[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Sea Bright 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 7-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety, health and general welfare of the residents of the Borough of Sea Bright and the users of the streets and sidewalks of the Borough of Sea Bright. By enacting this chapter, the Borough seeks to prevent personal injury and property damage as a result of the use of skateboards, roller skates and scooters within the Borough.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ROLLER SKATES and IN-LINE SKATES
Boots or shoes with one or more rows of wheels attached to the soles.
SCOOTER
A long footboard between end wheels controlled by an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel.
SKATEBOARD
A single platform mounted on wheels.
A. 
No person shall use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter in parking lots owned or leased by the Borough of Sea Bright, except to traverse the area by traveling on surfaces normally utilized for pedestrian or vehicular travel.
B. 
No person shall use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter on any portion of Borough facilities, including Borough Hall, police and fire headquarters, the library or boardwalk.
C. 
No person shall use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter on the property of any commercial business without the prior approval of the owner.
D. 
No person shall use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter on public benches or public park playground equipment or tables.
Every person operating a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter upon streets in the Borough shall operate the same in strict observance of all laws applicable to a motor vehicle and the use thereof and in compliance with all rules of the road applicable to the operation of a motor vehicle and in compliance with all traffic laws, except as to those provisions of laws, which, by their nature, can have no application.
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
The operator of a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter, emerging from an alley, driveway or building, shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on said sidewalk.
No person shall stand, park or otherwise place in a position of temporary storage a skateboard or scooter upon a highway, street, sidewalk or against a building abutting a sidewalk in such a manner that shall obstruct or render injury to a pedestrian or interfere with vehicular traffic.
A. 
No person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet. Persons using roller skates, in-line skates or scooters must wear a bicycle helmet which meets or exceeds 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 for use in Bicycling. Persons using a skateboard must wear a helmet that meets or exceeds the ASTM skateboard helmet standard, F-2493.
B. 
No person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter at night unless he or she is wearing reflective clothing, which shall be visible from a distance of not less than 50 feet from the front, side and rear of the skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or scooter when directly in front of the lawful beams of a headlight on a motor vehicle.
The parent of the minor child or the guardian of any minor child shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
First offense. A reprimand and warning, in writing, by the Sea Bright Police Department will be served to the offender. The written warning will state that official safety equipment must be worn for immediate continued use of said device on the streets and sidewalks of the Borough of Sea Bright. A list of names and addresses of previous first-time offenders who have received written warnings will be kept by the Sea Bright Police Department.
B. 
Second or further violations. A summons will be issued by the Sea Bright Police Department for the second-time offender to appear in municipal court. By judgment of the Municipal Court of Sea Bright, the device will be impounded for a time of not less than seven days and not more than 60 days, and during that time the offender cannot ride any such device on any public streets or sidewalks in the Borough of Sea Bright.
C. 
Safety gear offense. The Sea Bright Police Department shall confiscate such device pending a second court hearing. At that hearing, the offender must show proof of ownership of the required safety gear in order to have the device returned to him or her.
D. 
Property damage. Police will write a full report and a Borough official will estimate said damages and report those to the Municipal Court.
E. 
Parent or guardian of an offender who is a minor. The parent(s) or guardian of an offending child who is a minor shall be completely responsible for all fines and costs, to repair damaged property, imposed by the laws of the Municipal Court of the Borough of Sea Bright.
F. 
Violations and penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article 1, General Penalty.