[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Vernon 8-26-2010 by Ord. No.
10-15.]
For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
the definitions provided for herein:
A vehicle with two (2) wheels propelled solely by human power
and having pedals, handlebars and a saddle-like seat. The term shall
include a bicycle for two (2) or more persons having seats and corresponding
sets of pedals arranged in tandem.
Any and all parking lots owned or controlled by the Township
of Vernon or any agency thereof.
All sidewalks and parking lots for any private business establishment,
including but not limited to, shopping centers, stores, offices or
any other places of business.
A device or devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels
attached, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels and
used to glide or propel the user over the ground.
A vehicle with wheels propelled solely by human power without
pedals and having handlebars or other steering component.
A platform or board with roller-skate wheels or other similar
wheels affixed to the underside, designed to be ridden by a person
or persons, which has no steering device or mechanism to steer or
control the direction thereof while being used or ridden, even though
the direction may be controlled to some degree by shifting the feet
or weight of the rider during such use.
No person shall use, operate or ride any skateboard, scooter,
roller skate or bicycle in any municipal parking lot or in any public
access way as defined herein. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed
to prohibit the use of bicycles as a means of transportation to or
from any municipal parking lot or any public access way, as defined
herein, nor shall this chapter be construed to prohibit the walking
or parking of bicycles by the operator thereof within any municipal
parking lot or in any public access way, as defined herein.
The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by any Township
Police Officer and by any owner or tenant of any business establishment
with a parking lot or sidewalk or municipal parking lot to which the
public is invited; provided, however, that the provisions of this
chapter shall not be enforceable on any private or municipal property
until such time as the owner or tenant thereof conspicuously posts
a sign stating that the use of skateboards, roller skates or bicycles
on this property is prohibited by Ordinance #10-15.
