Chapter 4.15
CONCORD SKATEPARK
Sections:
4.15.030 Use regulations/prohibited activities.
4.15.040 Penalties for engaging in prohibited activities or violating use regulations.
Editor’s note: Ord. No. 02-11, § 1, adopted Jan. 7, 2003, provided for the inclusion of art. IV, §§ 4.15.010--4.15.040, to read as herein set out. Section 2 of Ord. No. 02-11 provided for an effective date of thirty (30) days after passage.
4.15.010 Definitions.
Activities area. As used in this article, “activities area” shall refer to the portion of the Concord Skatepark reserved for the use of skateboards, in-line skates, and roller skates;
Audio equipment. As used in this article, “audio equipment” shall refer to any radio, compact disc player, tape player, Walkman, megaphone, or any other audio device utilized to transmit or amplify sound;
Bicycle. As used in this article, “bicycle” shall refer solely to non-motorized, two -wheeled bicycles, without “pegs” or other horizontal projections (other than pedals) extending from the bicycle frame;
Director. As used in this article, “Director” shall refer to Concord’s Director of Parks and Recreation;
Scooter. As used in this article, scooter shall refer solely to manually propelled, two wheeled scooters;
Spectator area. As used in this article, “spectator area” shall refer to the portion of the Concord Skatepark reserved for use by persons viewing the activities area;
Sports equipment. As used in this article, “sports equipment” shall refer to equipment utilized for athletic and/or recreational purposes, including but not limited to bicycles, mopeds, motorized cycles, skateboards, in-line skates, roller skates, shoe skates, scooters (both motorized and manually propelled), luge skates, ramps, jumps and similar objects utilized for athletic stunts or tricks, footballs, baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls and Frisbees.
(Code 2002, § 74-74. Ord. No. 02-11)
4.15.020 Hours of operation.
The hours of operation of the Concord Skatepark shall be from 8:00 a.m. to dusk, with the exception of posted hours for maintenance.
(Code 2002, § 74-75. Ord. No. 02-11)
4.15.030 Use regulations/prohibited activities.
(a) No sports equipment of any nature shall be used in the spectator area of the Concord Skatepark;
(b) No sports equipment of any nature other than skateboards, in-line skates, roller skates, scooters, and bicycles shall be either used, ridden, or brought within the activities area of the Concord Skatepark;
(c) Bicycles shall not be used or ridden within the activities area of the Concord Skatepark except during specified hours, which shall be posted at the skatepark;
(d) Skateboards, in-line skates, roller skates, and scooters shall not be used or ridden within the activities area of the Concord Skatepark during the posted hours when bicycle use is permitted in the activities area;
(e) Pursuant to the provisions of this article and California Health and Safety Code Section 115800(b), all persons using or riding a skateboard, in-line skates, scooters, or roller skates at the Concord Skatepark shall wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads at all times while utilizing such sports equipment;
(f) All persons riding a bicycle at the Concord Skatepark shall wear a helmet at all times while using such sports equipment;
(g) No portion of the Concord Skatepark may be modified, altered, or added to in any manner without the written permission of the director;
(h) No person under the age of eight years old shall be permitted to utilize the activities area of the Concord Skatepark unless accompanied by an adult;
(i) No audio equipment may be used or brought within the activities area of the Concord Skatepark;
(j) No audio equipment may be used or played in the spectator area of the Concord Skatepark unless equipped with and relying solely on earphones for sound amplification;
(k) No person(s) other than authorized Concord City employees and/or their agents or representatives shall enter or in any way utilize the premises of the Concord Skatepark except during those hours when the skatepark is open for public use.
(l) No food, beverages, bottles (whether plastic or glass) or cans shall be permitted in the activities area of the Concord Skatepark;
(m) No glass bottles or cans shall be permitted in the spectator area of the Concord Skatepark;
(n) No drugs, alcohol, smoking, or tobacco products shall be permitted or consumed in any portion of the Concord Skatepark;
(o) No knives, guns, or weapons of any nature shall be permitted in any portion of the Concord Skatepark;
(p) The director is authorized to post additional rules as necessary for the operation of the Concord Skatepark, the violation of which shall be punishable pursuant to section 4.15.040 of this article.
(Code 2002, § 74-76. Ord. No. 02-11)
4.15.040 Penalties for engaging in prohibited activities or violating use regulations.
Any violation of this article is punishable as an infraction. Any person cited and convicted of three or more infractions of this article shall be permanently barred from the use of or entrance to the Concord Skatepark.
(Code 2002, § 74-77. Ord. No. 02-11)