first conviction: a fine of not more than
$25.
B.Â
For the second conviction: a fine of not more than
$50.
C.Â
For the third conviction: a fine of not more than
$75.
D.Â
In addition to the above penalties, the court may
impose community service or any other penalty or combination of penalties
authorized by the Penal Law of the State of New York and/or the Criminal
Procedure Law of the State of New York as a penalty for a violation.
