Orange Cove Municipal Code Ch. 12.16 Skate Parks

Skateboarding, rollerskating, in-line skating, and similar activities are prohibited in city parks and recreational facilities unless specifically authorized in areas designated by this section and as further designated by resolution of the city council. The city of Orange Cove designates and maintains as a skate park facility, that area located at the Northwest corner of Parlier and Anchor Avenues. The boundaries of the skate facility shall be defined by a fence and the signs required by this section.

(Ord. 313 § 1(part), 2004)

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

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

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

3. Enter or use an amenity 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 skateboarders or skaters;

6. Enter the skate park unless actively skateboarding or in-line skating in accordance with these regulations;

7. Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control, food or beverages, within the skate park;

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

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

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

11. 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;

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

13. Ride, operate, or utilize any device other than a skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates (prohibited devices include, but are not limited to, bicycles, motor vehicles, or motorized skateboards and skates) on 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 be not 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

SKATEBOARDING AND IN-LINE SKATING ARE HAZARDOUS RECREATION ACTIVITIES. USE OF THIS FACILITY MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. THE CITY OF ORANGE COVE 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 AND 115800.1.

IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE, OPERATE, OR UTILIZE A SKATEBOARD OR IN-LINE SKATES UNLESS THE PERSON IS WEARING A HELMET DESIGNED FOR SKATEBOARD USE AND/OR IN-LINE SKATING WITH A CHIN STRAP, ELBOW PADS DESIGNED FOR SKATEBOARD AND/OR IN-LINES SKATING USE WITH PLASTIC ELBOW CAPS AND KNEE PADS DESIGNED FOR SKATEBOARD AND/OR IN-LINE SKATING USE WITH PLASTIC KNEE CAPS, WHICH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES DURING USE. ANY PERSON FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CITATIONS AND PENALTIES.

(Ord. 313 § 1(part), 2004)

Every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this chapter shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or an infraction.

(Ord. 313 § 1(part), 2004)