Santa Maria Municipal Code Ch. 7-7 Miscellaneous Rules of the Road

The operator of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except at a permanent or temporary driveway.

(Prior Code § 16-4)

The operator of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or garage shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk.

(Prior Code § 16-5)

(a) Pursuant to the authority of the California Vehicle Code, it is unlawful for any person on roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device to go on any roadway, public sidewalk serving a business or business district, or public parking facilities, or any private parking facilities within the City to which this title applies by reason of the provisions of Section 7-1.07 of this title.

(b) It is unlawful for any person on roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device to go on any privately owned sidewalk or pedestrian walkway that is generally held open for public use to serve a facility which serves the public including, but not limited to, shopping centers, professional offices, public buildings, malls, movie theaters, restaurants, hotels, motels, retail stores and offices, if properly posted.

Pursuant to police power authority, it is unlawful for any person on roller skates or riding by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device to go upon public property, if properly posted.

It is unlawful for any person to ride on a skateboard in a skateboard park or a skateboard park with temporary ramps unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads. It is also unlawful for any person to ride on in-line skates in a skateboard park or a skateboard park with temporary ramps unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads.

(c) To be properly posted as required by subsection (b) of this section, the property must have signs at each entrance, conspicuously posted, and clearly visible, and other signs necessary to provide notice which read substantially as follows:

(Prior Code § 16-35; Ord. 88-9 § 1, eff. 6/21/88; Ord. 2002-16, eff. 12/6/02; Ord. 2003-10, eff. 5/20/03)