Firebaugh Municipal Code § 7-10 Skateboards, Scooters and Roller Skates

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Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes portions of Ordinance Nos. 96-2 and 02-03.

[Ord. #08-03, S3]

a. This section applies to the use, operation and propulsion of skateboards, scooters and roller skates on all highways, roadways, streets, alleys, sidewalks and rights-of-way within the city, on all property owned by and under the jurisdiction of the city, and on all private property within the city for which a request for application of this section to such property has been approved by resolution of the city council.

[Ord. #08-03, S3]

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1. No person shall use, operate or propel a skateboard, scooter or roller skates on any property, public or private, including any parking lot, highway, roadway, street, alley, right-of-way, private through street, private alley, or any other real property within the C-2 or C-3 Zone districts of the city.

2. No person shall use, operate or propel a skateboard, scooter or roller skates on any public property under the jurisdiction of the city, including, but not limited to, public parks, public government buildings or public school grounds, except that skateboards and roller skates may be used at the Maldonado Park under the following conditions: 1) skateboard and roller skate users must be 14 years of age or older, 2) helmets, elbow pads and knee pads must be worn by all users or operators of skateboards and roller skates, 3) no tobacco products shall be permitted within the confines of the Maldonado Park, and 4) skateboard and roller skate users must obey all posted rules and regulations.

3. No person shall use, operate, or propel a skateboard, scooter or roller skates on any private property within the city for which a request for application of this section to such property has been approved by resolution of the city council and as to which any relevant provisions of California Vehicle Code sections 21107, 21107.5, 21107.6, 21107.7, 21107.8, 21108, 21109, 21110, and 21111 may apply and are complied with.

4. No person shall use, operate or propel a skateboard, scooter or roller skates on any public or private property or on any highway, roadway, street, alley, right-of-way, private through street or private alley in any manner which endangers the safety of any person or property. No person using, operating or propelling a skateboard, scooter or roller skates on any property within the limits of the city shall pass or approach a pedestrian at any distance closer than five feet.

5. No person shall use, operate or propel a skateboard, scooter or roller skates within 20 feet of the entrance to any shop, store, business, or commercial establishment while such shop, store, business or commercial establishment is open to the public for business.

6. No person shall use, operate or propel a skateboard, scooter or roller skates within the city on a ramp, jump or any other device used to force the skateboard, scooter or roller skates off the pavement unless such person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads and no such ramps, jumps, or other devices used to force skateboards, scooters or roller skates off the pavement are allowed on any public highways, roadways, streets, alleys, sidewalks or rights-of-way or on any private property within the city for which a request for application of this section to such property has been approved by resolution of the city council.

7. No person using, operating, propelling or otherwise riding upon any skateboard, scooter or roller skates within the city shall attach the same or himself to any streetcar, vehicle, bicycle, motorized bicycle, or other mechanical device or to any animal.

8. No person shall use, operate, or propel a skateboard, scooter, or roller skates within city limits later than 1/2 hour after sunset or earlier than 1/2 hour prior to sunrise without the use of an arm-mounted light or reflective clothing or both; with the exception that skateboards and roller skates may be used at the skate park within the Maldonado Park during special events where overhead floodlights at the skate park have been illuminated as scheduled by the City of Firebaugh parks and recreation department.

a. This section shall not apply to any private facility constructed and engineered for skateboarding; provided, that such facility has been duly established and authorized by the city, and complies with the provisions of section 115800 et seq., of the California Health and Safety Code.

[Ord. #08-03, S3]

[Ord. #08-03, S3]

a. Violations of this section shall be punishable as infractions. In addition, at the time of citation, any peace officer shall have the discretion to impound the skateboard, scooter or roller skates as evidence pending the adjudication of the infraction, and, at the time of impoundment, shall issue the owner or operator thereof a receipt for all impounded property.

[Ord. #08-03, S3]

a. The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this section:

1. ROLLER SKATES – shall mean any footwear, or device which may be attached to feet or footwear, to which wheels are attached and such wheels may be used to aid the wearer in moving, and shall include in-line roller skates.

2. SCOOTER – shall mean any human propelled, two wheeled device that has handlebars, is designed to be sat or stood upon by the operators, but shall not include a bicycle as defined in Vehicle Code section 231.

3. SKATEBOARD – shall mean a board, of any material, which has wheels attached to it and which is propelled or moved by human, gravitational, or mechanical power, and to which there is not affixed any device or mechanism to turn and control the wheels.