ORD 458ORDINANCE NO. 458
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA AMENDING TITLE 11 OF THE LA QUINTA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 11.96.020
WHEREAS, the City of La Quinta has determined it is the best interest of the
community to provide a designated skateboarding area; and
WHEREAS, the City has carefully considered how to best regulate the use of
such designated skateboarding areas so as to facilitate their use and enjoyment
while at the same time protecting the users of such skating facilities, pedestrians
and others from conflicts, accidents, or other eventualities which could result in
injury to person or property; and
WHEREAS, the use of any public skateboarding areas shall be deemed a
hazardous recreational activity within the meaning of Section 831.7 of the
Government Code and the City may not be held liable for injuries incurred by
persons who participate in any such hazardous recreational activity.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 11.96.020 of the La Quinta Charter and Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. All persons using a skateboarding park area within the city shall obey all
rules and regulations posted in any such area. In addition, all persons within a
skateboarding park area in the city shall comply with the following requirements:
1 . No person shall skate or skateboard within a skateboarding park area at
times other than those established as the hours of operation. The hours of
operation shall be six a.m. to ten p.m.;
2. No person under the age of twelve shall use the skateboarding park area
unless supervised by a person at least twenty-five years of age. The
supervising person must assume full responsibility for the person under the
age of twelve using the skateboarding park area;
3. No person shall skate or skateboard when the skateboarding park area is
wet or when hazardous conditions, such as irregularities in the skating
surface or skateboarding park area exist;
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4. No person shall cause or initiate any act of violence or harass another
person inside or around the skateboarding park area;
5. Only skateboards and in-line skates can be used in the skateboarding
park area. Use of other equipment, such as bicycles or scooters within the
skateboarding park area is prohibited;
6. No person shall use the skateboarding park area unless they wear proper
safety equipment including a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads properly
sized and designated for the intended use;
7. No person shall consume food or drink in the skateboarding park area;
8. No person shall use alcohol, drugs or smoke in the skateboarding park
area or surrounding areas;
9. All persons using the skateboarding park area must place trash in cans
provided by the city;
10. No person shall cause graffiti or tagging in or around the skateboarding
park area;
11 . No person shall skateboard or skate on curbs, planters, benches, steps,
railings, fences, playground equipment, driveways or areas intended for uses
other than skating within the area surrounding the skateboarding park area;
12. No unauthorized pieces of equipment, obstacles or apparatus may be
brought into the skateboarding park area;
13. No spectators are permitted within the area designated for
skateboarding;
14. Reckless or destructive skating that jeopardizes the safety of persons
or property is prohibited;
15. Glass containers are prohibited in the skateboarding park area;
16. All organized events shall have prior written approval from the
Community Services Department;
17. Animals are not allowed in the skateboarding park area;
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B. Any violation of any section in this chapter is deemed to be an infraction and
is punishable as such according to the provisions of this code and state law.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The City Council of the City of La Quinta hereby declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 4. POSTING: The City Clerk shall within fifteen (15) days after passage
of this Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three 13) public places
designated by resolution of the City Council; shall certify to the adoption and
posting of this Ordinance; and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification,
together with proof of posting to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the
City of La Quinta.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
City Council held this 5`h day of August, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Kirk, Osborne, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ON ADO PH, M or
City of La Quinta, California
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Use of Skateboarding Park Areas
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ATTEST:
VERONICA JNTECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Q ta, California
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. K T ERINE JEN ,City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA 1
I, VERONICA MONTECINO, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No.
458 which was introduced at a regular meeting on the 15`" day of July, 2008, and
was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 5`h day of August, 2008, not being
less than five days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the
City of La Quinta as specified in City Council Resolution No. 2006-115.
VERONICA MONTECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, VERONICA MONTECINO, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted on ~C /S~
pursuant to Council Resolution.
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VERONICA MONTECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California