1990-05BILL NO. 1990-5
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER XX
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE
OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Chapter XX of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield entitled
"Misdemeanors" is hereby amended by adding the following new section.
Section 2025 -Skateboards and Roller Skates.
2025.01 Skateboards and Roller Skates. Subdivision 1. Findings. The city finds
and determines that it is desirable and in the public interest to regulate and control
the use of skateboards and roller skates and to prohibit their use entirely on certain
public and private property within the city
2025.03 Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section the terms
defined in this subsection have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. "Skateboard" means a device for riding upon, usually while
standing, consisting of a piece of wood or other composition mounted on
skate wheels.
Subd. 3. "Roller skate" means a form of skate having small wheels or rollers
instead of a runner. The term shall also include devices commonly known as
roller blades and roller skis.
Subd. 4. "Operate" means to ride on or upon or to control the operation of a
skateboard or roller skates.
2025.05 Subdivision 1. Prohibitions and Regulations. No person shall operate a
skateboard or roller skates under the circumstances set Forth in the following
subdivisions.
Subd. 2. On the private property of another without the express permission
of the owner or occupant of such property.
Subd. 3. On private property upon which signs have been posted prohibiting
the operation of skateboards or roller skates.
Subd. 4. On all public tennis courts within the city and on all sidewalk areas
adjacent to the municipal pool, ice arena, community center and Woodlake
Nature Center.
Subd. 5. On all public areas where signs have been posted pursuant to
council resolution prohibiting the operation of skateboards or roller skates.
Subd. 6. On any state highway located within the city.
Subd. ?. In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to be likely to
endanger the safety of any person or the property of any other person.
Subd. 8. To fail to yield the right of way to edestrians upon emerging from
any alley, driveway or building, upon approaching any sidewalk or sidewalk
area extending across any alleyway.
Subd. 9. To fail to yield the right of way to any vehicle u on entering upon
any roadway.
Subd. 10. To attach the skateboard or roller skates or the erson of the
operator to any vehicle upon a roadway.
2025.0? Subdivision 1. Penalty. Any person who shall operate a skateboard or
roller skates in violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a petty
misdemeanor. Any person who aids or abets the commission of the prohibited act
described in Subsection 2025.05 Subd. 11 is suilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2. Impoundment. Any police officer who observes any violation of
this section is authorized to impound the skateboard or roller skates and to
hold the same at the Department of Public Safety, the skatebord or roller
skates will be immediately released to the parent or legal guardian of an
operator under the age of 18 years, and shall be released to any operator 18
years of age or older following the expiration of a 24-hour im oundment
eriod.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota , this 26th
day of February ,1990.
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Steven J. @uam,~iKayoc
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ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
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City of Richfield
Minnesota Suburban Newspapers lt7tficia, Publication)
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OP"i~E ORDNANCE CODE
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ~~'~''~°t7HAP1'ERXX
OF;_ ICHFIELD
CITY OF ORDAIN:
Chappter ce Cade of the City .
of Richf'ield' eanors" is hereby
amended by a tlt~ following new section.
STATE OF MINNESOTA) ~ois~a~ ar~ds~suller~tesrsa~bd9~vi-
Sion 1. Findings. The city finds and determines
SS. that it is desu•able and is the,pubtic interest to
regulate and control the use of skateboards and
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) roller skates and toproWbktheiruseentirelyon
certain public and private property within the
city.
G r e ~ o r Y P t a c i n , bein dui sworn on an oath sa s that he/she it ~~'~ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the pur-
9 Y Y poses of this section the terms defined in this
subsection have the meaNogs given them.
Subd- 2. "SkateboaN" means a device for
the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known a: ruing upon, asaau~ venue standing, con-
sisting of a piece of good ar other composi-
tion mounted on wheels. ,
R i c h fi i e l d Sun -Current Saba. a. "Roue` ~•' means a farm of
and has full knowledge of the facts which arE skate having small eels ar rollers instead
of a runner. The shall also include
devices commonly own as roller blades
stated below. and roue` skis.
Subd. 4. ' means to ride on ar
upon or to con the operation of a
skateboard or rollerfakates.
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper tim~i:~'1Yo ~~~ ~'operate`a kaateboa~rd r
roller skates under the circumstances set forth
in the following subdlv~sions.
as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. snba•2•ontheprivaterropertyofanother
without the expreaa ~eermission of the owner
ar occupant of sacs property.
(B) The printed B is 1 I N o . 19 9 0 - 5 sins ne a been po ~ p~pibitYmg i~,he opera-
tion of skateboards:oi roller skates.
Subd. 4.On aU,ppuabllc tennis courts within
the city and on alt.si~ewalk areas adjacent
to the municipal poel;~ce arena, community
center and Woodlake;Nature Center.
Subd. 5. On allpupllc areas where signs
which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week .nave peen postcd,pp~rraut to euuneil resom-
tron prohibiting the o~eration of skateboards
or roller skates.
O n e W e d n e s d a y 7 Suba. 6. On aay gate highway located
for successive weeks; it was first published on ,the day w;tnin cne city.
' Subd. 7. in a carekl8, reckless ar negligent
manner so as to be ly to endanger the
of M a r C h ig 9 0 ,and was thereafter rinted and ublished on eve tc safety of any peraon ' the property of any
p P rY other person. ;:
Subd. 8. To faL to ylekl the right of way to
pedestrians upon emerging from any alley,
and including ,the day of , 19 ;and printed below i; dnveway or baiWiag,arpon approaching any
sidewalk ar sidewalk~-rea extending across
any alleyway. .~° '.
Subd. 9. To fail b ylekl the right of way to
a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size ans~ea io~•m~ay~#t~neskate~a earou r
skates ar the person of the operator to any
vehicle upon a roadway.
and kind of type used In the composition and publication of the notice: zozs.m sabdi Pesauy. Any person wnn
shall operate a skate or roller skates in
!' ~, ~~~°"" -.,,% -, violation of the prov this section shall be
> f,: ~ -~ guilty of a petty misde esnor. Any person wno
abcdefghijklm~ji`wxyz aids ar abets the of the prohibited act
described in Subaeie .O5 Subd. 11 is guilty
0 of a misdemeaga:' •:
p Subd. 2. Impouu ~ Any police officer
who observes any 'liar of this section is
authorized b dm d the skateboard or
General M a n a ~ e r roller skates ari~r to bold the same at the
TITLE: Department of PubticSafety, the skateboard
ar roller skates will be3mmediately released
to the parent ar legal gaardian of an operator
under the age of 18 years, and shall be releas-
Acknowledged before me on this ed to any operator 19 years of age or older
following the expiration of a ?A-hour impound-
ment eriod.
~`' 8 day of --~, M a r e h~ , 19 9 0 Ric~hf eia, M nn~ofatYtnis 26th day of FebruYary,
~„< - ~, ~ 1990.
rl i ~ ~ A , , STEVEN J. QUAM
I ~ L , r ~ !`~ 4. s : i~ ~ 1 ~ i?~ / G_~. J ") 2.. ~" Mayor
M~RlC-~IL fill. HEDBLOM
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AfY cOA~IMr83K1P1 E~tPlRES 7.2-92
RATE fNFORMATION
ATTEST:
THOMAS P. FERBER
City Clerk
(March 7, 1990)-RICH
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users $ 1.00 per Tine
for comparable space (Line, word, or inch rate)
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter $ 59.Oa per line
(Line, word, or inch rate)
(3) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 53.7 per line
(Line, word, or inch rate)