Windsor Municipal Code Ch. 6 Skateboard Prohibition Area

The purpose of the ordinance codified in this chapter is to prohibit the use of skateboards, rollerblades, roller skates, scooters, and bicycles in the Skateboard Prohibition Area. The Town deems such activities to be a danger and an annoyance to pedestrians, and cause damage to public property. It is the intent of this chapter to reduce the risk of injury to persons and damage to public property by eliminating the use of these transportation devices in areas of regular pedestrian traffic.

(Ord. No. 2001-149 § 1)

As used in this chapter:

(A) Skateboard is a transportation device consisting of a narrow platform on which wheels are fastened. A skateboard is typically propelled by pushing off the ground with one (1) foot, or by force of gravity.

(B) Roller skates consist of a set of wheels attached to footwear, or to a device that connects the wheels to an ordinary shoe.

(C) Rollerblades are a type of roller skate (as defined above), with the wheels arranged in a straight line.

(D) Scooters refers to motorized or nonmotorized devices with wheels (typically, two (2)) upon which a person may ride by placing one (1) foot or both feet on a flat surface and placing his/her hands on handles that extend up from the foot surface.

(E) Bicycles are usually two (2)-wheeled transportation devices designed to seat one (1) or two (2) people, which are propelled by pedals usually connected to the rear wheel by a chain and are usually steered by means of handlebars. The prohibition shall extend to variations of the bicycle that have more than two (2) wheels, a chain not attached to the back wheel, or a steering device that does not consist of traditional handlebars.

(F) Skateboard Prohibition Area means that area of public property beginning at the intersection of Old Redwood Highway and Windsor Road, then extending south on Windsor Road before jogging west along the south side of the southern portion of Emily Rose Circle to include the site of the Windsor Depot in its entirety located at 9001 Windsor Road and then extending east along the south side of Windsor River Road to Old Redwood Highway, then continuing northwest on Old Redwood Highway to the intersection of Old Redwood Highway and Windsor Road. The Skateboard Prohibition Area specifically includes the Town Civic Center, the area commonly known and designated as the "Town Green" and the "Windsor Depot."

(Ord. No. 2001-149 § 2; Ord. No. 2010-265, § 2, 8-4-2010)

The Town of Windsor hereby prohibits the riding or propelling of skateboards, rollerblades, roller skates, scooters, or bicycles by persons within the Skateboard Prohibition Area. The prohibition shall extend to all walkways, sidewalks, ramps, pedestrian paths and other areas of the Skateboard Prohibition Area where pedestrians typically travel, but shall not include the areas of parking lots, public roads or streets.

(Ord. No. 2001-149 § 3)

A violation of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), for the first two (2) violations; third and subsequent violations within a twelve (12)-month period shall be deemed a public nuisance and shall be prosecuted as misdemeanors, pursuant to Town Ordinance No. 2001-143, the Town's Code Enforcement Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2001-149 § 4)