Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 09 Skate Park Rules and Regulations

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to regulate public use of any City-owned skate park in the City that is designed and maintained for the purpose of recreational skateboard, roller skates and in-line skate use, and is not supervised by the City on a regular basis.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

Only skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, and similar devices used to transport a person by means of muscular power may be used upon any City-owned skate park. All other devices, including but not limited to, bicycles, tricycles, quadri-cycles, scooters, and any motorized devices, are prohibited from use upon any City-owned skate park.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

At any City-owned skate park, no person shall ride or use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or similar devices unless that person is wearing a protective helmet, elbow pads, knee pads and wrist guards which are sufficient to protect the participant from risk of injury.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

In addition to the rules, regulations and restrictions set forth in this chapter, the City Council may, from time to time, adopt by resolution such additional regulations as may be deemed necessary to regulate the use of the skate park.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

After the posting of signs affording reasonable notice to persons using any City-owned skate park of the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted by resolution of the City Council, any person violating said provisions or rules and regulations shall be guilty of an infraction which shall be punishable as set forth in section 19.02.030.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

It shall be unlawful to use tobacco products of any kind, including, but not limited to, chewing tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, in or upon any City skate park facility or within 50 feet of the exterior boundaries of such facilities, and to discard lighted or unlighted cigars or cigarettes in said areas.

After the posting of signs affording reasonable notice to persons of this restriction, any person violating this provision shall be guilty of an infraction, which shall be punishable by a fine of $50.00 for the first offense and $100.00 for any subsequent offense within a 12-month period from the conviction for the first offense.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)