Cathedral City Municipal Code Ch. 11.50 Bicycles, Skateboards, Roller Skates, Roller Blades and Scooters

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to ensure the safety of all persons using public property.

(Ord. 547 § 3, 2001)

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:

"Bicycle"

means a device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears and having one or more wheels.

"Public lawn"

means any landscaped area that is publicly maintained.

"Public parking area"

means an area, of whatever nature, publicly maintained and/or open to the use of the public for purposes of parking motorized vehicles, and shall include driveways and alleyways used to access such areas.

"Public pedestrian walkway"

means any area, which is paved, but closed to vehicular traffic and which is publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for pedestrian travel.

"Public sidewalk"

means a portion of a street, other than the roadway, set apart by curbs, barriers, markings or other delineation located between the roadway and adjacent property lines for pedestrian travel which is publicly maintained and open to the use of the public.

"Roller skates"

means any footwear or device including roller blades, which may be attached to the foot or footwear, to which wheels are attached and such wheels may be used for moving or propulsion.

"Scooter"

means a board of any material upon which any person may ride, which has a handle and wheels that are used for moving or propulsion.

"Skateboard"

means a board of any material upon which any person may ride, which has wheels attached and such wheels may be used for moving or propulsion.

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It is unlawful for any person to ride, use or operate any bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, roller blades and/or scooter over any public sidewalk, public pedestrian walkway, or public parking area within any non-residential zone where the city has posted signs prohibiting such activities.

(Ord. 547 § 3, 2001)

It is unlawful for any person to ride, use or operate any bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, roller blades and/or scooter over any public lawn within the city.

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It is unlawful for any person traveling upon any bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, roller blades or scooter, to attach himself/herself while using any such device or conveyance to a moving car, truck, motorcycle, golf cart, or other such motorized vehicle.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, this chapter shall not be applicable to:

A. Tricycles, wheelchairs or other wheeled devices or conveyances operated by the disabled and tricycles ridden by children under the age of five;

B. Devices or conveyances whose primary purpose is used for carrying infants, small children or goods;

C. Devices or conveyances operated by an employee of the city or any other public agency and acting within the course and scope of his or her employment.

(Ord. 547 § 3, 2001)

A violation of Sections 11.50.030, 11.50.035 or 11.50.040 of this chapter by the person responsible for committing such violation shall constitute an infraction violation which shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Chapter 13.65 of this code, including, but not limited to, the imposition of any and all criminal penalties set forth therein.

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Any person convicted of an infraction shall, for each separate violation of Sections 11.50.030, 11.50.035 or 11.50.040, and in addition to any infraction penalty imposed pursuant to Chapter 13.65, be subject to: (a) a fine in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for a first conviction of an offense; (b) a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for a second conviction of the same offense within a twelve-month period of the date of the first offense; and (c) a fine in an amount not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars for the third conviction of the same offense within a twelve-month period of the date of the first offense. The fine for a fourth and subsequent conviction of the same offense within a twelve-month period of the date of the first offense shall be one thousand dollars.

(Ord. 547 § 3, 2001)

The city may issue an administrative citation, pursuant to Chapter 13.58 of this code, to any person responsible for committing a violation of Sections 11.50.030, 11.50.035 or 11.50.040 of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the city from also issuing an infraction citation upon the occurrence of the same offense on a separate day.

(Ord. 547 § 3, 2001)

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the city from pursuing all appropriate remedies identified in Chapter 13.140 of this code, to any person responsible for committing a violation of Sections 11.50.030 or 11.50.040 of this chapter.

(Ord. 547 § 3, 2001)