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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances - No. 1748lease take noti of general c~rcul~tion effect thi~y days from Lodi, and shall take ORDINANCE NO. 1748 E OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARTICLE V, “SKATE PARKS,” RE~TIN~ ULATIONS NG LODl MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 12.12 - ..................................................................... BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODl AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 12.12 “Parks” is hereby amended by adding Article V, Skate Parks, and shall read as follows: Article V. Skate Parks 12.1 2.41 0 Regulations Skateboarding, Rollerskating prohibited in Certain Areas; Skate Park A. Skat~boarding, rollerskating, in-line skating, and similar activities are prohibited in City Parks and recreational facilities unless speci~~lly authorized in areas designed by this Section and as further designated by resolution of the City Council. The City of Lodi designates and maintains as a skate park facility, that area located within Kofu Park at 1145 South Ham Lane at Cardinal Street. The boundaries of the skate facility shall be defined by a fence and the signs required by this section. 12.12.420 The following regulations shall apply to the riding of skateboards, in-line skates, or roller skates at, or any other use of, any facility or park owned or operated by the City of Lodi, which has been designated a skate park: A. Within the skate p rk, it shall be unla~ul 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 andlor in-line skating use with plastic knee caps, which equipment shall be in good repair at all times during use; -1- Ride, operate, utilize a skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates unless such equipment is in good repair at all times during use; Be on or use an individual apparatus within the skate park while another person is using it; Place or utilize addi~iona~ obstacles or other materials ~incjuding but not limited to ramps or jumps) within the skate park; Use the skate park amenities when the surfaces of the amenities are wet or other conditions exist which would adversely affect the safety of skateboarder^ or skaters; Use, operate, or possess any source of amplified music including but not limited to stereo's, boom boxes, and amplifiers. Enter the skate park unless actively skateboarding or in-line skating in accordance with these regulations; Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control, food or beverages, within the skate park; Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control, alcohol, tobacco products, or illegal drugs within the skate park; Enter upon the skate park while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs; Use or possess glass containers, bottles, or other breakable glass products within the skate park; 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; Engage in graffiti, tagging, or other defacing of City property or the properties of others; 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, motorized skateboards, and motorized skates) on the skate park; No person shall enter or remain in or upon the skate park premises: 1) while closed, as determined by the Parks and Recreation Department, or 2) between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and I0:OO A.M. B, The skate park shall be posted with signs at the following locations: (1) At the entrance to the skate Park; and 2 (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 not be less than 2 feet by 3 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 % inch in height, the following language: WARNING SKATEBOARDING AND IN-LINE SKATING ARE HAZARDOUS RECREATION ACTVIITIES. USE OF THIS FACILITY MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. THE CITY OF LODl 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 fjfj115800 AND 115800.1. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE, OPERATE, OR PERSON IS WEARING A HELMET DESJGNED FOR STRAP, ELBOW PADS DESIGNED FOR S~TEBOARD CAPS AND KNEE PADS DESIGNED FOR SKATEBOARD WHICH E~UIPM€NT SHALL BE IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES DURING USE. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE, OPERATE, OR UTILIZE ANY DEVICE OTHER THAN SKATES. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO PROVIDE AMPLIFIED MUSIC WITHIN THE SKATE PARK. ANY PERSON FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CITATIONS AND PENALTIES PURSUANT TO LODl MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1.08.010. UTILIZE A SKATEBOARD OR IN-LINE SKATES UNLESS THE SKATEBOARD USE AND/OR IN-LINE SKATING WITH A CHIN AND/OR IN-LINES SKATING USE WITH PLASTIC ELBOW AND/OR IN-LINE SKATING USE WITH PLASTIC KNEE CAPS, NON-MOTORi~ED SKATE BOARDS AND NO~-~OTORIZED 12.12.430 Violations A. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this Chapter shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor for violations of 12.12.420 A (9) and A (15) or an infraction for violations of 12.12.420 A (1) through A (8) and A (10) through A (14) as provided in Section 1.08.010 of this Code. SECTION 2, All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist. SECTION 3. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care toward persons or property within the City or outside of the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except otherwise imposed by law. SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other -3- provisions or applications of the ordinance which can he given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall he published one time in the "Lodi News-Sentinel," a daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi, and shall take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval. Approved this 16Lh day of June, 2004 B:' Mayor Pro Tempore SUSAN J. BLACKSTON City Clerk State of California County of San Joaquin, ss I, Susan J. Blackston, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1748 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held June 2, 2004, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held June 16, 2004, by the following vote: ____-_________________l__l______________~-------------------------- ____l-_____-_______s---------------__------------------------------ AYES: NOES; COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL M~MBERS - None COUNCIL MEMBERS - Beckman, Hitchcock, Howard, and Land COUNCIL MEMBERS - Mayor Hansen I further certify that Ordinance No. 1748 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law. SUSAN J. BLAC&TON City Clerk Approved as to Form; - D. STEPHEN SCHWABAUER Interim City Attorney -4-