Lodi Municipal Code Art. V Skate Parks

A. Skateboarding, roller-skating, in-line skating, bicycling, and similar activities are prohibited in city parks and recreational facilities unless specifically authorized in areas designed by this article and as further designated by resolution of the city council. The City of Lodi designates and maintains as a skate park facility that area located within Kofu Park at 1145 South Ham Lane at Cardinal Street. The boundaries of the skate facility shall be defined by a fence and the signs required by this article.

(Ord. No. 1954, § 1, 7-18-2018)

The following regulations shall apply to the riding of skateboards, in-line skates, roller skates, or bicycles at, or any other use of, any facility or park owned or operated by the city of Lodi, which has been designated a skate park:

A. Within the skate park, it shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Ride, operate, or use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates or bicycle unless that person is wearing a helmet designed for skateboarding, roller-skating, in-line skating, and/or bicycle use with a chin strap, elbow pads designed for skateboarding, roller-skating, in-line skating and/or bicycle use with plastic elbow caps, and knee pads designed for bicycle, skateboard and/or in-line skating use with plastic knee caps, which equipment shall be in good repair at all times during use;

2. Ride, operate, utilize a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates unless such equipment is in good repair at all times during use;

3. Be on or use an individual apparatus within the skate park while another person is using it;

4. Place or utilize additional obstacles or other materials (including, but not limited to ramps or jumps) within the skate park;

5. Use the skate park amenities when the surfaces of the amenities are wet or other conditions exist which would adversely affect the safety of bikers, skateboarders, or skaters;

6. Use, operate, or possess any source of amplified music, including, but not limited to, stereos, boom boxes, and amplifiers;

7. Enter the concreted portion of skate park unless actively bicycling, skateboarding, or in-line skating in accordance with these regulations;

8. Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control food, beverages, or tobacco within the concreted portion of the skate park;

9. Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control alcohol or illegal drugs within the skate park;

10. Enter the skate park while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs;

11. Use or possess glass containers, bottles, or other breakable glass products within the skate park;

12. Use or engage in profanity, reckless and boisterous behavior (including, but not limited to, tandem riding, pushing, horseplay, and bullying), or any activity which could endanger the safety of persons using the skate park or spectators;

13. Engage in graffiti, tagging, or other defacing of city property or the properties of others;

14. Ride, operate, or utilize any device other than a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates (prohibited devices include, but are not limited to, motor vehicles, motorized skateboards, and motorized skates) within the skate park;

15. No person shall enter or remain in or upon the skate park premises:

a. While closed, as determined by the parks and recreation department, or

b. Between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.;

16. Use or have within his or her custody or control, board wax, within the skate park;

17. No person shall enter the skate park with any animal; and

18. No person under the age of twelve shall enter the skate park without being accompanied by a parent or guardian.

19. No person shall camp, store camp paraphernalia, or maintain an encampment at the skate park.

B. The skate park shall be posted with signs at the following locations:

1. At the entrance to the skate park; and

2. On the fences of the skate park, facing the interior of the skate park, and in such places inside the park as determined by the city. The signs shall not be less than two feet by three feet in size and shall use black letters on a white background. The signs may, but shall not be required to, summarize the regulations governing the use of the skate facility. Each sign shall contain, in letters not less than one-half inch in height, the following language:

WARNING

BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, AND IN-LINE SKATING ARE HAZARDOUS RECREATION ACTIVITIES. USE OF THIS FACILITY MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. THE CITY OF LODI DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES OR DEATH. EACH PERSON ENTERING THE FACILITY ASSUMES ALL RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE § 115800.

IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE, OPERATE, OR UTILIZE A BICYCLE, SKATEBOARD, OR IN-LINE SKATES UNLESS THE PERSON IS WEARING A HELMET DESIGNED FOR BICYCLE, SKATEBOARD, AND/OR IN-LINE SKATING WITH A CHIN STRAP, ELBOW PADS DESIGNED FOR BICYCLE, SKATEBOARD, AND/OR IN-LINES SKATING USE WITH PLASTIC ELBOW CAPS AND KNEE PADS DESIGNED FOR BICYCLE, SKATEBOARD, AND/OR IN-LINE SKATING USE WITH PLASTIC KNEE CAPS, WHICH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES DURING USE. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE, OPERATE, OR UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OTHER THAN NON-MOTORIZED BICYCLES, NON-MOTORIZED SKATE BOARDS, AND NON-MOTORIZED SKATES. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SMOKE, CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, OR PLAY AMPLIFIED MUSIC WITHIN THE SKATE PARK. USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 12 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. ANY PERSON FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CITATIONS AND PENALTIES PURSUANT TO LODI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1.08.010.

(Ord. No. 1954, § 1, 7-18-2018; Ord. No. 2028, § 9, 12-18-2024)

Every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this chapter shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor for violations of subsections (A)(9), (10), (13), (14) and (19) of Section 12.12.420. All other violations shall be prosecuted as an infraction as provided in Section 1.08.010 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1954, § 1, 7-18-2018; Ord. No. 2028, § 10, 12-18-2024)