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Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Section 10-610 entitled "Skateboarding on Public Property" and Section 10-1608, entitled "Hearings," to prohibit additional conduct, revise enforcement procedures, and make certain technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 10-610 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง10-610. Skateboarding, Rollerblading and Bicycling on Public Property.
(1) No person shall use a skateboard in any of the following areas:
(a) the area bounded by Arch street, Fifteenth street, Broad street, and John F. Kennedy boulevard (the Municipal Services Building plaza and sidewalks); or
(b) on public property unless use of a skateboard on such property is authorized by regulation, ordinance or statute, or is otherwise authorized by the governmental agency, department or commission responsible for such property. "Public Property" does not include public roads, highways, bicycle and/or skateboard paths, or sidewalks abutting private property. "Public Property" also shall not include Recreation Department facilities, which facilities shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Recreation Department. [; and (c)]
(2) No person shall use a skateboard, rollerblades or a bicycle on portions of private property, including but not limited to outdoor plazas, that are dedicated to use by the general public, where the owner of such private property has posted a notice indicating that [skateboarding] such activity is prohibited on that property pursuant to the Philadelphia Code and that violation of the prohibition may lead to confiscation and forfeiture of skateboards, rollerblades and bicycles used on the property.
[(2)] (3) The parent of any child under the age of eighteen (18) years who violates [subsection 10-610(...
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