The purpose of this chapter is to regulate skateboards,
roller skates or similar wheeled devices, sleds, toboggans, saucers
or other similar equipment or devices used for sliding, gliding or
coasting.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
STREET
Includes public highways, boulevards, avenues, alleys and
all other Borough property, parks, sidewalks and other accessible
property which would be considered public property.
VEHICLE
Includes skateboards, in-line skates, commonly known as "roller
blades," or roller skates or similar wheeled devices, sleds, toboggans,
saucers or similar equipment or devices used for sliding, guiding
or coasting.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a vehicle (as defined in this chapter) in the Borough of Sayre in
a manner which could cause bodily injury to the rider of the vehicle
or pedestrians or in any reckless manner. It shall be unlawful for
any operator of any vehicle to cling to any other moving vehicle in
Sayre Borough.
It shall be unlawful to ride a vehicle as defined in this chapter on a sidewalk in the Downtown Commercial CD District as defined in the Borough Zoning Ordinance under Chapter
173.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a vehicle in such a manner as to interfere with any pedestrian who
is exercising due care or to allow such a vehicle (as defined by this
chapter) to obstruct pedestrian traffic.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof:
A. Skateboard violations.
(1) First offense. The skateboard used in violations of
this chapter shall be impounded by the Police Department of the Borough
for a period not exceeding 15 days. If the person violating this chapter
is a minor, in addition to confiscation of the skateboard as aforementioned,
the Borough Police shall notify the parent, guardian or other person
having legal custody of said minor of the violation of this chapter
and the impounding of the skateboard. In addition, said individual
shall be provided with a copy of this chapter.
(2) Second and/or subsequent offense. The skateboard of
any person violating the provisions of this chapter for the second
and/or subsequent time shall be impounded by the Police Department
of the Borough for a period not exceeding 30 days and said person
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $15 and costs.
In the event said person is a minor, the skateboard of said minor
shall be impounded by the Police Department of the Borough for a period
not exceeding 30 days and the parent, guardian or other person having
legal custody of said minor shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to
pay a fine of not less than $15 nor more than $300, plus costs of
prosecution.
B. Other vehicle violations. Any person violating this
chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $15 nor more than $300,
plus costs of prosecution.