10.12.186 Skateboards.
A. Definition. Skateboard means a board of any material (natural or synthetic) with wheels affixed to the underside, designed to be ridden by a person.
B. Prohibited Riding Areas. A skateboard shall not be ridden on a sidewalk or public parking lot in the following areas:
1. Area lying two hundred feet west of Adams Street between First and Fifth Streets;
2. Area bounded by Adams Street, Galloway Street, First Street, and Fifth Street;
3. Area between Davis and Evans and Fifth Street to Sixth Street, including the city of McMinnville parking structure;
4. Area between Evans and Ford Streets and First to Seventh Streets, including the sidewalks and pathways in and around the County Courthouse and community center;
5. All other areas specifically posted to prohibit the use of skateboards. (Ord. 5008 §1, 2016).
C. Duty to Yield. A person riding a skateboard shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, and shall yield the right-of-way to motor vehicles when approaching or crossing a driveway.
D. Duty to Obey Traffic Control Devices. A person riding a skateboard upon a public street shall obey all traffic control devices.
E. Prohibited Riding Times. No person shall ride a skateboard upon any street or sidewalk between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise unless the skateboard or rider is equipped with lighting equipment that meets the described requirements:
1. The lighting equipment must be used during limited visibility conditions;
2. The lighting equipment must show a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front of the skateboard;
3. The lighting device must have a red reflector or lighting device or material of such size or characteristic and so mounted as to be visible from all distances up to six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlights on a motor vehicle.
F. Seizure of Skateboards. At such time as a citation is issued to a skateboard rider who is in violation of this section, the police may seize the skateboard upon which the violator was riding.
1. A skateboard may be recovered from the McMinnville police department (between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m.,) by an adult rider 24 hours after being seized.
2. A skateboard may be recovered from the McMinnville police department (between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m.) by a juvenile offender 24 hours after being seized. A board shall only be released to a juvenile offender when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
G. Procedure. A citation to appear in McMinnville municipal court for violation of this section shall be issued to the alleged violator stating the date, time, and place to appear and the date and place of the alleged offense. At the request of the offender, a trial shall be conducted before the court without a jury. All juvenile violators shall be cited to juvenile court.
H. Penalty. The penalty for violation of any provisions of this section shall be a fine not less than five dollars and not more than one hundred dollars. (Ord. 4365 §1, 1986).