[Adopted 7-31-1972 as Ch. XXIII,
Part 3C, of the 1972 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person to coast
or ride upon any sled or similar conveyance upon any sidewalk in the
Borough of Wilkinsburg or upon any street or alley in the Borough
unless such street or alley shall have been set apart and designated
by the Mayor for the purpose of sledding as a "play highway" and shall
have been blocked off or otherwise adequately protected from vehicular
traffic.
[Amended 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472]
A.
Any person
who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs
of prosecution. Nothing herein shall make it unlawful for any person
to pull or draw a sled, in which a child is riding, upon any sidewalk.
B.
The Borough
may institute proceedings under this section by the issuance of a
"notice of violation letter," assessing a civil penalty ranging from
$10 to $1,000 for each offense, and provide the parties in violation
of said Code section the opportunity to abate the violation and pay
said civil penalty in lieu of the institution of proceedings and the
imposition of the other stated penalties set forth herein.
[Added 5-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2892]
