Regulating the Use of Skateboards, In-Line Skates and Roller Skates
Adopted by the Village Board, Village of Sackets Harbor
Law #2 of 2011
- Legislative findings
It is in the public interest and a
matter of public safety to provide for the safe, orderly and regular flow of pedestrian
and vehicular traffic on public thoroughfares and to otherwise regulate the use
of skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates in the Village of Sackets
Harbor, so as to promote the health and welfare of the citizens of the Village,
in particular young children using these devices on sidewalks and public roads.
- Definitions
As used in this chapter, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
IN-LINE SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with a
single row of roller wheels and commonly referred to as "roller
blades."
ROLLER SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with two
or more rows of roller wheels.
SKATEBOARD
A narrow board f wood, plastic,
fiberglass or similar material with roller skate or other type of wheels
attached to each end and used for gliding or moving on any hard surfaces,
without a mechanism or other device for steering while being used, operated or
ridden.
- Prohibited locations
It shall be unlawful to operate
skateboards, in-line skates or roller skates within the Village of Sackets
Harbor at any of the following locations:
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Street
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Side
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Location
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W. Main Street
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Both Sides
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From Broad St. to Hill Street
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Bayard Street
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Both Sides
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From W. Main to W. Washington Street
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Ray Street
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Both Sides
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From W. Main to W. Washington Street
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Hill Street
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Both Sides
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From W. Main to W. Washington Street
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E. Main Street
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Both Sides
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From Village line to Woolsey Street
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Sackets Harbor Central School
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Entire Property
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Village Municipal Buildings and adjacent paved parking and
driving areas
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Entire Property
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- Unlawful activities
No person shall use or operate a
skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates upon any permitted public streets
(including the entire paved and improved surfaces thereof, including gutter
areas, from curb to curb, where curbs exist) sidewalks or on any public lands
within the Village of Sackets Harbor:
a. in
a careless manner or without due caution;
b. while
endangering or in any manner to create a risk or danger to any person or
property;
c. in
any manner which impedes or interferes with pedestrian or vehicular
traffic. Persons operating a skateboard,
in-line skates or roller skates shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
vehicular traffic;
d. in
violation of any provisions of Article 34 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the
State of New York (Helmet Law); or
e. after
9 o’clock p.m. or prior to ˝ hour before sunrise.
- Required precautions
a.
Every person operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates shall operate
the same in strict observance of Article 34 of the New York State Vehicle and
Traffic Law relating to the operation of bicycle and play vehicles, except as
to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
b. The
operator of a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates emerging from any
alley, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the
right-of-way to all pedestrians on said sidewalk and any motor vehicles
operating in the vicinity of the sidewalk.
c. Whenever
any person shall operate a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates upon a
sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall
give an appropriate audible signal before overtaking and passing such
pedestrian.
d. No
person shall operate a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates after sunset
unless he or she is wearing reflective clothing, which shall be visible from a
distance of not less than 300 feet from the front, side and rear when directly
in front of the lawful beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. "Reflective
clothing" shall be defined, for the purposes of this chapter, as any
shirt, vest or jacket or any other readily visible piece of apparel equipped
with a reflective surface.
- Penalties for offenses
Any parent, custodian or guardian
who permits a person under 16 years of age to violate any provision of this
chapter and any person 16 years of age or older who violates any provision of
this chapter shall each be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $50 for the first offense and not more
than $100 for each offense thereafter, or by impounding of such person’s
skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates for a period not to exceed 90 days,
or any combination thereof.
7. Effective date
This local law shall take
effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
