(A) Intent and purpose of skateboard park. It is the intent of this section to designate and to establish regulations for the safe use of public skateboarding and skating areas within the city.
(1) Designated skateboarding and skating areas. The public area designated for skateboarding and skating within the city is the skatepark located at the south end of Diamond Park on Diamond Avenue in the city.
(2) Regulations for use. The following regulations shall apply within the skateboarding and skating areas designated by this section:
(a) No person shall use or permit a minor for whom he or she is responsible to use a designated skateboarding and skating area unless the person or minor, while in possession of a skateboard or in-line skates, is wearing proper safety equipment including at least a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads.
(b) No person shall skate or skateboard at times other than those established as the hours of operation. The hours of operation shall be 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(c) No person shall use a skateboarding and skating area for uses other than skateboarding and in-line skating.
(d) No person shall ride a bicycle or any other wheeled device other than a skateboard or in-line skates on the surface of a skateboarding and skating area.
(e) No person shall use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs in the designated skateboarding and skating areas.
(f) No person shall litter in a skateboarding and skating area. All persons using such an area must place any trash they create or bring to the skatepark in receptacles provided by the city.
(g) No person shall engage in activities within the park which violate any of the posted rules.
(h) No person shall cause graffiti or tagging in or on a skateboarding and skating area of anywhere in the surrounding park.
(i) No person shall bring any additional obstacles or other materials (ramps, jumps, and the like) into the skatepark or skating areas.
(j) Skateboarding is determined to be a hazardous recreational activity. The City of Red Bluff will not be liable for injuries pursuant to California Health and Safety Code §§ 115800 and 115800.1 and California Government Code § 831.7.
(B) Violations.
(1) Violation of any provision of this section shall be punishable as an infraction, and may be grounds for the city to remove the offender from a designated skateboarding and skating area.
(2) Fines for any violations contained in this section will be set by resolution.
(Ord. 948, passed 12-16-2003; Am. Ord. 1066, passed 6-21-2022)