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VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO. ) C9
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF SKATEBOARDS
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
This / Q day of
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lemont, Cook County, Illinois,
this fa.., day 1989.
, 1989.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF SKATEBOARDS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT that the Lemont
Municipal Code of 1988 be and the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto Section 12.04.121 as follows:
SECTION 1: No person shall ride a skateboard or roller skate
upon:
(a) a public sidewalk, street, park, or any other
publicly owned or maintained area in a negligent or reckless
manner, or in any manner which would create a danger of injury
to a person or property; or
(b) a sidewalk or a parking or loading area within an
area zoned for business under the Village of Lemont Zoning
Ordinance and upon which appropriate signs or markings so
prohibiting skateboarding and roller skating are present.
The term skateboard, as used herein, shall designate a
platform supported by wheels intended to carry and support a human
foot and to be propelled by human foot power. It includes vehicles
containing a handle bar and sometimes referred to as scooters.
SECTION 2: PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not
authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of
the provisions of Section 12.04.121. Any parent or guardian
knowingly authorizing or permitting a violation shall upon
conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
in accordance with the penalties provided for by Section 3.
SECTION 3: PENALTY.
The penalty for the violation of this Ordinance shall be not
less than $15.00, nor more than $100.00 for each such offense.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont shall certify to
the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published
in pamphlet form.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTY OF COOK, ILLINOIS, on this - day
of
, 1989.
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
RICHARD KWASNESKI V
KENNETH S. BROMBEREK ✓
BARBARA BUSCHMAN V
CLIFFORD JOHNSON
CHARLES SKOPEC
BERT ERCOLI V
Approved by me this /c day of
AttO4�t s
, 1989.
CHARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk