Chapter 15.16
SKATEBOARDS

Sections:

15.16.010    Restrictions on use.

15.16.020    Penalty for violation.

15.16.010 Restrictions on use.

It is unlawful for any person to ride by skateboard or similar device upon any public street within the City limits in violation of the following restrictions:

A. Such use shall not occur after sunset of one day and before sunrise of the following day.

B. Persons riding skateboards shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable.

C. No person riding a skateboard shall attach the same or himself to any other vehicle.

D. Persons riding skateboards shall yield the right-of-way to all motor vehicles and pedestrians.

E. No person shall ride a skateboard when approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in a street where the view of such person is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard from an approaching motor vehicle.

F. No person shall ride a skateboard on any street or sidewalk in any business district. The term “business district” shall have the meaning given to it by Section 235 of the California Vehicle Code.

G. Except as hereinabove provided, any person riding a skateboard shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under the California Vehicle Code, except those provisions which, by their very nature, can have no application. [Ord. 905 § 1, 1976.]

15.16.020 Penalty for violation.

Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and may be punished by a fine not to exceed $50.00. [Ord. 905 § 2, 1976.]