Compton Municipal Code § 7-24 Operation of Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller-Skates on Sidewalks

[Ord. #2038, § 1]

The following words are defined as set forth in this section:

a. BICYCLES – Shall mean a vehicle or a device in a tandem arrangement, which is propelled solely by human power and upon which one or more persons may ride.

b. ROADWAY – Shall mean that portion of the highway or street improved or designed especially for vehicular use or travel.

c. ROLLER-SKATES – Shall mean any device or conveyance with any number of wheels, tracks or gliding surface, whether off-set or in-line, worn on each foot, and which are designed to be or can be propelled by human power, and include "rollerblades."

d. SIDEWALK – Shall mean that portion of a road, street or highway designed or ordinarily used for pedestrian travel and includes any pedestrian walkways in any parks within the commercial or business districts of the City.

e. SKATEBOARD – Shall mean any single plat-form mounted on wheels, which is propelled solely by human power and which has no mechanism or other device with which to steer or control the movement or direction of the platform.

[Ord. #2038, § 1]

a. It is unlawful for any person(s) to use or operate any bicycles, skateboards, or roller-skates upon or in any public parking lot, any City-owned permit parking lot, any City-owned parking structure(s) or facilities designed and utilized for parking use.

b. It is unlawful for any person(s) to use or operate any bicycles, skateboards, or roller-skates upon or in any sidewalk, street, or other City-owned property designations in the following locations:

1. Compton Civic Center Plaza;

2. Compton Boulevard from its intersection point with Willowbrook Avenue to its intersection point with Acacia Avenue.

[Ord. #2038, § 1]

The City Council of the City may from time to time review the business and commercial areas within the City boundaries and may declare after such review, areas that may be specifically designated for the nonuse of bicycles, skateboards and roller-skates. Such declaration may be accomplished by adoption or amendment of existing ordinances or by declaration and passage and adoption of a resolution.

[Ord. #2038, § 1]

A violation of this Chapter of the Municipal Code shall be an infraction. The penalty for violation of this section is set forth in Subsection 1-6.3 of this Code.