The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive set of rules and regulations for the use of public skate park facilities in the city of Hawthorne.
(Ord. 1763 § 1, 2003)
For the purpose of carrying out the intent of this chapter, words, phrases and terms used hereon shall have their ordinary meaning, unless otherwise indicated as follows:
shall be defined as any non-motorized two-wheel bicycle.
shall be defined as any person utilizing a BMX bicycle.
shall be defined as the city of Hawthorne department of recreation and community services.
shall be defined as the director of the department of recreational and community services, or his or her designee.
shall be defined as any facility, structure or area in which skateboarding, in-line skating, roller skating and BMX bicycling is permitted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which is owned, operated and maintained by the city of Hawthorne and which has been designated as a public skate park facility by the city of Hawthorne.
including roller blades, shall be defined as any shoe, boot or other footwear to which one or more wheels are attached.
shall be defined as any platform of any composition or size to which two or more wheels are attached and which is intended to be ridden or propelled by one or more persons standing or kneeling upon it and to which there is not affixed any seat or any other device or mechanism to turn and control the wheels.
shall be defined as any person participating in skate activity.
shall be defined as the use of a skateboard, roller skates or in-line skates, including roller blades.
shall be defined as the carrying or holding of a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind or any other lighted smoking equipment or the lighting and exhaling the smoke of a pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind.
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Public skate park facilities shall be opened from seven a.m. to nine p.m., or as otherwise posted by the director. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or remain in such facilities in violation of this section without written consent of the department. Public skate park facilities shall be closed in the event of rain, rainy conditions or otherwise wet areas. BMX bicycle riding will also be an allowed use during designated days and hours determined by the director and posted at the facility.
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While on skate park facilities:
A.
No person shall ride or use any personal transportation other than roller skates, in-line skates, skateboards and BMX bicycles including but not limited to, scooters, unicycles, go-carts and wagons, within the skating surface of any public skate park facility;
B.
No person shall posses any can, bottle or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, has a seal broken or the contents of which have been partially removed;
C.
No person shall allow or cause graffiti or tagging in, on or around any part of the public skate park facility;
D.
No person shall ride or use any roller skates, in-line skates, skateboards or BMX bicycles at a public skate park facility in a reckless manner or with willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or cause anyone using roller skates, in-line skates or skateboards or BMX bicycles to be ridden or used in such a reckless manner;
E.
No person shall deposit or leave garbage, cans, bottles, papers, waste or refuse of any kind in a location other than within a receptacle provided for such purpose, or to cause such items to be deposited or left in a location other than within a receptacle. If no receptacle is provided, each person shall be responsible for removing and disposing of such items from the public skate park facility;
F.
No person shall allow or cause any animal of any kind to be brought into a public skate park facility;
G.
No person shall allow or cause glass containers of any kind to be brought into any public skate park facility;
H.
No person, other than skaters or BMX bicycle riders, are permitted on the skating surface of a public skate park facility, except that spectators may sit or stand in areas designated for that purpose;
I.
No person shall place or utilize obstacles or other materials within a public skate park facility that are not affixed to a public skate park facility by the city for recreational purposes;
J.
No person shall use a public skate park facility while under the influence of alcohol or drugs that would impair that person's judgment or motor skills;
K.
No person shall conduct organized activities, events or competitions without prior written permission from the director;
L.
No skate activity is permitted on the walls or other boundary structures or seating areas immediately surrounding or adjoining a public skate park facility;
M.
No person shall smoke at a public skate park facility;
N.
No person shall wear an audio headset while using a public skate park facility;
O.
No person shall play amplified music within a public skate park facility;
P.
No person shall cause food, candy or beverages to be brought into a public skate park facility.
(Ord. 1763 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2004)
All skate activity and BMX bicycle riding within any public skate park facility is deemed a hazardous recreational activity within the meaning of Section 831.7 of the Government Code and the city of Hawthorne may not be held liable for injuries sustained or incurred by persons who participate in any such hazardous recreational activity.
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All skaters and BMX bicycle riders must wear a safety helmet, elbow pads and kneepads while participating in skate activity and BMX bicycle riding within a public skate park facility. All such protective gear must be functional and protective, properly sized and designed for their intended use at the public skate park facility.
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The director may set forth any other rules and regulations for the use of a public skate park facility, which he or she deems appropriate provided that signs describing such rules and regulations are placed and posted pursuant to this chapter.
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In order to provide reasonable notice to the public, the director shall place and post signs in one or more conspicuous and visible area(s) of a public skate park facility designating the facility, structure or area as a public skate park facility, specifying the rules and regulations established pursuant to this chapter and prohibiting the activities described herein.
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Any violation of this ordinance, or the chapter hereby adopted, shall constitute an infraction and shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 1.22 of this code.
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The director or his or her designee shall have the authority to eject and expel from a skate park facility any person who is in violation of any provision of this chapter.
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