Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 1 Skateboards, Bicycles and Roller Skates

This chapter applies to the use and operation of skateboards, bicycles and roller skates on all streets, alleys, sidewalks, pedestrian ways and rights-of-ways, whether public or private, within the areas of the City described in this chapter.

(Ord. 1029-NS, eff. June 20, 1989)

For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:

(a) “Pedestrian walkway” means any sidewalk or area within a shopping center, shopping district or business district which is paved, but closed to vehicular traffic and which is designated or intended for pedestrian travel.

(b) “Shopping center” means a group of commercial establishments, planned, developed, owned, and managed as a common unit, with parking provided on the private property site.

(c) “Shopping district” means a collection of individual stores or other commercial establishments standing on separate lots or parcels along public street frontage or clustered in a contiguous area, with or without off-street parking.

(Ord. 1029-NS, eff. June 20, 1989)

Upon a written request from the owner of a shopping center, the City Council may prohibit or establish rules regulating the operation of skateboards, bicycles and roller skates upon any pedestrian walkway within the requesting party's shopping center. After receiving such request, the City Council shall hold a public hearing at which time it will consider the adopting of a resolution designating the affected private property, and the prohibitions and/or rules for use of skateboards, bicycles and roller skates. In adopting the resolution, the Council shall find that the operation of skateboards, bicycles and/or roller skates causes safety problems or interferes with the use of the walkways by pedestrians.

(Ord. 1029-NS, eff. June 20, 1989)

After considering the matter at a public hearing, the City Council may, by resolution, prohibit or regulate the use or operation of skateboards, bicycles and roller skates in commercially zoned areas or shopping districts, upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, pedestrian way or other public property or right-of-way described in the resolution. The resolution shall contain the Council's findings that the operation of skateboards, bicycles or roller skates causes safety problems or interferes with the use of the described property by pedestrians and/or motorized vehicles.

(Ord. 1029-NS, eff. June 20, 1989)

If a pedestrian walkway or the public property designated in a City Council resolution, adopted pursuant to this chapter, is posted with signs prohibiting or regulating the use of skateboards, bicycles and roller skates, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use any skateboard, bicycle or roller skate on any such street, sidewalk, pedestrian walkway, or shopping district, except in a manner consistent with the prohibition and/or rules set forth on such signs. The sign shall be posted in a conspicuous location, made of a durable material, and posted in a permanent manner. A violation of this section shall be an infraction.

(Ord. 1029-NS, eff. June 20, 1989)