HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 2016-2412 Amend Chapter 10.53 Regulations for Use of Skateboard ParksORDINANCE NO. 2016 — 2412
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING CHAPTER 10.53 OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO REGULATIONS FOR USE OF SKATEBOARD PARKS
Section 1. Title 10 of the National City Municipal Code is amended by amending the
Table of Contents of Chapter 10.53 to read as follows:
Chapter 10.53
REGULATIONS FOR USE OF SKATEBOARD PARKS
Sections:
10.53.010 Purpose.
10.53.015 Definitions.
10.53.020 Skateboarding prohibited in certain areas.
10.53.030 Protective gear required.
10.53.040 Skateboard Park prohibited activities.
10.53.050 Signs.
10.53.060 Violations.
Section 2. That Chapter 10.53 is amended to read as follows:
10.53.010 Purpose. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the city's police powers and
California Health and Safety Code Section 115800, and any succeeding or related statutes, for
the purpose of protecting the city from claims arising from use of the public skateboard parks.
Riding or using a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device at a skateboard park is an
inherently dangerous recreational activity, and persons using skateboards or other wheeled
recreational devices do so at their own risk.
10.53.015 Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter, "other wheeled recreational
device" means any of the following non -motorized devices: bicycles, scooters, in -line skates,
roller stakes, or wheelchairs.
10.53.020 Skateboarding prohibited in certain areas. Skateboarding is prohibited in
city parks and recreational facilities unless specifically authorized in areas designated by this
chapter and as further designated by resolution of the city council. The city designates and
maintains as a skateboard park facility that area located within Kimball Park, where the current
basketball/tennis courts are sited, and whose boundaries are designated by a fence and sign
designating the area as a city skateboard park.
10.53.030 Protective qear required. It is unlawful for any person to ride, operate, or
use a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device at any skateboard park located on city
property unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads (collectively,
"safety equipment") in accordance with the safety equipment manufacturer's recommendations.
The safety equipment must be in a serviceable condition.
10.53.040 Skateboard park prohibited activities.
A. The prohibited activities within the premises of any city park, playground,
recreational facility, and golf course contained in Section 10.52.010 of this code shall also apply
to designated skateboard parks located on city property.
B. No person shall engage in any of the following acts within the premises of any
designated skateboard park located on city property:
1. Place or use any unauthorized apparatus, pieces of equipment, or
obstacles within the skateboard park;
2. Place or use other materials, including, but not limited to, ramps or jumps,
within the skateboard park;
3. Ride or use a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device on wet
surfaces;
4. Enter the skateboard park unless actively riding or using a skateboard or
other wheeled recreational device;
5. Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control, food or
beverages, within the skateboard park;
6. Enter the skateboard park while under the influence of alcoholic beverages
or drugs;
7. Use or possess glass containers, bottles, or other breakable glass objects
or products within the skateboard park;
8. Use or engage in intimidation, hazing, bullying, pushing or fighting;
9. Ride or use a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device with more
than one rider on the device at any one time;
10. Ride, operate, or use any device other than a skateboard or other wheeled
recreational device in the skateboard park as permitted herein. Prohibited devices include, but
are not limited to any motorized vehicles, skateboards, or skates.
10.53.050 Signs. The City will post signage at the skateboard park affording
reasonable notice that any person riding a skateboard in the skateboard park must wear a
helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads, and that any person failing to do so will be subject to
citation under this chapter. The signage will state at a minimum the following:
SKATEBOARDING OR USE OF NON -MOTORIZED BICYCLES,
SCOOTERS, IN -LINE SKATES, ROLLER SKATES, OR WHEELCHAIRS
ONLY. THIS SKATEBOARD PARK IS NOT SUPERVISED.
SKATEBOARDING OR USE OF A SKATEBOARD PARK IS HAZARDOUS.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
REQUIRES PERSONS USING THIS SKATEBOARD PARK TO WEAR A
HELMET, ELBOW PADS, AND KNEE PADS. NO UNAUTHORIZED
APPARATUS, PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, OR OBSTACLES. FAILURE TO
COMPLY IS UNLAWFUL AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CITATION UNDER
NCMC CHAPTER 10.53.
Ordinance No. 2016-2412 2 Amending NCMC Chapter 10.53
April 19, 2016 Regulations for Use of Skateboard Park
10.53.060 Violations. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to
perform an act made mandatory by this chapter shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or an
infraction as provided in Section 1.20.010 of this code and in accordance with Chapter 1.20 of
this code.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of April, 2016.
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Ordinance No. 2016-2412 3 Amending NCMC Chapter 10.53
April 19, 2016 Regulations for Use of Skateboard Park
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on April 19,
2016 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
By:
RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
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CI k of the City
City of National City, California
Deputy
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted until seven
calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final
passage, to wit, on April 5, 2016 and on April 19, 2016.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said Ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or
that the reading of said Ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than
a majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the
consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its
passage a written or printed copy of said Ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-2412 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on April 19, 2016.
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy