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Oxnard staff propose ordinance requiring helmets, supervision and signage at skateparks
Summary
Mira Saleh, deputy city attorney, presented a proposed ordinance to add Article 28 to Chapter 7 of the City of Oxnard code to regulate city skatepark facilities.
Mira Saleh, deputy city attorney, presented a proposed ordinance to add Article 28 to Chapter 7 of the City of Oxnard code to regulate city skatepark facilities. She told the Community Services, Public Safety, Housing and Development Committee the measure would require protective gear, set hours and posting requirements, and provide a path for the city to claim qualified immunity under state law for injuries at public skateparks.
The proposal would require anyone riding at a skatepark to wear a helmet, elbow pads and kneepads when the activity meets the conditions identified in state law, and would require the city to post signs giving reasonable notice of those safety requirements and warning that failure to comply could lead to citation. Under the draft ordinance, people under 12 using skateparks must be supervised by a parent or guardian.
The draft also would: prohibit placing or using privately brought equipment, obstacles, ramps or rails in skateparks; bar operation of motorized vehicles, motorized scooters, electric bicycles, motorized bicycles, bicycles and motorcycles on or about skateparks; require anyone injured at a skatepark to report the injury to city personnel and complete an injury report form; and authorize immediate eviction from the park and citation or prosecution as an infraction for failure to comply with the rules.
Saleh recommended that the committee review the draft ordinance and recommend the City Council introduce it "by title only and waive further reading." She framed the ordinance as meeting the conditions in existing law that can afford public agencies qualified immunity for injuries suffered by individuals engaged in hazardous recreational activities at public facilities.
"In conclusion, this proposed ordinance provides the city means to be afforded qualified immunity for injuries suffered by individuals engaged in hazardous recreational activities such as skateboarding at a facility or park owned or operated by a public entity," Saleh said.
The transcript records Saleh's presentation and recommendation; the committee's action on the recommendation and any subsequent City Council steps were not recorded in the provided transcript and were not specified.
