[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Ocean Beach 6-7-1980 by L.L. No. 3-1980 as Article VIII of
the 1951 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 156.
Whenever in this chapter the following terms
are used, they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them
in this section, as well as those meanings which are commonly understood.
Such person or persons employed by the Village of Ocean Beach
or performing work for the Village of Ocean Beach as are so designated
as "authorized Village employees" by the Mayor.
Includes a vehicle with two tandem wheels with solid or pneumatic
tires, having a steering bar or wheel, with only one seat intended
for one passenger at a time and propelled by pedals. Excludes twin
or multiple-passenger vehicles.
[Amended 3-19-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
A two-wheeled automotive vehicle having one or two saddles.
A wheeled motorized vehicle or scooter, either with or without
a seat, including self-balancing motorized scooters.
[Amended 3-19-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
5:00 a.m. on the Tuesday after Labor Day through and including
7:00 p.m. on the Friday of the weekend before the July 4th holiday.
[Added 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998;
amended 5-22-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999; 6-15-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
Refers to the use, putting into action or causing to function
any of the vehicles or objects or contrivances herein defined.
Shoes with a set of wheels attached or a frame with wheels
attached that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe, including rollerblades
and inline skates.
[Amended 11-19-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994]
A foot-operated vehicle consisting of a narrow board mounted
between two wheels in tandem with an upright steering handle.
A narrow board mounted on roller-skate-type wheels.
7:00 p.m. on the Friday of the weekend before the July 4th
holiday through and including 5:00 a.m. on the Tuesday after Labor
Day.
[Added 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998;
amended 5-22-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999; 6-15-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
Wheels used for balancing or teaching bicycle riding, the
use of which shall still render a bicycle a bicycle for the purpose
of this chapter despite now having four wheels instead of two wheels.
[Added 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Includes a three-wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals.
[Amended 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
No motorcycle, motor scooter, moped or like
vehicle shall be operated on any of the public walks or in any public
places within the Village of Ocean Beach, except by on-duty Police
or Fire Department personnel.
[Amended 11-19-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994]
A.Â
Summer season.
[Amended 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; 5-22-1999 by L.L. No.
4-1999; 4-15-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
(1)Â
No person over the age of 12 years may operate or
use a skateboard, roller skates/blades or a scooter on any of the
public walks or in any public places within the Village of Ocean Beach
during the summer season.
(2)Â
Permitted persons (12 years of younger) may only operate
or use a skateboard, roller skates/blades or a scooter on any of the
public walks or in any public places within the Village of Ocean Beach
during the summer season between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
on Monday through Thursday, and between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m. on Fridays.
(3)Â
The operation or use of a skateboard, roller skates/blades
or a scooter on any of the public walks or in any public places within
the Village of Ocean Beach during the summer season is prohibited
on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
B.Â
Off season. Persons may only operate or use a skateboard,
roller skates/blades or a scooter on any of the public walks or in
any public places within the Village of Ocean Beach during the off
season between sunrise and sunset.
[Amended 4-15-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
C.Â
Restricted areas. No person may operate or use a skateboard,
roller skates/blades or a scooter at any time on Bay Walk, Delivery
Lane, on the tennis courts or on any public walk or in any public
place north of Bay Walk within the Village of Ocean Beach.
[Amended 5-22-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999; 4-15-2000 by L.L. No.
1-2000]
D.Â
All persons using a skateboard, rollerskates/blades
or a scooter as permitted in this section within the Village of Ocean
Beach are required to wear a protective helmet.
E.Â
No person shall operate or use a skateboard, rollerskates/blades
or a scooter at any time except in a safe and prudent manner.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 56-4, Operation
of golf carts, was repealed 3-6-1982 by L.L. No. 1-1982.
[Amended 3-6-1982 by L.L. No. 1-1982; 7-20-1996 by L.L. No.
8-1996[1]; 4-12-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997; 5-10-1997 by L.L. No. 7-1997; 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; 5-22-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999; 3-19-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
A.Â
No person may operate or use a bicycle, tricycle or
like vehicle on any of the public walks or in any public places within
the Village of Ocean Beach, except as permitted herein.
(1)Â
During the off season, as defined herein: Unless otherwise
restricted below, riding is permitted within the Village at all times.
B.Â
A permit shall be issued by the Board or an individual
or individuals designated by the Board to the following persons for
essential or emergency services only:
(1)Â
Any on-duty police officer or code enforcement officer
of the Village of Ocean Beach or the County of Suffolk or the State
of New York or the federal government.
(2)Â
A duly licensed medical doctor who maintains an office
for the practice of medicine in the Village of Ocean Beach.
(3)Â
Active fire fighters who are members in good standing
of the Fire Department of the Village of Ocean Beach, excluding Bay
Walk, unless responding to a fire or emergency.
(4)Â
Any Village official for use on official business.
(5)Â
Such other persons for whom the issuance of a permit,
whether temporary or permanent, is deemed by the Mayor and/or the
Village Administrator and/or the Village Board and/or the Chief of
Police to be appropriate under the circumstances.
[Amended 4-15-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
C.Â
A permit may be issued by the Board or an individual
designated by the Board upon good cause shown after the operator shall
first obtain a certificate from a physician certifying the serious
medical need of such operator to use such a bicycle or tricycle for
transportation. The grant of permission by the Board or its designee
shall be valid for a period not to exceed one season.
D.Â
Subject to and in addition to all requirements and
restrictions contained in this chapter, all persons who operate or
use a bicycle, tricycle or like vehicle on any public walk or in any
public place within the Village of Ocean Beach shall:
[Amended 5-22-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999; 4-15-2000 by L.L. No.
1-2000]
(1)Â
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and emergency
vehicles;
(2)Â
Operate in a safe and prudent manner and at a safe
and prudent speed;
(3)Â
Only operate a bicycle, tricycle or like vehicle that
has an overall width of less than 31 inches; and
(4)Â
Yield the right-of-way to all traffic, vehicular or
otherwise, traveling westbound or eastbound on Ocean View Walk and
Midway Walk.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that
it shall expire 7-1-1997 and the previous provisions in effect prior
to L.L. No. 8-1996 would become effective.
[Amended 7-19-1980 by L.L. No. 6-1980; 3-6-1982 by L.L. No. 1-1982; 4-25-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
No bicycle or tricycle otherwise permitted to
be operated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be operated
between sunset and sunrise without having a properly lighted headlight
attached to the front of the vehicle, visible under normal atmospheric
conditions from the front end for a distance of not less than 300
feet nor without a red light or a reflector attached to the rear of
the vehicle visible for a distance of not less than 200 feet from
the rear of the bicycle or tricycle when light is shone upon it. No
bicycle or tricycle otherwise permitted to be operated pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter shall be operated at any time faster
than is reasonable and proper, and pedestrians shall at all times
have the right-of-way, except in the case of an active fireman proceeding
to a fire. No bicycle or tricycle shall be operated at any time without
having a properly functioning horn, bell or other mechanical warning
device. Operation by persons 14 years and under shall require said
person to wear an approved helmet. Passengers five years and younger
are required to wear helmets. Operators shall additionally be liable
for the failure of passengers to wear helmets as may be required herein.
[Added 7-19-1980 by L.L. No. 6-1980[1]; amended 4-13-1996 by L.L. No. 3-1996; 4-15-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
Any bicycle operated within the Village of Ocean
Beach may be inspected, registered and licensed by the Ocean Beach
Police Department, and such license shall be effective for the life
of the bicycle. Such license shall not be transferable. A schedule
of inspection, registration and licensing standards shall be established
by the Board of Trustees.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided
for the renumbering of original Section 7 as Section 8. Sections 8
and 9 were subsequently renumbered as Sections 9 and 10, respectively.
The Board of Trustees may, by regulation enacted
from time to time, establish an annual fee to be charged for the issuance
of any permit which may be issued hereunder.
[Amended 7-13-2019 by L.L. No. 03-2019]
Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a disorderly person in
violation of this chapter, which shall constitute disorderly conduct;
and such person shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a
fine of at least $25 and not exceeding $500 for each offense.
[Amended 3-6-1982 by L.L. No. 1-1982]
The Board of Trustees may revoke any permit issued hereunder for any person, firm or corporation adjudged to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any of the special conditions pursuant to which the permit was issued. Such revocation may be in addition to any fine imposed under § 56-9 hereof.
