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Chapter 12.18 - Skate Facility#
12.18.010 - Site designation#
Skateboarding, biking, scooter, roller skating, in-line skating, and similar activities are prohibited in city parks and recreational facilities unless specifically authorized in areas designated by this section.§ The skate facility in Robert 'Chief' Jimenez Park is hereby designated for skateboarding, biking, scooter and in-line skating (the "skate facility"). The boundaries of the skate facility shall be defined by a fence and the signs required by this section.
(Ord. No. 1058B, § 5, 1-10-2023)
12.18.020 - Prohibitions and regulations#
Within the skate facility, it shall be unlawful for any person to:
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Ride, operate, or use a skateboard, bike, scooter, roller-skating or in-line skates unless that person is wearing a helmet designed for skateboard 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 and/or in-line skating use with plastic kneecaps, which equipment shall be in good repair at all times during use.§
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Ride, operate, or utilize a skateboard, bike, scooter, roller skates or in-line skates unless such equipment is in good repair at all times during use.§
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Enter or use an amenity within the skate facility while another person is using it unless designed for use by multiple individuals.§
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Place or utilize additional obstacles or other material (including but not limited to ramps or jumps) within the skate facility.§
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Use the skate facility amenities when the surface of the amenities is wet or other conditions exist which could adversely affect the safety of skateboarders or skaters.§
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Enter the skate facility unless actively skateboarding, biking, scootering, roller skating or in-line skating in accordance with these regulations.§
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Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control, food or beverages within the skate facility.§
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Use, consume, or have within his or her custody or control, alcohol, tobacco products, or illegal drugs within the skate facility.§
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Enter or be upon the skate facility while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs.§
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Use or possess glass containers, bottles or other breakable glass products within the skate facility.§
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Use or engage in profanity, reckless and boisterous behavior (including, but not limited to, tandem riding, pushing, horseplay, and bullying), or any other activity which could endanger the safety of persons using the skate facility or spectators.§
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Engage in graffiti, tagging or other defacing of city property or the property of others.§
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Enter or be upon the skate facility at any time except during regular city park hours of operation.§
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Ride, operate, or utilize any device other than a skateboard, bike, scooter, roller skates or in-line skates (prohibited devices include, but are not limited to, motorized vehicles) on the skate facility.§
(Ord. No. 1058B, § 5, 1-10-2023)
12.18.030 - Signage#
The skate facility shall be posted with signs at the following locations:
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At each entrance to the skate facility.
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On the fences of the skate facility, facing the interior of the skate facility.§ The signs shall be not less than two feet by three 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 one inch in height§, the following language:
WARNING
Skateboarding and in-line skating are hazardous recreational activities. Use of this facility may result in serious injuries or death. The city 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 section 115800.
(Ord. No. 1058B, § 5, 1-10-2023)
12.18.040 - Violation#
It is unlawful for any person to ride, operate, or utilize a skateboard, bike, scooter, roller skates or in-line skates unless that person is wearing a helmet designed for skateboard, bike, scooter, roller skate use and/or in-line skating with a chin strap, elbow pads designed for skateboard, bike, scooter, roller skate and/or in-line skating use with plastic elbow caps, and knee pads designed for skateboard and/or in-line skating use with plastic kneecaps§, which equipment shall be in good repair at all times during use. Any person failing to comply with this section shall be subject to citation and penalties pursuant to Lincoln Municipal Code chapters 1.16 and 1.20.
(Ord. No. 1058B, § 5, 1-10-2023)