[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Breckenridge 10-1-1990
by Ord. No. 415. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The area of the city described as follows: The area bounded by 4th
Street from Beede Avenue and south to Mendenhall Avenue and west to 3rd Street
and south to Nebraska Avenue and west to the Welles Memorial Park entrance
at the Otter Tail River and along the Otter Tail River to the Bois de Sioux
River and south the Burlington Northern/Red River and Western Railroad bridge
and east to Pope Street and south to Wisconsin Avenue, then east to 4th Street
and south to Oregon Avenue and east to 6th Street then north to Wisconsin
Avenue and east to 8th Street and then north to Nebraska Avenue and west to
6th Street then north to Beede Avenue and the right-of-way of US Highway 75
North from Beede Avenue to Wilkin Avenue.
To ride on or control the operation of a skateboard or roller skate.
Includes an individual, partnership, corporation, the state and its
agencies and subdivisions and any body of persons whether incorporated or
not.
A form of skate, runner or blade attached to a shoe or the feet to
which wheels have been attached.
A nonmotorized, self-propelled device for riding upon, usually while
standing and not secured to the riders feet or shoes, consisting of an oblong
piece of wood or of other composition mounted on skate or skate-type wheels.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a skateboard or roller
skates:
A.
Within the central business district.
B.
On private property of another without the express permission
to do so by the owner or occupant of said property. Signs posted prohibiting
skateboards and or roller skates are to be considered sufficient notice of
their prohibition.
C.
On any county state-aid road or state highway within
the city limits, except to make a direct crossing.
D.
On any public and private property generally described
as the tennis courts, swimming pool area, public school property, St. Francis
Medical Center and Home property.
E.
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to
endanger, or be likely to endanger, the safety of any person or the property
of any other person.
F.
When emerging from an alley, driveway or building upon
approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway,
to fail to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching the sidewalk
or sidewalk area, or upon entering the roadway to fail to yield the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.
G.
To attach the skateboard or roll skates to or the person
of the operator to any vehicle, as defined in M.S. § 169.01, upon
a roadway.
H.
While upon a roadway, failing to ride as close as possible
to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
I.
Upon a public street or other roadway after sunset and
before sunrise.
This chapter shall not apply to the use of skateboards and roller skates/skis/blades
when authorized by police for exhibitions, demonstrations or parades.
A.
Any person apprehended by a law enforcement officer in
violation of the provisions of this chapter may have his or her skateboard
or roller skates impounded by the officer in lieu of a citation as provided
herein as follows:
B.
Any operator aggrieved by the impound of his or her skateboard
or roller skates may petition the City Council for a hearing thereon at the
next regular Council meeting following the impoundment.
