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(a) Persons using this park do so at their own risk; this is an unsupervised facility. Proper protective gear is recommended: helmets, pads, wrist guards and the like. The city does not assume responsibility for injury.
(b) Adult supervision is recommended for children under the age of 12.
(c) No modification to any skating surface or feature is allowed.
(d) No motorized skateboards, bikes, scooters, cycles or vehicles are permitted.
(e) The skate park is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during Eastern Standard Time, and from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time.
(f) Failure to comply with the posted rules and regulations may result in expulsion from the park.
(Prior Code, § 1070.08) (Ord. 134-06, passed 11-27-2006; Ord. 169-08, passed 12-8-2008; Ord. 96-2017, passed 6-26-2017)
(a) Every person who vends, sells or offers for sale from a vehicle, tent or table, food, refreshments or goods and services in or upon any public park or park facility shall, before engaging in such business, obtain from the Recreation Department a permit to do so.
(b) The Recreation Department may limit the number of any type of permit issued to a quantity sufficient to adequately serve the patrons of parks and park facilities.
(c) The fees for a yearly vending permit for each motorized vending vehicle, trailer or stand, (defined as a temporary structure, tent-table or group of tables at a single location), for each non-motorized vending vehicle, and for a one-day vending license, to cover a special event, shall be established by the Recreation Department. Said fees may provide exemptions for not-for-profit, charitable or religious organizations.
(d) All permits issued under this section shall be prominently displayed and produced for inspection when requested by a police officer or park employee or representative, are not transferable, and yearly permits expire on December 31 of the year in which issued.
(e) The Recreation Department shall designate, in writing, to each permit holder, the specific times and areas in parks where vending may take place.
(f) No permit granted under this section shall be construed to entitle any person to vend or sell in any place but in the areas specifically designated, nor to sell items other than those designated in the permit.
(g) The Recreation Department reserves the right to negotiate and contract with a concessionaire for the exclusive rights to vend food and refreshments in certain park facilities where special vending times, quality or style of food and refreshments are required.
(h) The permit of any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision(s) of this section may be revoked by the Recreation Department.
(Prior Code, § 1070.09) (Ord. 170-2008, passed 12-8-2008)
(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
RECKLESS OR HAZARDOUS OPERATION. Operation of a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device in a manner such that the wheels of a wheeling device leave the ground or that the skateboard or sliding device is separated from the ground at the same time (i.e., airborne). It is further defined to mean the use of disability ramps, steps, walls, retention walls, doors, handrails, planters, curb or gutter edges, banters and barricades, benches, picnic tables, sculptures, stages, platforms, playground equipment or other devices or structures which are not intended for pedestrian or vehicular traffic, jumping or stepping on or off such devices or structures using wheeled equipment, or in a manner that is likely to cause damage to property or to cause personal injury or failing to yield the right-of-way to or otherwise interfere with pedestrian traffic.
SKATE PARK. The area located at Weiss Field for skateboard, roller skate and in-line skate purposes.
SKATEBOARD. A foot board mounted upon four or five wheels and usually propelled by the user who sometimes stands, sits, kneels or lies upon the device while it is in motion.
WHEELING OR SLIDING DEVICES. Include, but are not limited to, skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates or bicycles or any other device containing wheels which can be ridden on or otherwise utilized by an individual or individuals in order to move about other than walking.
(b) Operating a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device shall be prohibited as follows:
(1) In certain commercial corridors, the operation of a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device in a reckless or hazardous manner shall be prohibited;
(2) Operating a skateboard, wheeling or sliding device on any property where a sign or signs are posted by property owners prohibiting such operation shall be prohibited. This provision shall be interpreted to mean that if a sign is posted prohibiting skateboarding, it shall be deemed to apply to the prohibition of all skateboard, wheeling or sliding devices;
(3) Notwithstanding the definition of skateboard, wheeling or sliding device, nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of a wheelchair, a stroller, or similar devices, for the purpose of helping an elderly, disabled individual, infant, or other individual needing assistance in moving from place to place; and
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a skate park or extreme sports facility operated by the Recreation Department.
(Prior Code, § 1070.10) (Ord. 171-08, passed 12-8-2008)
(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $100 for each offense.
(b) Whoever violates § 1070.06(d) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and shall be fined not more than $100. For each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
(c) Whoever violates § 1070.02(i) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
(Ord. 117-88, passed 6-27-1988; Ord. 89-2015, passed 7-13-2015)