§ 220-3. Playing in streets and on sidewalks.  


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  • A. 
    Play streets. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the setting aside of streets, or sections thereof, for a limited period of time for playground or other temporary lawful purposes by the Common Council, under proper supervision. Such streets or sections thereof, while used for playground purposes, shall be blocked from traffic and properly marked and policed.
    B. 
    Riding bicycles on sidewalks.
    (1) 
    No persons of any age shall ride any bicycle upon or along any sidewalk or pathway set aside for pedestrians upon either side of Main Street between the intersection of River and Main Streets and the intersection of Elm and Main Streets, which are public streets in the City, except handicapped persons who are unable to walk.
    (2) 
    No person over the age of 12 years shall ride any bicycle upon or along any sidewalk or pathway set aside for pedestrians in any public street of the City, except handicapped persons who are unable to walk.
    C. 
    Other transport devices.
    (1) 
    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate roller skates, skateboards, scooters, skis, sleds, coasting devices or other similar types of nonmotorized recreational and sports equipment with wheels or runners upon the streets of the City, except on such streets and such times as the Common Council may designate from time to time.
    (2) 
    Bicycles and other vehicles covered by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws are exempt from this section.
    D. 
    Sidewalk use.
    (1) 
    It shall be unlawful for person to operate roller skates, skateboards, scooters, skis, sleds, coasting devices or other similar types of nonmotorized recreational and sports equipment with wheels or runners on or along any sidewalks or pathways set aside for pedestrians in the following areas or upon such sidewalks as the Common Council may designate from time to time:
    (a) 
    Main Street from River Street to Walling Avenue.
    (b) 
    Chestnut Street from Market Street to the Intersection of Chestnut Street and West Street.
    (c) 
    Wall Street.
    (d) 
    Dietz Street from Main Street to Walnut Street.
    (e) 
    Ford Avenue from Main Street to Walnut Street.
    (f) 
    South Main Street.
    (g) 
    Market Street from Main Street to Division Street.
    (h) 
    Elm Street from Main Street to Walnut Street.
    (i) 
    Maple Street from Main Street to the intersection at Walnut Street.
    (j) 
    James F. Lettis Highway.
    (2) 
    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate such vehicles within the confines of any public parking area or within the confines of Huntington Memorial Park.
    (3) 
    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a skateboard without the use of protective headgear.
    (4) 
    It shall be unlawful to use any such device within 20 feet of any pedestrian.
    (5) 
    Such device may only be used during the hours of daylight.
    (6) 
    It shall be unlawful for three or more persons to operate such devices within 100 feet of any other such device.
    E. 
    Anything heretofore notwithstanding this Subsection D shall not apply to any device or vehicle commonly used to transport handicapped or disabled persons either with or without assistance of another person or under its own power. Also exempt from this provision shall be the use of any such vehicle when used under direct parental or guardian in loco parentis supervision.
Amended 5-16-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006