Montebello Municipal Code Ch. 5.72 Trampoline Facilities

As used in this chapter the following words and phrases are defined as follows:

"Approved type," or any combination thereof, refers to approval by the city building inspector.

"Operator" means the individual in control of the management and operation of a trampoline center, or any person acting by and with the authority of the person so in control.

"Proprietor" means the proprietor of the business of maintaining and operating a trampoline center.

"Trampoline center" means any recreational, amusement or athletic facility open to the use of the general public within or upon which any trampoline is installed, maintained or operated for such use, and irrespective of whether or not a charge is made for the use of any trampoline within or upon such facility.

"Trampoline supervisor" means an individual of good moral character and physical fitness trained and experienced in the use of and performance upon a trampoline. A trampoline supervisor shall at all time be the qualified holder of the standard first-aid certificate of the American Red Cross.

(Prior code § 6408)

No person shall construct, install, maintain, use or operate any trampoline center otherwise than in accord with the regulations prescribed by this chapter.

(Prior code § 6408.1)

Construction and installation regulations for trampoline centers are prescribed as follows:

A. Measured from the outside dimensions of the frame, the minimum distance between trampolines shall be:

1. End-to-end (longitudinal)—10 feet;

2. Side-to-side (lateral)—6 feet.

B. All trampoline frames shall be completely and securely covered with padding of approved type construction and dimensions.

C. No structure or any part thereof, and no other object of any kind or description, except trampoline frame padding, shall be erected, placed or maintained on the surface of the ground and/or floor of any trampoline center within any of the following distances measured from the outside dimension of the frame of any trampoline:

1. Within an extension laterally of the endlines of the frame of the trampoline—6 feet;

2. Within an extension longitudinally of the side-lines of the frame of the trampoline—6 feet;

3. Upon an extension of the diagonal between opposite corners of a trampoline—2 feet.

D. Any ceiling, roof or other covering overlaying any trampoline shall not be less than twenty feet above the mat or net of the trampoline.

E. With reference to any pit-type installation of any trampoline, the pit shall be excavated, constructed and maintained to provide a shelf or ledge beneath all springs, elastic bands or other recoil or rebound mechanism attached to the mat or net and which shelf or ledge shall be positioned and dimensioned as follows: not less than twelve inches nor more than sixteen inches below such recoil or rebound mechanism and of a width sufficient to extend laterally below all of such recoil or rebound mechanism plus two inches within and below the perimeter of the mat or net. All other portions of the pit beneath the mat or net shall be excavated, constructed and maintained to a depth of thirty-six inches with a downward side and end slope of approximately one-to-one from the inner edge of such shelf or ledge.

F. All trampolines other than pit-type installations shall be firmly secured to the ground or floor.

G. Any ticket office, observation booth or other structure of similar purpose and use shall be designed with sufficient sash and/or sash-and-door combination to provide to any occupant of any such structure a clear and unobstructed view of the entire trampoline center; provided, further, that any such structure shall contain not less than twenty-four square feet of clear glass the sills of which shall be located at the above-floor height of three feet two inches on at least three sides of any such structure.

H. Any trampoline open to the public use between the hours of one hour after location sunset to one hour before location sunrise shall be illuminated with a light intensity of not less than seven foot-candles at the level of the trampoline mat or net.

I. There shall be installed and maintained upon every trampoline center a public address system of sufficient capacity, design and volume to provide at all times voice transmission clearly audible to all persons within and upon the trampoline center. Such public address system shall be operated at all times for the primary purpose of directing and controlling the activities of all persons within and upon the center. The operating sound level of such public address system shall at no time exceed twenty decibels measured at fifty feet at any point beyond the perimeter of the trampoline center.

J. The perimeter of all of a trampoline center, excluding that part thereof provided for off-street parking, shall be enclosed with an approved type fence.

K. As an integral part of every trampoline center there shall be provided an area for the off-street parking of motor vehicles, the parking capacity of which area shall be one adequate parking space for each two trampolines installed within or upon the trampoline center. Adequate areas of ingress and egress shall be provided for each parking space. All such off-street parking areas and ways of ingress and egress shall be constructed and surfaced in accord with accepted standards prevailing in the area in which the trampoline center is located.

(Prior code § 6408.2)

A. No person shall use or permit or allow the use of any trampoline in or upon any trampoline center or be in or upon any trampoline center otherwise than in accord with the regulations prescribed by this chapter.

B. Operating regulations governing the use of any trampoline center by any member of the general public are prescribed as follows:

1. No child under the age of two years shall use any trampoline at any time.

2. No child over the age of two years and prior to the attainment of the age of six years shall use any trampoline except when in the immediate presence of and within the view of a parent or legal guardian.

3. No person shall use or perform upon any trampoline otherwise than in accord with accepted gymnastic practice relating to such use or performance.

4. No person, other than a person actually performing upon a trampoline, shall stand, lie or otherwise be within any of the distances from the frame of any trampoline as prescribed and delineated by the provisions of Section 5.72.030(C). The provision of this subdivision shall not apply to the operator of a trampoline center or any trampoline supervisor.

5. No individual shall use or perform upon any trampoline except in the presence of and under the supervision and direction of a trampoline supervisor. Any and all persons using or performing upon any trampoline in any trampoline center shall accede at all times to the direction and control of the trampoline supervisor.

(Prior code § 6408.3)

A. Any trampoline open to public use shall at all times be under the immediate and continuous supervision, direction and control of a trampoline supervisor.

B. It shall be the duty of the trampoline supervisor to supervise, direct and control the public use of any trampoline within or upon any trampoline center.

C. The duty hereby imposed upon the trampoline supervisor shall not be construed to prohibit such supervisor from doing or performing other or additional acts or duties within and upon a trampoline center; provided, expressly, however, that no such other additional activity or duty shall in any manner or degree limit, restrict or otherwise infringe upon the duty of the trampoline supervisor as imposed by the provisions of subsections A and B of this section.

D. Whenever any trampoline is open to public use, upon any trampoline center there shall be on continuous duty therein one or more trampoline supervisors. The required number of such supervisors is prescribed as follows:

1. Twelve trampolines or less open to the public use: one supervisor;

2. For each additional twelve trampolines open to public use, or any fraction thereof: one additional supervisor for each such additional twelve trampolines or any fraction thereof.

E. Whenever one or more trampolines upon any trampoline center are closed to the public use, the trampolines so closed to such use shall be separated from the trampolines open to public use in such appropriate manner as shall deny access by any person to the area within or upon which are located the closed trampolines. Whenever any one or more trampolines are so closed to public use, the operator shall deny access to such closed area by any person other than the agents or employees of the operator.

(Prior code § 6408.4)

No trampoline center shall be maintained or operated unless or until there is in full force and effect, and covering the operation of the same, a policy of public liability and property damage insurance issued by a duly authorized insurance carrier and insuring such operations within minimum public liability limits of one hundred thousand dollars/two hundred thousand dollars and property damage limit of five thousand dollars.

(Prior code § 6408.5)

Notice of the regulations prescribed by this chapter or otherwise adopted by authority herein contained and governing the use of a trampoline center by members of the general public shall be clearly and legibly posted by the operator upon such center in such conspicuous location or locations as to be clearly visible at all times to all such members of the general public in or upon such center.

(Prior code § 6408.6)