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ORD 86-04 SKATEBOARD VIOLATION0045.16003 RPB:jt 01/24/86 ORDINANCE NO. 86-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, ADDING A NEW SECTION 10.18.030 TO THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF SKATEBOARDS AND ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. WHEREAS, the Winslow City Council finds that the regulation of skateboards upon roadways, sidewalks and publicly owned parking lots is necessary to promote the public health, safety and welfare, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Sectlon 1. There is hereby added to the Winslow Municipal Code a new Sectlon 10.18.030 to read as follows: 10.18.030 Negligent Operation of Skateboards Prohibited - Penalty. A. Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to operate a skateboard in a negligent manner upon any roadway, sidewalk or publicly owned parklng lot. For the purpose of this section, "to operate in a negligent manner" means the operation of a skateboard in such a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any persons or property. B. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a civil infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by the imposition of a monetary penalty of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). Community service hours may be imposed in addition to or in lieu of a monetary penalty. Section 2. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be lnvalid or unconstitu- tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalldity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitu- tionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance. Section 5. This ordinance or a summary thereof which includes the penalty provision shall be published in the offlcial newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after the date of publication. ATTESZ/AUTHENTICATED: CITY CLE~,'~ONNA JEAN BUXTON APPROVED MAYOR , ALICE B · TAWRESEY;~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: BY~~._~ FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: PUBLISHED: EFFECTIVE DATE: ORDINANCE NO. 86-04 January 30, 1986 February 6, 1986 February 12, 1986 February 18, 1986 - 2 -