It is unlawful for any person to engage in roller blading or roller skating in the city except in compliance with the following rules and regulations pertaining thereto, to wit:

    A.    Persons riding roller blades or roller skates within the city shall observe all traffic signs, stop at all stop signs, obey traffic signals and the orders of the city police officers and school patrol guards.

    B.    Persons riding roller blades or roller skates upon a street, roadway, or sidewalk in the city shall ride single file, and no persons shall ride roller blades or roller skates upon any street, roadway, or sidewalk abreast of one and another.

    C.    Every person riding roller blades or roller skates upon any street shall observe all traffic rules and regulations applicable thereto, shall turn only at intersections, will ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a pedestrian, a standing vehicle, or one proceeding in the same direction.

    D.    No person riding roller blades or roller skates on a street or sidewalk shall hold onto, or attach their roller blades or roller skates or themselves to any motor vehicle or towing device.

    E.    No person riding roller blades or roller skates on a roadway, street, or sidewalk in the city shall engage in any trick riding or weaving.

    F.    No person riding on roller blades or roller skates shall propel or move out of alleys and driveways, or from behind parked cars, without first stopping and looking in all directions to see that the sidewalks or streets where they are located are clear of vehicle traffic and/or pedestrians. Persons riding roller blades or roller skates shall yield the right-of-way to oncoming pedestrians and/or vehicles.

    G.    No person shall ride roller blades or roller skates on a city roadway or street, sidewalk, or another location hereinafter described in the subsequent numbered subparagraphs hereof, as follows:

    1.    On any private property on which is prominently posted a sign indicating the use of roller blades or roller skates is prohibited.

    2.    Any municipal property which is not designated for the use of roller blades or roller skates, to include but not be limited to: public tennis and basketball courts, the fountain, park, and parking lot at the Columbia City Hall, the Columbia Public Library parking lot, the city’ s Scout Hut porch, the city’ s Civic Center porch, the Public Safety Complex parking lot, the Public Works building and facilities parking lot, the Admiral Memorial Circle, or on any structural part of any municipal building in the city.

    3.    On Main Street and on Bottom Avenue and other roadways where sidewalks are provided.

    4.    Any other location which creates a substantial hazard to the person or property of others.

    H.    No person shall operate roller blades or roller skates so as to mark, deface, disfigure, or otherwise cause damage to paving materials, playgrounds, recreational equipment or facilities, monuments, or any other structure or surface upon which the roller blades or roller skates are being operated. (Ord. 1696 § 1 (part), 1998)