[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Riverton 12-5-2007
by Ord. No. 6-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The short title of this chapter shall be the "Skateboarding Ordinance,"
and this chapter shall be hereinafter cited and referred to for the purpose
of amendment or otherwise by said title.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated.
Privately improved real estate, lot and co-joined lots open to the
general public, where commodities and services are exchanged, bought or sold,
including but limited to a store, shopping center, mall, office building,
or professional complex, together with the remainder of the same lot(s) designated
for related vehicle or pedestrian use.
A single platform mounted on wheels designed or in fact used for
riding underfoot, or a board with roller skate wheels or other similar wheels
attached to the underside, without a mechanism or other device for steering
while being used, operated or ridden. "To skateboard" refers to the riding
of a skateboard.
The use or riding of a skateboard.
Includes all ramps commonly referred to as such, platforms manufactured
or contrived surfaces of any and every pattern or configuration and other
similar devices and things designed for use for riding a skateboard upon or
above any area.
A.Â
No person shall use or operate or ride on a skateboard upon or in any of the places stated in § 108-4A hereof.
C.Â
No person shall place, locate or leave a skateboard ramp
in any public roadway (including the entire paved and improved surface thereof,
including gutter areas, from curb to curb, where curbs exist) or on any public
sidewalk.
D.Â
Except as a means of transportation to and from a commercial
establishment, no person shall operate a skateboard or otherwise engage in
activities collectively known as "skateboarding" on a commercial establishment(s)
or surrounding area designated for vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
A.Â
The places referred to in § 108-3A are:
(1)Â
All public and private sidewalks;
(2)Â
The grounds of Riverton Memorial Park, except for the
designated sixty-foot by one-hundred-fifteen-foot paved fenced area (adjacent
to Cedar Street);
(3)Â
The grounds of Riverton Public School;
(4)Â
All municipal parking lots;
(5)Â
The Riverton Plaza, including the gazebo; and
(6)Â
The War Memorial Monument.
A.Â
A police officer of the Borough who shall observe any
person using, operating or riding upon a skateboard in violation of this chapter
shall:
(1)Â
Upon the first violation, take possession of the skateboard
for a period not exceeding 48 hours, after which the skateboard shall be returned
to the parent or guardian of a minor violator or, in the case of an adult
violator, to the violator himself.
(2)Â
Upon the second violation, take possession of the skateboard for a period not exceeding 72 hours and issue a summons and complaint to the violator if an adult, providing for a fine of $50, payable to the Riverton Municipal Court; or if a minor, to be referred to the Juvenile Court in accordance with Subsection B of this section. After said seventy-two-hour period, the skateboard shall be returned to the parent or guardian of a minor violator or, in the case of an adult, to the violator himself.
B.Â
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be subject to:
(1)Â
A fine, the amount of which shall be within the discretion
of and shall be fixed by the Municipal Court of Riverton or other court or
judicial officer having appropriate jurisdiction, but which shall in no case
be greater in amount than that permitted by N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, as amended and
supplemented, and other applicable law;
(2)Â
A period of community service, within the meaning and
limits of and as referred to in N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, as amended and supplemented,
and other applicable law;
(3)Â
Both a fine and a period of community service.