HomeMy WebLinkAbout087 - 06/21/1994 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO SKATES, SKATEBOARDS, IN-LINE SKATES AND SIMILAR DEVICES ORDINANCE NO. 87, 1994
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 28-17 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO SKATES,
SKATEBOARDS, IN-LINE SKATES, AND SIMILAR
DEVICES UNDER THE "MODEL TRAFFIC CODE
FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES," 1977 EDITION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 28-
17 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to add, repeal , and
amend subsections of Section 21-5 of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado
Municipalities, 1977 Edition, in numerical sequence with previous amendments and
additions contained in Section 28-17, to read as follows:
That in Section 21-5, Restricted use of snowmobiles, skis, toboggans,
coasters, skates and similar devices, subsections (a) and (b) are hereby amended,
subsection (e) is hereby repealed and reenacted, and subsection (f) is hereby
added, each of which is to read as follows:
Sec_ 21-5-_ Restric-tPA use- of snowmobiles, skis, toboggans,
coasters, skates, and similar devices. - (a) No person shall use any
street or highway within this municipality for traveling on skis,
toboggans, coasting sleds, skates, skateboards, coasters, in-line
skates, or similar devices, except as otherwise provided in
subsections (b) and (d) of this section, and it shall be unlawful
for any person to use any roadway within this municipality as a sled
or ski course for the purpose of coasting on sleds, skis, or similar
devices. This subsection (a) shall not apply to sidewalks.
(b) No person upon roller skates or in-line skates, or riding
on or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, skateboard, or similar
device, shall go upon any roadway in this municipality except while
crossing a street in a crosswalk, and when so crossing such person
shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of
the duties applicable to pedestrians.
"(e) Where such use is prohibited by an official traffic
control device, a person shall not ride or use skates, skateboards,
in-line skates, coasters, or similar devices on any sidewalk, path,
trail , crosswalk, plaza area, public parking area, or any other
public way or place.
"(f) A person riding or using roller skates, skateboards, in-
line skates, coasters, or similar devices on any sidewalk, path,
trail , crosswalk, plaza area, public narking area, or any other
public way or place, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian
and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such
pedestrian. "
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 7th day of June, A.D. 1994, and to be presented for final passage on the
21st day of June, A.D. 1994.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 21st y o June, A. 94.
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