Ripon Municipal Code Ch. 9.32 Skateboard Facilities

(a) In any skateboard park or facility owned or operated by the City, any person riding a skateboard, inline skates or similar approved devices shall wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads. In any skateboard park or facility owned or operated by the City, use of said park or facility shall be limited to skateboards or inline skates and scooters only. The use of bicycles is expressly prohibited anywhere within such park or facility.

(b) The Recreation Director shall cause a sign or signs to be posted at all such parks or facilities providing reasonable notice of subsection (a) of this section and stating that any person failing to comply with subsection (a) of this section will be guilty of an infraction and subject to citation and/or confiscation of the bicycle. Subsequent violations by the same person within 120 days shall constitute a misdemeanor. In addition, the Police Department may impound any bicycle used within any skateboard park or facility in violation of this Section for a period of not less than 30 days and not more than 180 days.

(c) Any person who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this Section and who is injured while using the skateboard park or facility shall be deemed negligent.

(d) The Recreation Director shall prepare and post rules for the use of city-owned skateboard parks or facilities consistent with the provisions of this Section. (Ord. 632, §1, 2000; Ord 645 § 1(part), 2001; Ord. 712, § 1, 2005)

(e) The amendments set forth in this Ordinance No. 875, which permit the use of scooters in any skatepark or facility owned or operated by the City shall remain in effect for a period of one year from the effective date of this Ordinance. Prior to or upon the expiration of said one year period, the City Council shall consider and take action on an ordinance which either limits, precludes or permanently authorizes the use of scooters in any skatepark or facility owned or operated by the City. In the absence of any further enactments, the amendments set for in this Ordinance No. 875 shall remain in full force and effect. (Ord. 632, §1, 2000; Ord. 645 §1, 2001; Ord. 712, §1, 2005; Ord. 875, §1, 2018; Ord. 885 §1, 2018)

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