HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2504 - Regarding Establishment of Rules and Guidelines at Public Skate Park FacilitiesMV REVISED 7/15/02
ORDINANCE NO. NS-2504
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING
CHAPTER 31 ADDING SECTION 31-5, TO THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
RULES AND GUIDELINES AT PUBLIC SKATE PARK
FACILITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares:
The City of Santa Ana desires to provide alternative avenues of recreation
within the City.
Skateboarding and in-line skating, is a form of recreation that has increased
in popularity within Santa Ana in recent years.
Skateboarding is considered a hazardous recreational activity, as defined in
California Government Code section 831.7.
The increased popularity of the sports has resulted in skating on public
streets and right of ways within the City.
The State of California requires that all cities that have skate parks adopt an
ordinance requiring any person skating in a city-owned facility must wear
proper safety gear.
The City desires to operate public skate facilities to address the recreational
needs of the community, while providing a safe area for skaters.
All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein
are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of section 418 of
the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing
provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as
constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such
provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the
Charter.
SECTION 2: That Section 31-5 is hereby added to the Santa Ana Municipal Code
to read as follows:
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Sec. 31-5. Skate Park facility regulations.
(a) The following regulations shall apply to the riding of skateboards and
in-line skating, at any facility or park owned or operated by the City of Santa
Ana that is designed and maintained for the purpose of recreational
skateboard use:
1)
No person shall ride a skateboard or partake in in-line skating at any
facility owned or operated by the City of Santa ^na that is designed
and maintained for the purpose of recreational skateboard use unless
that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads as
required by the State of California Health and Safety Code Section
115800.
2) It shall be unlawful to enter the skateboard facility unless during
posted hours of operation.
3) It shall be unlawful to enter the designated skate area, unless
operating skateboard or partaking in in-line skating.
4)
It shall be unlawful to organize any activity, event or competition in
any designated public skate park facility without the written
permission of the Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Agency.
5) It shall be unlawful to make modifications, alterations, or additions in
any manner to the skate facility.
6)
No bicycles, BMX, scooters and/or motorized devices are permitted
within any designated public skate park facility. Public skate park
facilities are for in-line skating and skateboarding only.
7)
Skating outside the designated skate park area is prohibited. This
does not include skating or using skateboards as a means of
transportation.
(b) The Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community
Services Agency is authorized to post signs giving notice of the
aforementioned regulations as well as any additional regulations as he or
she determines are valuable for the optimal operation of the designated
public skate park facility.
(c) Violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable by (1) a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first violation, (2) a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second violation of the same
ordinance within same year; (3) a fine not exceeding one hundred seventy-
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five dollars ($175.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance
within same year. (4) fourth violation within same year will result in six-
month banishment from the use of the facility. (5) Failure to pay fines will
result in automatic six-month banishment from the use of the facility until
said fines are paid.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that
it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
ADOPTED this 5th day of Auqust, 2002.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney 1
By:~ , ~
Deputy City Attorney
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
NOT PRESENT:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Alvarez, Bist, Christy, Franklin, McGuioan. Pulido.
Solodo (7)
None ('0)
None (0)
None
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Ordinance No. NS-2504 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Aha on August 5, 2002, and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Aha.
Date:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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