HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1220ORD 1220 pT3 (Ìì ä @ORDINANCE NO. 1220
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BALDWIN PARK AMENDING SECTION 96.01 OF AND
ADDING SECTION 96.25 TO THE BALDWIN PARK
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF
SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER BLADES, ROLLER SKATES AND
OTHER VEHICLES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park has approved plans and
specifications and awarded a contract for the construction of a city-operated, unsupervised
skate park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Baldwin Park Municipal Code so
as to clearly state where and under what circumstances skateboards, roller blades, roller
skates and similar articles may be utilized on public property.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 96.01 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code is hereby amended
to add, in alphabetical order, the following:
SKATE PARK. A public park or that portion of a public park which
has been designated by the City of Baldwin Park as being a facility
operated primarily for skating. A skate park shall be identified by
signage located on the site.
SECTION 2. Section 96.25 is hereby added to the Baldwin Park Municipal Code to
read as follows:
Bicycles and other Vehicles Prohibited; Skate Parks
a. No person shall ride or operate a unicycle, bicycle, tricycle,
four-wheeled cycle, scooter, or other motor or human powered
vehicle within the boundaries of any public park.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person may ride or operate
the following vehicles within any portion of a public park which
is not a skate park: a tricycle, stroller, or baby carriage.
b. No person shall ride a skateboard, roller blades, or roller
skates within the boundaries of any public park, provided,
however, that a person may ride a skateboard, roller blades or
roller skates in those portions of a skate park designated for
such use.
c. Any person riding a skateboard, roller blades, or roller skates
in a skate park shall wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee
pads, which are in serviceable condition and properly fastened
in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for
such equipment.
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d. The provisions of this Section shall not be deemed to apply to
the following: i) the operation or riding of any vehicle used to
provide mobility to any disabled person; or ii) the operation or
riding of a motor vehicle on a paved driveway from the street to
a parking lot on the public park; or iii) the wheeling of a bicycle
or other human powered vehicle from outside the boundaries
of a public park to a place within the public park designated for
parking such vehicle if such transportation occurs solely on
paved paths within the public park and the vehicle is not ridden
during such operation.
e. Any violation of this Section shall be an Infraction, subject to
the provisions of Section 10.99 of this Code.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
have it published in accordance with the provisions of state law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of November, 2003.
wCNUEL LOZANO
MAYOR
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss:
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, Kathleen R. Sessman, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
on November 5, 2003 and thereafter was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting on November 19, 2003 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT; COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Marlen GarcJa, David Olivas, Ricardo Pacheco,
Mayor Pro Tern Bill Van Cleave, and Mayor
ManuelLozano
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I^ATHLEEN^R. SESSMAN
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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