Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 11.76 Skateboards

It is unlawful for any person to skate, or use, or ride any skateboard or other similar device in, on or over any

public streets, bridge, underpass, sidewalk, sidewalk space, park, public pedestrian walkway, publicly owned

building, or publicly owned parking facility within the city limits, in violation of the following restrictions:

A. Such use shall not occur after sunset of one day and before sunrise of the following day, unless the user is

wearing reSective material;

B. No person shall ride a skateboard on the roadway portion of a street; provided, however, that a person may

ride a skateboard on the roadway portion of a street as far to the left of the roadway as practicable, if the street

has no sidewalk or any other public way for use of pedestrians which can be used by persons riding skateboards

and if the person riding the skateboard would not interfere with the normal Sow of traTc on the street;

C. No person riding a skateboard shall attach the same or himself or herself to any other vehicle;

D. Persons riding skateboards shall yield the right-of-way to all motor vehicles and pedestrians;

E. No person shall ride a skateboard in, on or over a publicly owned building or publicly owned parking facility.

(Ord. 2270 NCS §2, 2007.)

It is unlawful for any person to skate, or use, or ride any skateboard or similar device in, on, or over any public

street, bridge, underpass, sidewalk, sidewalk space, park, public pedestrian walkway, publicly owned building or

publicly owned parking facility in the central business district, or in those shopping centers and/or additional areas

within the city limits as deRned and listed herein or as subsequently designated by resolution of the city council

upon recommendation of the police department.

A. The term “central business district” means that area within and including the following boundaries:

Washington Street from and including its intersection with Keller Street to and including its intersection with Water

Street; Water Street from and including its intersection with Washington Street to and including its intersection

with Western Avenue (north side of Petaluma Mill); Western Avenue from and including its intersection with Water

Street to and including its intersection with Petaluma Boulevard; Petaluma Boulevard from and including its

intersection with Western Avenue to and including its intersection with “B” Street; “B” Street from and including its

intersection with Petaluma Boulevard to and including its intersection with Second Street; Second Street from and including its intersection with “B” Street to and including its intersection with “C” Street; “C” Street from and

including its intersection with Second Street to and including its termination point adjacent to the Petaluma River;

First Street from and including its intersection with “C” street to and including its intersection with “D” Street; “D”

Street from and including its intersection with First Street to and including its intersection with Fourth Street;

Fourth Street from and including its intersection with “D” Street to and including its intersection with “B” Street; “B”

Street from and including its intersection with Fourth Street to and including its intersection with Fifth Street;

Keller Street from and including its intersection with “B” Street to and including its intersection with Washington

Street.

B. Shopping centers included herein shall have the meaning given to shopping centers in Section 1-203,

“Shopping Center,” of Petaluma Zoning Ordinance No. 1072 N.C.S., or as subsequently amended: “Any

combination of Rve or more separately owned and operated retail businesses on a single or commonly owned or

leased parcel of land, or a commercial use or commercial complex occupying a site of at least two acres.” Shopping

centers subject to this chapter are listed as follows:

Adobe Creek Center (Starbucks)—Fast Map Page 30 J-6

3100 and 3120 Lakeville Highway (SR116).

Arroyo Center—Fast Map Page 29 I-6

1310, 1410, and 1420 McDowell Boulevard South and all designated suites.

Country West (Orchard Supply)—Fast Map Page 22 B-6

1390 McDowell Blvd. North and all designated suites.

Gateway Center (Albertson’s)—Fast Map Page 37 H-8

905, 911, 913, 915, 917, 921, 925, 929, 933, 937, 939, 951, 953, 955, 957, 959, 961, 963, 965, 981 Lakeville Street.

Golden Eagle—Fast Map Page 36 G-8

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 24, 26, 30, 32, 36, 38, 44, 50, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74, 80 East Washington Street.

Great Petaluma Mill—Fast Map Page 36 G-9

6 Petaluma Boulevard South and all designated suites.

Lakeville Center (Longs)—Fast Map Page 36 G-8

351, 353, 355, 359, 361, 365 East Washington Street.

Parkway Plaza (G&G)—Fast Map Page 13 D-4

701 Sonoma Mountain Parkway and all designated suites.

Petaluma Town Plaza (FedEx Kinkos)—Fast Map Page 27 G-7

901 East Washington Street and all designated suites.

Plaza (Trader Joe’s)—Fast Map Page 26 F-6

101, 103, 105, 109, 113, 117, 121, 123, 125, 127, 131, 133, 141, 151, 157, 165, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181

McDowell Boulevard North.

Plaza North (Longs)—Fast Map Page 26 F-6

201, 203, 205, 211, 221, 223, 225, 229, 231, 241, 243, 245, 247, 249, 251, 253, 255, 257, 259, 261, 271, 273, 275, 277,

279, 281, 283, 285, 287, 289, 291, 295, 297, 299, 301, 311, 313 McDowell Boulevard North.

Redwood Gateway (Kohl’s)—Fast Map Page 22 B-6

1351, 1355, 1359, 1363, 1367, 1371 McDowell Boulevard North.

Town and Country (Albertson’s)—Fast Map Page 34 E-8

1000, 1010, 1024, 1030, 1050, 1060, 1070 Petaluma Boulevard North.

Washington Square (Safeway)—Fast Map Page 27 G-6

203, 205, 207, 301, 333, 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 351, 353, 357, 359, 363, 365, 367, 369, 373, 375, 377, 379,

381, 383, 385, 389 McDowell Boulevard South, and 1420, 1422, 1424, 1426, 1430 East Washington Street.

Additional shopping centers or prohibited areas as subsequently designated by ordinance of the city council upon

recommendation of the police department.

(Ord. 2283 NCS §2, 2007.)

It is unlawful for any person to skate, or use, or ride any skateboard or similar device, in, on, or over any publicly

owned building, or publicly owned property or publicly owned facility within the city limits, when such building,

property or facility is posted with appropriate signs prohibiting such use. The posting of such signs shall be Rrst

approved by resolution of the city council. Additional shopping centers or prohibited areas may be added to this

chapter as subsequently designated by resolution of the city council upon recommendation of the police

department. (Ord. 2270 NCS §2, 2007.)

Violations of this chapter may be enforced by any applicable laws or ordinances, including, but not limited to,

Chapter 1.10 of this code. (Ord. 2270 NCS §2, 2007.)

skate park facility.

No person shall use a city of Petaluma skate park facility who is not wearing a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads

suitable to provide protection in the event of falls or collisions. A Rrst violation of this section shall constitute an

infraction. Subsequent violations may constitute an infraction or a misdemeanor pursuant to Chapter 1.10 of this

code. (Ord. 2270 NCS §2, 2007.)

No person shall ride any skateboard or similar device on top of the concrete cap on the Sood wall in the Payran

Street area adjacent to the Petaluma River, speciRcally from four hundred feet downstream of the Lakeville Street

Bridge to six hundred feet upstream of the Payran Street Bridge; and adjacent to Washington Creek from the

conSuence of the Petaluma River and Washington Creek to the Holly Lane Bridge over Washington Creek. (Ord.

2270 NCS §2, 2007.)