2013-06 Ch. 9.50 Roller Skates, Coasters, Skateboards ORDINANCE 2013-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 9.50 OF THE ENCINITAS MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of Encinitas. California. does ordain as follows:
SECTION ONE:
That Chapter 9.50. ROLLER SKATES. COASTERS AND SKATEBOARDS of the
Encinitas Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
A. 950 SKATEBOARDING. INLINE SKATES. ROLLER SKATES. TOT
VEHICLES. COASTER. AND SIMILAR FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION
SECTION TWO:
That Section 9.50.010 CERTAIN USES PROHIBITED of the Encinitas Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
950.010 CERTAIN USES PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for any person to ride a
skateboard, inline skates, roller skates, toy vehicle, coaster or any other similar form of
transportation on:
A. Private properties open to the public in a general commercial zone, a neighborhood
commercial zone, or in a tourist commercial zone where signs prohibiting such
activity are posted by the owner of the property.
B. Public real property where such prohibition is posted by signs. A list of locations
where skateboarding, inline skates. roller skates, toy vehicles, coaster or any other
similar form of transportation is posted prohibited shall be on file in the city clerk's
office. The list may be amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
C. Public school property located within the City of Encinitas when the school district
has enacted a policy prohibiting such activities and posted signs on school grounds.
D. At the Encinitas Civic Center, Encinitas Community Center, fire stations, libraries
and their adjacent sidewalks, landscape barriers and parking lots.
E. Any public drainage facility, culvert, ditch, or channel: or any other athletic/sports
courts, or gymnasiums.
SECTION THREE:
That Section 9.50.020 INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC of the Encinitas Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
9.50.020 INTERFERENCE WITH PEDESTRAINS AND TRAFFIC. Any person upon
a skateboard, inline skates, roller skates. toy vehicle, coaster or any other similar form of
transportation or device shall:
A. Exercise due caution and shall yield the right-of-way to and not interfere with
pedestrians on any sidewaik or public right-of-way.
B. No person shall ride skateboard, inline skates, roller skates, toy vehicle, coaster, or
similar form of transportation on any public right-of-way in such a manner as to
interfere with or prevent the lawful use of a public right-of-way by vehicular traffic.
SECTION FOUR:
That_Section 9.50.030 EXCEPTIONS of the Encinitas Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows:
9.50.30 SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED IN SKATEBOARD PARKS
A. It is unlawful for a person to ride anything other than a skateboard, roller skates, or
inline skates in the city-owned skateboard park and to neglect to wear safety
equipment including a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads where the requirement for
wearing such safety equipment in the skateboard park is posted by a sign.
SECTION FIVE:
This ordinance was introduced on October 23. 2013.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this November 13. 20i'). by the following vote. to wit.
AYES: Barth, Gaspar, Kranz, Muir. Shaffer.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None:
Teresa Arballo Barth. Mayor
City of Encinitas. Calitorma
ATTEST AND CERTIFICATE:
I certify that this is a true and correct copy of Ordinance i lo. 2013-06. which has been published pursuant
to law.
Kathy Ilvwoo . City Clerk