Chapter 11.20
SKATE PARK FACILITIES
Sections:
11.20.030 Helmet, elbow pads and knee pads required.
11.20.040 Posting of signs at skate park.
11.20.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to comply with Health and Safety Code Section 115800 that requires skate park operations to adopt an ordinance requiring persons riding skateboards, in-line skates, and other self-propelled wheeled apparatus at a skateboard facility to wear helmets, elbow pads and knee pads. (Ord. 1733 § 1 (part), 2012)
11.20.020 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to the provisions of this chapter:
A. “Skateboard” means a mechanism with wheels that are fastened to a platform commonly constructed to accommodate a standing person. Skateboards are normally propelled by the operator pushing off the ground with one foot, or by the force of gravity.
B. “Skates” mean any footwear device which may be attached to the foot or footwear, to which wheels are attached, including wheels that are in line and where such wheels may be used to aid the wearer in moving or propulsion, including in-line skates, roller blades and roller skates. (Ord. 1733 § 1 (part), 2012)
11.20.030 Helmet, elbow pads and knee pads required.
It is prohibited for any person to ride skateboards, in-line skates, or other similar devices in a skate park unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads. (Ord. 1733 § 1 (part), 2012)
11.20.040 Posting of signs at skate park.
Signs shall be posted at skate parks giving notice that any person riding a skateboard, in-line skates, or similar devices must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, and that any person failing to do so will be subject to citation and prohibition of use of the facilities for one year. Signs shall also be posted setting rules for use of the skate park as may be set from time to time by resolution of the city council, and violation thereof will be subject to citation. (Ord. 1733 § 1 (part), 2012)
11.20.050 Penalties.
The violation of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction for a first offense and punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation. Second and subsequent offenses within one year of the first violation may be prosecuted as an infraction or misdemeanor. A second infraction within one year of the first violation may be punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and a third or further infraction within one year of the first violation may be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars. Additionally, any person found by a preponderance of the evidence to have violated any provision of this chapter may lose his or her privilege to use the skate park facility for a time period of up to one year. (Ord. 1733 § 1 (part), 2012)