The purpose and intent of this chapter is to ensure the safety
of all persons using public property.
(Prior code § 73.01)
For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from
the context, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:
means a device upon which any person may ride, propelled
exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears and having
one or more wheels.
means any landscaped area that is publicly maintained.
means an area, of whatever nature, publicly maintained and
open to the use of the public for purposes of parking motorized vehicles,
and shall include driveways and alleyways used to access such areas.
means any area, which is paved, but closed to vehicular traffic
and which is publicly maintained and open to the use of the public
for pedestrian travel.
means any area which is publicly maintained and paved and
open to the use of the public for vehicular travel.
means a portion of a street, other than the roadway, set
apart by curbs, barriers, markings or other delineation located between
the roadway and adjacent property lines for pedestrian travel which
is publicly maintained and open to the use of the public.
means any footwear or device including roller blades, which
may be attached to the foot or footwear, to which wheels are attached
and such wheels may be used for moving or propulsion.
means a board of any material upon which any person may ride,
which has a handle and wheels that are used for moving or propulsion.
means a board of any material upon which any person may ride,
which has wheels attached and such wheels may be used for moving or
propulsion.
(Prior code § 73.02)
It is unlawful for any person to ride, use or operate any bicycle,
skateboard, roller skates, roller blades and/or scooter over any public
sidewalk, public pedestrian walkway, or public parking area within
any nonresidential zone where the City has posted signs prohibiting
such activities.
(Prior code § 73.03)
It is unlawful for any person to ride, use or operate a skateboard
or scooter on any public roadway within the City.
(Prior code § 73.04)
It is unlawful for any person to ride, use or operate any bicycle,
skateboard, roller skates, roller blades and/or scooter over any public
lawn within the City.
(Prior code § 73.05)
It is unlawful for any person traveling upon any bicycle, skateboard,
roller skates, roller blades or scooter, to attach himself or herself
while using any such device or conveyance to a moving car, truck,
motorcycle, golf cart, or other such motorized vehicle.
(Prior code § 73.06)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary,
this chapter shall not be applicable to:
A.
Tricycles,
wheelchairs or other wheeled devices or conveyances operated by the
disabled and tricycles ridden by children under the age of five;
B.
Devices
or conveyances whose primary purpose is used for carrying infants,
small children or goods;
C.
Devices
or conveyances operated by an employee of the City or any other public
agency and acting within the course and scope of his or her employment.
(Prior code § 73.07)
A violation of Section 10.48.030, 10.48.040, 10.48.050 or 10.48.060 of this chapter by the person responsible for committing such violation shall constitute an infraction violation which shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Chapter 4.28 of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code, including but not limited to the imposition of any and all criminal penalties set forth therein.
(Prior code § 73.08)
Any person convicted of an infraction shall, for each separate violation of Section 10.48.030, 10.48.040, 10.48.050 or 10.48.060, and in addition to any infraction penalty imposed pursuant to Chapter 4.28, be subject to: (a) a fine in an amount not to exceed $250 for a first conviction of an offense; (b) a fine in an amount not to exceed $500 for a second conviction of the same offense within a 12-month period of the date of the first offense; and (c) a fine in an amount not to exceed $750 for the third conviction of the same offense within a 12-month period of the date of the first offense. The fine for a fourth and subsequent conviction of the same offense within a 12-month period of the date of the first offense shall be $1,000.
(Prior code § 73.09)
The City may issue an administrative citation, pursuant to Chapter 4.24 of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code, to any person responsible for committing a violation of Section 10.48.030, 10.48.040, 10.48.050 or 10.48.060 of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the City from also issuing an infraction citation upon the occurrence of the same offense on a separate day.
(Prior code § 73.10)
