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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2424
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 36 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
PROHIBIT SKATEBOARDING AND ROLLER SKATING IN
THE CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana desires to ensure the safety of pedestrians and
vehicular travel within City limits; and
WHEREAS, public property is being defaced by the usa of skateboards and roller
skates in areas such as the Civic Center; and
WHEREAS, the usa of skateboards and roller skates pose significant hazards to
pedestrians in the Civic Center because of the high concentration of pedestrians as well as
the regular usa of pedestrian walkways such as stairwells, retaining walls near sidewalks
and handrails as skating areas; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to ban the usa of such recreational
equipment to avoid further damage and potential injuries to residents and visitors of Santa
Ana; and
WHEREAS, the use of skateboards on sidewalks in business districts is currently
prohibited, however, roller skating on sidewalks in business districts, which is not
regulated, presents the same hazards as skateboarding;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOVVS:
SECTION 1: That Santa Ana Municipal Code saction 36-17-36-24 is hereby adopted to
read as follows:
Sec. 36-17. Roller skate.
Roller skate shall mean any footwear or device with any number of wheels which may
be attached to the foot or footwear and which is designed to be or can be propelled by
human power, and which is not classified as a bicycle or skateboard in this Code. This
definition includes, but is not limited to, in-line skates.
Sec. 36-18. Civic Center.
For purposes of this Chapter the Civic Center is that area in the City of Santa Ana,
County of Orange, State of California, bounded by Sycamore Street on the east, Civic
Center Drive West on the north, Shelton Street on the west, and Santa Ana Boulevard
on the south.
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Secs. 36-19-36-24. Reserved.
SECTION 2: That Santa Ana Municipal Code section 36-41 is hereby adopted to read
as follows:
Sec. 36-41. Miscellaneous driving movements and acts prohibited.
No person shall:
(1)
Drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession while it is in
motion and when such vehicles are identified as part of such procession
by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant or other
identifying insignia or by such other method as may be determined and
designated by the chief of police. This provision shall not apply at
intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals or police
officers.
(2)
While riding any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, skateboard, motorized
skateboard, roller skates, or any toy vehicle, attach the same or himself to
any moving vehicle upon any roadway, and no person driving any vehicle
shall permit the same to be done.
(3)
Drive any motor vehicle within or over any sidewalk area or any parkway
except at a driveway.
(4)
Drive over or across any new pavement or freshly painted marking, when
any street barrier, sign or marking is in place, warning persons not to ddve
over or across the same, or when a sign is in place stating that the street,
or any portion thereof, is closed.
(5)
Drive or operate a vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of any
barrier or sign erected pursuant to the provisions of any ordinance of the
city, or by any public utilities, or by any department of the city, or by any
other person pursuant to law or contract with the city, and no unauthorized
person shall move or alter the position of any such barrier or sign.
(6)
Drive a vehicle onto or from any freeway except at such entrances and
exits as are established by public authority.
(7)
Park any vehicle within three hundred (300) feet of any fire apparatus
which is stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(8)
Ride a bicycle or skateboard upon a sidewalk within a business district, as
that term is defined in California Vehicle Code, Section 235. Whenever
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any person is dding a bicycle or skateboard upon a sidewalk other than in
a business district, or in any other public place, such person shall yield the
right-of-way to any pedestrian.
(9)
Drive a vehicle into an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless thers is
sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to
accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage
of other vehicles or pedestrians in such intersection or crosswalk,
notwithstanding any official traffic-control device or signal indication to
proceed.
(10) Drive any motor vehicle upon or over a median.
(11)
Ride a skateboard or use roller skates within the Civic Center. Any person
convicted of violating this subsection shall be punished by a fine which
shall not exceed twenty five dollars ($25.00) and for any subsequent
convictions within one year shall be punished with a fine which does not
exceed seventy five dollars ($75.00).
ADOPTED this 1st day of N. ay
AI-I'EST:
Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
,2000.
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pulido Ave
Lutz Aye
Bist Aye
Christy Aye
Franklin Aye
McGuigan Aye
Moreno Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
L°mey .
Denah ,. Yosl~ma ~
Assistant City ,~tt'omey
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance
No. NS-2424 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on ~'-/-~ and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: <--~-
"-C~erk of{he Council ~/ /)
City of Santa Ana
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