For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall be defined
as follows:
means any shoe, boot or other footwear, or device that may
be attached to the foot or footwear, to which one or more wheels are
attached, including wheels that are "in line," also known
as roller blades, for the purposes of moving, rolling or propelling
a person, through body movement or gravity, along a sidewalk, pavement
or other surface.
means a board or platform of any composition or size to which
two or more wheels are attached and which is intended to be ridden
or propelled, through body movement or gravity, by one or more persons
standing, kneeling or lying upon it, through body movement or gravity,
and to which there is not affixed to it any seat or any device or
mechanism to turn and control the wheels. "Skateboard"
shall include all wheeled objects, including without limitation coasters,
scooters and other devices used for transportation or sport that are
propelled by body movement or gravity and that are not classified
as "bicycles" in the California Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons using, propelling or riding on skateboards or roller
skates on public streets, public sidewalks, public parking lots and
other public property, while in motion, are not considered pedestrians
for purposes of traffic rules and regulations.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Skateboarding and roller skating is prohibited on all public
streets, public sidewalks, public parking lots and other public property
from sunset to one hour after sunrise on the following day.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons using, propelling or riding on skateboards or roller
skates on public streets, public sidewalks, public parking lots and
other public property shall wear a helmet conforming to the safety
standards specified by the applicable laws of the state of California.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
The city council may, by resolution, specify certain public
streets, public sidewalks, public parking lots and other public property,
or portions thereof, on which skateboarding and roller skating shall
be prohibited.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
No person shall perform acrobatics while operating a skateboard
or roller skates on public streets, public sidewalks, public parking
lots or other public property. "Acrobatics" include, but
are not limited to, jumps, spins, loops, 360s, handstands, and any
other movement, stunt or trick not essential to the ordinary use of
the skateboard or roller skates as a transportation device.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons using, propelling or riding on skateboards on public
streets, public sidewalks, public parking lots and other public property
shall do so only in the upright position. Riding a skateboard in a
sitting, prone, kneeling or luge position is prohibited.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons operating a skateboard or roller skates approaching
a stop sign shall stop at the limit line, crosswalk or other designated
marking.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons may operate skateboards or roller skates on public streets
and roadways; provided, however, all such persons shall not cross
the centerline of streets or roadways, if marked, shall remain on
the right half of the street or roadway, and shall yield to vehicles
approaching from the rear by moving to the right curb or shoulder
of the street or roadway.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
No person shall operate a skateboard or roller skates at a speed
in excess of twenty-five miles per hour or the speed posted for vehicular
traffic, whichever is less.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons operating a skateboard or roller skates, when approaching
an uncontrolled intersection, shall yield to vehicles that are so
near the person as to present a hazard and shall not cross the intersection
at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
No person shall operate a skateboard or roller skates on any
sidewalk within the central business district (Aster Street to Legion
Street, Coast Highway to the Irvine Bowl Festival grounds), sidewalks
adjacent to Pacific Coast Highway, sidewalks on Glenneyre Street from
Forest Avenue to Calliope, sidewalks on Cliff Drive from Coast Highway
to Beverly Street, the Main Beach Boardwalk, all areas within city
parks, or such other areas as may be designated by resolution of the
city council.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
Persons operating a skateboard or roller skates shall yield
to the right-of-way of pedestrians and persons in wheelchairs whenever
and wherever they are encountered, shall proceed with due care and
at a safe speed, and in no event shall skateboards or roller skates
be operated nearer than five feet to a pedestrian or person in a wheelchair.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
No person shall place ramps, jumps, cones, trash cans or other
objects or devices on public streets, public sidewalks, public parking
lots or other public property in connection with the operations of
skateboarding or roller skating.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
No person shall operate a skateboard or roller skates recklessly
or in such a manner or at such a speed as to cause or threaten to
cause injury to him or herself or to others, to generate loud or unreasonable
noise, to create an obstruction or to present a hazard to the free
use of public property by pedestrians or motorists, or to cause or
threaten to cause damage to public property. No person shall operate
a skateboard or roller skates on public planters, retaining walls,
walls, railings, curbs, barriers or other similar structural features.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
No person shall operate a skateboard or roller skates on private
property, including without limitation driveways, planters, retaining
walls, walls, railings or other structural features of any kind, without
the permission or authorization of the property owner.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
A person operating a skateboard or roller skates shall not attach
the same or him or herself to any motor vehicle on the roadway. In
addition, a person shall not knowingly drive a motor vehicle that
is towing a person riding upon a skateboard or roller skates.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
It is unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with
the provisions of this chapter. Any person violating the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject
to fines as established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1546 § 2, 2011)
(a)
In the event a person is cited for riding a skateboard while not wearing a protective helmet as required by Section 10.15.040, the enforcement officer may, in his or her discretion, cause the skateboard to be confiscated and held for safekeeping at the police department for a period of one week for the first violation and for a period of thirty days for all subsequent violations.
(b)
Persons under the age of eighteen shall be accompanied by their parent
or guardian in order to have the skateboard released to them following
the waiting period.
(c)
Release of the skateboard shall be on the next available property
release day following completion of the waiting period.
(Ord. 1571 § 1, 2012)
