A.
Prohibition.
No person shall ride a skateboard, roller skate, in-line skate or
similar device upon any public street, or upon the following City
sidewalks, City walkways, City boardwalks, or public ways owned or
maintained by the City:
1.
Within
the area of the downtown bounded by the following streets (including
the perimeter streets): Sola Street on the north, Chapala Street on
the west, Santa Barbara Street on the east and Cabrillo Boulevard
on the south.
2.
The
south sidewalk of Cabrillo Boulevard from Santa Barbara Street to
Milpas Street.
3.
The
sidewalks on either side of and along the entire length of Coast Village
Road.
4.
On
and along the following sidewalks, adjacent to the Santa Barbara Harbor:
(a) the sidewalks directly adjacent to the Harbor seawall, beginning
at a point adjacent to the public launching ramps and extending to
Harbor Way; and (b) the sidewalk along the southerly side of the Harbor
beginning at the intersection with the sidewalk described above in
(a) and continuing southerly and easterly to the most easterly point
of the Breakwater.
5.
On
the docks, floats and ramps in the Santa Barbara Harbor.
6.
Public
parking facilities, public parking lots, or other public areas the
entrances to which are posted with signs prohibiting skateboarding
and roller skating.
B.
The
Department of Public Works shall post appropriate signs as necessary
to advise the public of the requirements of this chapter.
C.
This
section shall not apply to any person skateboarding, in-line skating
or roller skating on a public street while participating in an event
that has been issued a special event permit by the Chief of Police
specifically allowing skateboarding, in-line skating or roller skating
on public streets.
(Ord. 3991, 1979; Ord. 4016 §1, 1979; Ord. 4133, 1982; Ord. 4439, 1986; Ord. 4622, 1990; Ord. 4910, 1995; Ord. 4954, 1996; Ord. 5159, 2000)
