Ordinance 92-069 ORDINANCE NO. 92- 69
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE RIDING OF CYCLES,
SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, IN-LINE SKATES AND
SIMILAR CONVEYANCE ON STOREFRONT SIDEWALKS WITHIN
ANY SHOPPING CENTER IN UNINCORPOKATED COLLIER
COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
W~EREAS, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners deems
it be in the public interest of the citizens of Collier County to
prohibit the operation of any cycle, skateboard, roller skate,
in-line skate, coaster, toy vehicle, or similar conveyance on,
over or across any storefront sidewalk situate' in any shopping
center in unincorporated Collier County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUN~
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION I. Cycling. Skateboarding. Roller Skatinq In-line Skatin~ Or Ridin~ Anv Tov Wheeled
Conveyance Prohibited On ShoDDin~ Center ~ ~-
storefront Sidewalks.
A. No person shall operate a cycle, skateboard, roller
skate, in-line skate, coaster, toy vehicle, or similar conveyance
upon, on, or across any sidewalk in front of or immediately
adjacent to any door for ingress or egress of members of the
public to any retail business or service establishment within any
shopping center in unincorporated Collier County.
B. Where a sign is placed by any landowner or landowner's
agent, by being painted on or affixed over or near any storefront
sidewalk within any shopping center, the text of which sign
prohibits operation of a cycle, skateboard, roller skate, tn-li~e
skate, coaster, toy vehicle, and/or similar conveyance thereon,
no person shall disobey any such sign.
C. "Shopping Center" is defined for the purposes of this
Ordinance as a group of unified commercial establishments built
on a site which is planned, developed, owned or managed as an
operating unit consisting of eight (8) or more retail business or
service establishments containing a cumulative total of at least
twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area. A marina,
hotel, or motel, with accessory retail shops, is not a shopping
center.
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~. PenaltY.
Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance
shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined up to $25.00 for the first offense
(up to $50.00 for a second conviction of any violation by the
same person at the same shopping center site), and in addition
shall pay all costs and expenses incurred in the prosecution of
any such violation. In addition, and as an alternative means of
enforcement, Collier County may enforce any provision of this
Ordinance by means of any available civil remedy before an
appropriate Code Enforcement Board, or in any court of cpmpetent
Jurisdiction.
~LT~. Enforcement.
..... The provisions .of. this Ordinance may be enforced by members
of any duly auth0r~zed law enforcement agency or other officers
having subject matter Jurisdiction in Collier County, Florida.
~. Conflict and Severabilitv.
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other
ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more
restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of any then remaining portions hereof.
~. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon receipt of notice
from the Secretary of State that this Ordinance has been filed
with the Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of:Collier county, Florida, this
aTTEST: /'~' ~)~' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Appro%ed as.t% fo~ and
sUffic~ency:
Th6mas C. ~alm~
Assistant Coun~tor~
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF COLLIER )
I, JAMES C. GILES, Clerk of Courts In and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do
her~y certify that the foregoing is a true copy of:
Ordinance No. 92-69
which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on
the 22nd day of September, 1992, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 23rd
day of September, 1992.
Clerk of Courts and:' Clerk .' :.
Ex-officio to Board of,.,
County Commissioners "~ ·