Chapter 17.20 MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS

Part 1 PROHIBITION OF SKATEBOARDING AND ROLLER SKATING AT CERTAIN COUNTY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

17.20.010 Skateboarding and roller skating prohibited.

17.20.020 Definitions.

17.20.030 Penalty.

17.20.040 Severability.


Part 1 PROHIBITION OF SKATEBOARDING AND ROLLER SKATING AT CERTAIN COUNTY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

17.20.010 Skateboarding and roller skating prohibited.

No person shall use or operate any skateboard or roller skates on county property at the following locations, except in areas designated for such purposes by the director of the county department having jurisdiction thereof:
A. The Los Angeles County Superior Court at 200 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California;
B. The Compton Branch of the County Public Library at 240 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California. (Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

17.20.020 Definitions.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section apply to the following terms as used in this chapter.
A. “County property” means real property in the unincorporated and incorporated areas of the county which property is owned, leased, or controlled by the county, including, without limitation, public buildings and facilities and their surrounding grounds and improvements, walkways, footpaths, stairs, access ramps, railings, monuments, fountains, plazas, driveways, parking lots, or other paved areas. For the purposes of this chapter, “county property” shall not include county roads, streets, highways, sidewalks, lanes or alleys, which are defined and regulated by Title 15 of this code.
B. “Roller skates” means any device or conveyance with any number of wheels, tracks or gliding surfaces, whether off-set or in-line, worn on the feet or that can be attached to the sole of a shoe, and which are designed to be or can be propelled by human power, and includes “in-line skates” or “rollerblades.”
C. “Skateboard” means any board or any other object with a flat surface which has wheels attached to it by any means whatsoever and which is designed to be or can be ridden or propelled by one or more persons standing or kneeling upon it. (Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

17.20.030 Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part 1 shall be guilty of an infraction, the punishment of which shall be as provided in Chapter 1.24 of this code. (Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)

17.20.040 Severability.

If any provision or clause of this Part 1 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this Part 1 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Part 1 are declared severable. (Ord. 2001-0015 § 1 (part), 2001.)