PROHIBITION OF SKATEBOARDING AND ROLLERBLADING

ORDINANCE NO. 89 - 2007AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 238 – 1984, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 152 -1993 ENTITLED “ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE USE OF CERTAIN COUNTY-OWNED AND/OR OPERATED FACILITIES.”BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Nassau County, as follows:

Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance 238 – 1984, as amended by Ordinance 152 – 1993 is hereby amended as follows:

“m. Skateboards and Rollerblades. With respect only to Nassau Community College, no person, with or without wearing a helmet, shall operate a skateboard, as defined as a manufactured or assembled device consisting of a platform having two or more small wheels mounted or permanently attached thereto which is used for skating or gliding, or use rollerblades within campus buildings, on campus stairs, on campus benches or other structures upon which seating is possible, on campus railings or banisters, on campus walls, on campus sidewalks or on campus ramps.”

Section 2.  Within thirty (30) days of the enactment of this ordinance, Nassau Community College shall provide notice as to the prohibitions contained within said ordinance. Such notice shall be implemented by: a) the posting of signs at the entrances to Nassau Community College, b) the posting of signs at those locations within the Nassau Community College campus at which activity to be covered by this ordinance has frequently occurred, and c) the posting on internet sites which it is reasonable to assume that individuals likely to engage in such activity may view.

Section 3. Within one year from the date of enactment of this ordinance, Nassau Community College shall report to the Presiding Officer and Minority Leader of the Nassau County Legislature and to the chair and ranking member of the Public Safety Committee as to the impact of this ordinance on the behavior to be regulated by it and shall make any appropriate recommendations on how to enhance the effectiveness of this ordinance with respect to such regulation.

Section 4. Section 6 of Ordinance 238-1984, as amended by Ordinance 152-1993 is hereby amended as follows:

“Penalties. A violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a period of not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided, however, that the maximum penalty for a violation of section 4(m) of this ordinance dealing with skateboarding and rollerblading in certain areas of the campus of Nassau Community College shall not exceed three hundred-fifty dollars ($350) for the first offense.”

Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the receipt of a report from Nassau Community College by the County Executive, the Presiding Officer and the Minority Leader of the County Legislature and the Chair and the ranking member of the Public Safety Committee of the Nassau County Legislature that the notice required under Section 2 of this ordinance has been implemented by the College.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This ordinance provides that no person, with or without a helmet, shall operate a skateboard, as defined as a manufactured or assembled device consisting of a platform having two or more small wheels mounted or permanently attached to it, nor shall use rollerblades in the following locations within the boundaries of the College campus: within campus buildings, on campus stairs, on campus benches or other structures upon which seating is possible, on campus railings or banisters, on campus walls, on campus sidewalks or on campus ramps. The penalty for the violation of this ordinance shall be the same as for the violation of Ordinance 238-1984, as amended by Ordinance 152-1993, which established a maximum fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a period of not more than one year (or both), provided, however, that the maximum penalty for a violation of this ordinance shall not exceed three hundred-fifty dollars ($350) for the first offense.