[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Sayre 2-26-2007 by Ord. No. 848. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
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:
Includes public highways, boulevards, avenues, alleys and
all other Borough property, parks, sidewalks and other accessible
property which would be considered public property.
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.
A.
SKATEBOARD
Definition. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A vehicle propelled by human power and gravity consisting
of material or a portion of material formed in a thin, firm sheet
with wheels attached to the underside.
B.
Prohibited locations. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in skateboarding or ride upon or propel any skateboard upon the following streets and sidewalks within the Borough of Sayre: Downtown Commercial CD District as defined in the Borough Zoning Ordinance under Chapter 173.
C.
Obedience of persons engaged in skateboarding to traffic-control
devices and regulations.
(1)
A person engaged in skateboarding shall obey the instructions
of a police officer or other appropriately attired person authorized
to direct, control or regulate traffic.
D.
Right-of-way to pedestrians. The person engaged in
skateboarding shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and may
not overtake or pass a pedestrian while riding upon or propelling
the skateboard. The operator of such skateboard shall dismount from
the skateboard and shall pass or overtake the pedestrian on foot,
or wait until the pedestrian passes, prior to remounting the skateboard.
E.
Right-of-way to motor vehicles. No person engaged
in skateboarding shall suddenly leave a curb, sidewalk, berm or street
or any other place of safety and ride upon or propel any skateboard
into or towards the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute
a hazard. Where there are no pedicycle lanes, persons engaged in skateboarding
upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right of the roadway as practical,
exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or on proceeding
in the same direction.
F.
Ramps and devices. No person shall place a ramp, half-pipe
or other structure used for skateboarding in a public thoroughfare,
street, upon a sidewalk or municipal parking lot within the Borough
of Sayre.
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.
