HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2919ORDINANCE NO.2919
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER
12.44 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR CITY PARKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 12.44.010 of the Redland s Municipal Code, titled "Definitions," is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"12.44.010: DEFINITIONS:
The following words shall have the meaning indicated when used in this chapter:
AMPLIFIED SOUND: Music, sound wave, vibration, or speech projected or transmitted by
electronic equipment, including amplifiers.
DIRECTOR: The Director of the Facilities and Community Services Department, or the Director's
authorized designee.
PARK: Any park, playground, athletic facility, recreation area or center, or any other area or
structure maintained and operated by the City by itself or in conjunction with any other
governmental or private entity for recreational purposes.
PERMIT OR RESERVATION: Written authorization for exclusive use of parks or buildings or
portions thereof, as provided for and defined in this chapter.
RISK MANAGER: The City's Risk Manager and his or her authorized designee.
VEHICLE: Any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn,
excepting a device moved by human power."
Section 2. Section 12.44.020, titled "Compliance Required" is hereby amended as
follows:
"A. No person shall enter, be, or remain in any park unless he complies at all times with all of
the regulations set forth in this chapter applicable to such park and with all other applicable
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. _ The Director may establish such rules and
regulations for use or operation of City parks, in the interest of the public health, safety and
welfare which are not in direct conflict or less restrictive than the provisions of this Section,
provided that signs describing such rules and regulations, and the penalty for violation
thereof, are placed and posted adjacent to such park. Such rules and regulations shall be
subject to the prior approval of the City Manager.
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B. Every person shall comply with all written rules and regulations established and properly
posted by the Director pursuant to this Section; and no person shall willfully disobey or
comply with any lawful order or direction of any City employee implementing, carrying
out, or furthering the purpose of any rule or regulation posted by the Director. The Director
and the Director's designated employees shall have the authority to eject and expel from
such park any person who is in violation of this Section, this Chapter 12.44, or any rule or
regulation properly established by the Director."
Section 3. Section 12.44.250, titled "Park Hours" is hereby amended as follows:
"No person shall stay or remain in any public park between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M.
and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of the following day without permission of the Director. The
provisions of sections 12.44.100 and 12.44.110 of this chapter shall govern the granting or denial
of such permission. The Director may establish seasonal, or other, hours of use and operation for
Parks. Signs describing such hours of permissible use, and the penalty for violation thereof, shall
be placed and posted in accordance with this Chapter."
Section 4. Section 12.44.430, titled "Rules and Regulations Applicable to Redlands
Skate Park at Sylvan Park" is hereby amended as follows:
"12.44.430: RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REDLANDS SKATE PARK AT
SYLVAN PARK:
A. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to engage in, or for any
adult responsible for the supervision of a minor child to permit the minor child to engage
in, any activity prohibited under this section.
B. The Redlands skate park is an unsupervised facility. Riding or otherwise using a skateboard
or any other permitted wheeled recreational device in the skate park, or entering into the
skate park for the purpose of engaging in such activity, without a helmet, elbow pads and
knee pads is prohibited.
C. Other wheeled recreational devices permitted in the skate park are limited to non -motorized
bicycles, scooters, in -line skates, roller skates, or wheelchairs.
D. Use of motorized vehicles within the skate park is prohibited.
E. Additional ramps, jumps, obstacles or any other equipment are prohibited within the skate
park, except as may be authorized in writing by the Director.
F. The use of wheeled recreational devices, including skateboards and in -line skates are
considered hazardous recreational activities that create a substantial risk of serious injury
or death to participants, those assisting participants, and spectators of such activities. All
users of the skate park voluntarily assume the risk of serious injury or death in the use of
the skate park.
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G The skate park shall be open for use during the hours that Sylvan Park is open; provided,
however, the Director may establish seasonal, or other, hours of use and operation for the
skate park. Signs describing such hours of permissible use, and the penalty for violation
thereof, shall be placed and posted in accordance with this Chapter.
H. The Director may establish such rules and regulations for use or operation of the skate park,
in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare which are not in direct conflict or
less restrictive than the provisions of this Section, provided that signs describing such rules
and regulations, and the penalty for violation thereof, are placed and posted adjacent to the
skate park. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to the prior approval of the City
Manager.
I. Every person shall comply with all written rules and regulations established and properly
posted by the Director pursuant to this Section; and no person shall willfully disobey or
comply with any lawful order or direction of any City employee implementing, carrying
out, or furthering the purpose of any rule or regulation posted by the Director. The Director
and the Director's designated employees shall have the authority to eject and expel from
the skate park any person who is in violation of this Section, this Chapter 12.44, or any rule
or regulation properly established by the Director.
Section 5. The City shall cause signs to be posted within City parks, including the skate
park, providing notice of the usage hours.
Section 6. The City Council hereby determines that the adoption of this ordinance is
exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that such action will have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 7. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter, this
ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.
ATTEST:
&ne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was duly adopted by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 20th day of April,
2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Foster, Tejeda, Mayor Barich
NOES: Councilmembers Davis, Guzman -Lowery
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ne Donaldson, City Clerk
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