Gardena Municipal Code Ch. 11.12 Skate Park Facilities

The purpose of this chapter is to comply with Health and Safety Code Section 115800 which requires an operator of a skate park to adopt an ordinance requiring persons riding skateboards and other self-propelled wheeled recreational devices at a skateboard facility to wear helmets, elbow pads, and knee pads.

(Ord. 1889, 9/22/2026)

The following definitions apply to the provisions of this chapter:

"Other wheeled recreational device"

means nonmotorized bicycles, scooters, inline skates, roller skates, or wheelchairs being used for recreational purposes.

"Skateboard"

means a mechanism with wheels that are fastened to a platform commonly constructed to accommodate a standing person. Skateboards are normally propelled by the operator pushing off the ground with one foot, or by the force of gravity.

(Ord. 1889, 9/22/2026)

It is prohibited for any person to ride skateboards or other wheeled recreational devices in a skate park unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads.

(Ord. 1889, 9/22/2026)

Signs shall be posted at skate parks giving notice that any person riding a skateboard, in-line skates, or similar devices must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, and that any person failing to do so will be subject to citation and prohibition of use of the facilities for one (1) year. Signs shall also be posted setting rules for use of the skate park as may be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council, and violation thereof will be subject to citation.

(Ord. 1889, 9/22/2026)

The violation of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction for a first offense and punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for a first violation. Second and subsequent offenses within one (1) year of the first violation may be prosecuted as an infraction or misdemeanor. A second infraction within one (1) year of the first violation may be punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), and a third or further infraction within one year of the first violation may be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Additionally, any person found by a preponderance of the evidence to have violated any provision of this chapter may lose his or her privilege to use the skate park facility for a time period of up to one (1) year.

(Ord. 1889, 9/22/2026)