Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 Prohibition of Skateboarding and Roller Skating at Certain County Buildings…

No person shall use or operate any skateboard or roller skates on county property at the following locations, except in areas designated for such purposes by the director of the county department having jurisdiction thereof:

A.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court at 200 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California;

B.

The Compton Branch of the County Public Library at 240 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California.

(Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section apply to the following terms as used in this chapter.

A.

"County property" means real property in the unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County which property is owned, leased, or controlled by the County, including, without limitation, public buildings and facilities and their surrounding grounds

and improvements, walkways, footpaths, stairs, access ramp, railings, monuments, fountains, plazas, driveways, parking lots, or other paved areas.

For the purposes of this chapter, "County property" shall not include County roads, streets, highways, sidewalks, lanes or alleys, which are defined and regulated by Title 15 of this code.

B.

"Roller skates" means any device or conveyance with any number of wheels, tracks or gliding surfaces, whether off-set or in- line, worn on the feet or that can be attached to the sole of a shoe, and which are designed to be or can be propelled by human power, and includes "in-line skates" or "rollerblades."

C.

"Skateboard" means any board or any other object containing a flat surface which has wheels attached to it by any means whatsoever and which is designed to be or can be ridden or propelled by one or more persons standing, lying, sitting, or kneeling upon it.

(Ord. 2018-0030 § 3, 2018: Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part 1 shall be guilty of an infraction, the punishment of which shall be as provided in Chapter 1.24 of this code.

(Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

If any provision or clause of this Part 1 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this Part 1 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Part 1 are declared severable.

(Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

FOOTNOTES FOR TITLE 17

For statutory provisions on local regulation of navigation, see harb. and nav. code §§ 268 and 660. For county harbor regulations, see Title 19 of this code.

For county provisions on bikeways and hiking and equestrian trails, see Ch. 16.72 of this code.

For department of beaches and harbors, see Ch. 2.116 of this code. For nudity and disrobing at beaches, see Ch. 13.24 of this code. For pollution of beaches, see Ch 12.20 of this code. For provisions on scuba diving, see Ch. 8.32 of this code.