New Article 1 of Chapter 14 to be entitled Roller Skates and Skateboards

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• • OU°STH g\\\1, j % o City of South Bend '7/j Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor 111 /1 South Bend Common Council John Voorde Ann Puzzello Thomas Zakrzewski President Vice-President Chairman. Committee of the Whole May 18, 1988 Members of the Common Council 4th Floor County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Re: Proposed Skateboard Legislation Dear Fellow Council Members: As Chairman of the Public Safety Commitee of the Common Council, I am introducing a Bill to regulate the use of roller skates and skateboards within our City. As you are all well aware the popularity of the use of skateboards and roller skates has become a new national pastime throughout our country. Along with the advent of these new sporting activities unfortunately, new public safety considerations have been raised. The attached Ordinance tries to affectively and reasonably balance the rights of both the individuals who wish to use skateboards and roller skates within out community as well as the rights of our citizens who wish to walk along public sidewalks and drive on City streets without having their safety jeopardized. The Bill basically does the following: 1. It prohibits the use of skateboards or roller skates on any City streets except when crossing a street at an intersection. At those times all safety regulations must be adhered to which apply to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. County-City Building • South Bend, Indiana 46601 • 219/284-9321 Stephen Luecke Donald Niezgodski William Soderberg Ann Puzzello Linas Slavinskas First District Second District Third District Fourth District Fifth District Thomas Zakrzewski Sean Coleman Loretta Duda John Voorde Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Sixth District At Large At Large At Large Council Attorney