Chico Municipal Code Ch. 10.45 Coasting Devices - Public Areas

This chapter governs the use or riding of coasting devices on all public streets, sidewalks, and other public ways and places within the city by any person.

(Ord. 2210)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words have the meaning indicated, unless the context in which any word is used requires another meaning:

A. “Coasting device” means any skateboard, roller skates, roller blades, scooter, coaster, toy vehicle, or other rolling or wheeled device propelled or moved by human, gravitational, or mechanical power. “Coasting device” does not include:

1. A bicycle as described in Chapter 10.40 of this code; or

2. A stroller, carriage, shopping cart, or wheelchair.

B. “Roller skates” or “roller blades” means any footwear, or device which may be attached to the foot or footwear, to which wheels are attached, including wheels that are “in line,” to aid the wearer in moving or propulsion.

C. “Skateboard” means a board of any material, to which wheels are attached, which may be propelled or moved by human, gravitational, or mechanical power, and which has no fixed device or mechanism to turn or control the wheels.

(Ord. 2210)

No person shall use or ride upon a coasting device on any public street except the following streets or portions of a street:

A. Any street which has a speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less and located within a residential zoning district;

B. Petersen Memorial Drive (North Park Drive) and South Park Drive;

C. That portion of any public street marked as a bikeway; and

D. That portion of any public street marked as a crosswalk.

(Ord. 2210)

No person shall use or ride upon a coasting device on the sidewalks within the following areas of the central business district of the city :

A. That area bounded on the north by the south curbline of First Street, on the east by the west curbline of Wall Street, on the south by the southerly edge of the sidewalk on the south side of Fifth Street, on the west by the east curbline of Salem Street; and

B. That portion of the sidewalk on the north side of First Street and Shasta Way, beginning at a point 68 feet easterly of the prolongation of the easterly curbline of Salem Street, to a point along said northerly sidewalk 396 feet easterly of the prolongation of the easterly curbline of Salem Street.

(Ord. 2210)

No person shall use or ride upon a coasting device on or within any multifloor building or structure designed and used for the parking of motor vehicles.

(Ord. 2210)

No person shall use or ride upon a coasting device on any parking lot, sidewalk, ramp or other surface at the municipal center.

(Ord. 2210)

Every person using or riding upon a coasting device on a street designated for such activities by this chapter shall ride or use such coasting device:

A. As near to the right hand side of the street as practicable, exercising due care when passing pedestrians, standing vehicles, bicycles, or other coasting device users;

B. In the direction of vehicular and bicycle traffic traveling on the same side of the street, except when riding or using coasting devices on Petersen Memorial Drive;

C. Facing in the same direction as the user’s or rider’s forward motion; meaning backward use or riding upon coasting devices is prohibited;

D. In single file except when passing other coasting device users;

E. Yield the right-of-way to all approaching vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians when emerging from an alley, driveway, sidewalk, or bicycle path into a street; and

F. Obey the instructions of all traffic control devices applicable to vehicles and bicycles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.

(Ord. 2210)

Every person using or riding upon a coasting device on a city sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, stroller, carriage, shopping cart, or wheelchair.

(Ord. 2210)