6.32.095 Skate parks--rules.
A. All persons using skate parks within the City of Berkeley shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Only persons using skateboards and skates, including but not limited to roller skates, in-line skates and/or roller blades, shall be allowed within any skate park. Persons without skateboards or skates are not allowed within skate parks.
2. Persons using bicycles or scooters are not allowed within any skate park.
3. All persons using skate parks shall wear a helmet, elbow pads and kneepads, suitable to provide protection in the event of falls or collisions. Such safety equipment must be worn at all times.
4. Additional obstacles or other materials, including but not limited to ramps and jumps, are prohibited within skate parks.
5. Glass products are prohibited within skate parks.
6. Earphones or headsets are prohibited while skating or otherwise using a skate park.
B. Skate parks shall be open only from 6:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m., provided that if a skate park does not have adequate lighting for after-dark operation, as determined by the City Manager or designee, it shall close no later than one-half (1/2) hour before sunset. No person shall be allowed within a skate park outside of these hours.
C. The City Manager, or designee, may close any skate park whenever the City Manager, or said designee, determines that such a closure is necessary, or may promulgate other rules as necessary, for the protection of public property or public safety.
D. No skating contests or events of any kind are permitted within skate parks without the prior written approval of the City Manager or designee.
E. Amplified sounds are not permitted in skate parks.
F. Graffiti of any form within, on, or around any skate park is prohibited.
G. All injuries must be reported to the City Manager’s office.
H. For purposes of this ordinance, a skate park is a public recreational facility that is designed and built specifically to provide skating opportunities to persons using either a skateboard or skates. A skateboard is a flat platform, two to three feet in length, with no handholds, attached to four wheels for riding on while standing or crouching. Skates are defined as a boot or shoe having wheels either attached in-line at the center of the boot or having two wheels attached at the toe and two wheels attached at the heel.
I. Any person who violates this section shall, in addition to any other criminal or civil penalties provided by this Code, be subject to removal from all skate parks operated by the City of Berkeley for up to twenty-four (24) hours, upon the order of any authorized employee or officer of the City. (Ord. 6592-NS 2, 2000)