Gilroy Municipal Code § 16.32 Vehicles prohibited on posted sidewalks

(a) Except for a disabled person in a wheelchair, it shall be unlawful for any person to ride any bicycle, skateboard or rollerskate or use in-line skates or other wheeled vehicles adjacent to the frontage of a public building owned or controlled by the city or any commercial establishment on a sidewalk posted with signs or stencils forbidding such conduct. Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute an infraction and is punishable under the provisions of section 1.7 of this Code.

(b) The city administrator is authorized to establish the locations where riding or using such vehicles is hazardous and to post appropriate signs or stencils as described in section 16.32-1(d) forbidding such conduct, except that said signs will refer to Gilroy City Code section 16.32.

(Ord. No. 77-24, § 1, 7-18-1977; Ord. No. 96-4, § 1, 4-1-1996)

(a) No person shall ride, propel or in any manner operate a skateboard, rollerskates, or in-line skates, or other similar wheeled rolling device on, along or over any parking lot or other public property owned or controlled by the city where the city administrator has determined that such activities are hazardous and therefore prohibited.

(b) No person shall ride, propel or in any manner operate a skateboard, rollerskates, or in-line skates, or other similar wheeled rolling device on, along or over:

(1) Any privately owned commercial property upon which property the businesses are under the control of a single owner, manager or agent, and where such activities are prohibited by the owner, manager or agent; or

(2) Any property owned by a public agency where such activities are prohibited by the public agency.

(c) Violation of any provision of subsections (a) and (b) above shall constitute an infraction and is punishable under the provisions of section 1.7 of this Code.

(d) The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply until notice has been provided as follows:

(1) Notices shall be provided in and about the property where the activity is to be prohibited in sufficient numbers and locations so that they are reasonably likely to be seen by those engaging in the prohibited activity. Signs may be posted, or notices may be stenciled directly onto a paved surface. Each sign or notice shall state which activities are prohibited in letters two inches in height; signs shall be printed in black on a white background. Each notice shall also provide a citation to the Gilroy City Code in letters one inch in height at the bottom and right side of the sign stating “Gilroy City Code Sec. 16.32-1”. A sign shall not exceed two hundred forty (240) square inches in area; and

(2) For commercial establishments and public agencies invoking the provisions of this section pursuant to subsection (b), written notification shall be delivered to the chief of police not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to posting notices on the property, stating the date it will become subject to this section. Property which is brought under the provisions of this section may be withdrawn by removing the posted notices and by notifying the chief of police in writing of the withdrawal.

(Ord. No. 96-4, § 2, 4-1-1996)