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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW CIIAPTEI2 TO THE
CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 8.36,
PERTAINING TO SKATE PARK GUIDELINES AND RULES
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby added to the Central Point Municipal Code a new chapter,
Chapter 8.36, to read as follows:
Chanter 8.36
SKATE PARK GUIDELINES AND RULES
Sections:
8.36.010 General Guidelines and Policies
8.36.020 Prohibited Acts
8.36.030 Penalties
8.36.010 General Guidelines and Policies. A. All users of the skate park are deemed
to do so at their own risk. No attendant will be on duty, and the City will not be responsible or
liable for injury or theft of property.
B. The City reserves the right to close the park in the event of vandalism, graffiti, or
aggressive behavior.
C. Horseplay, violence and profanity are prohibited, and violators will be required to
leave the park indefinitely.
D. Trash containers will be furnished and should be used. Excessive littering will be
cause for park closure.
E. Users should refrain from using the park when the skating surfaces are either wet and
slippery or damaged. Users observing damage should promptly notify City Public Works at 664-
3321 extension 241.
F. Inclement weather may be cause for park closure, at the City's discretion.
G. The City reserves the right to exclude users at such times as the City deems the park
to be at full capacity.
H. The City reserves the right to subject the park to video surveillance at any or all times.
I. All organized events or formal contests must receive prior written approval from the
City Parks and Recreation Director.
J. The City reserves the right to eject and bar from the park any person who violates
these guidelines and policies.
8.36.020 Prohibited Acts. A. No person shall use the park unless such person is
wearing, at all times during such use, a safety helmet.
B. No person shall damage or deface any part of the park.
C. No person shall bring into the park or possess within the park any glass containers.
D. No person shall use the skating area of the park with anything other than a skateboard
or in-line skates. No bicycles or scooters or similar devices are allowed.
E. No person shall bring onto or possess within the park any alcohol or controlled
substances.
F. No person shall modify or attempt to modify any element, surface or area within the
park.
G. No person shall enter or remain in the park except during hours posted by the City.
8.36.030 Penalties. A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter
shall be subject to the City's general penalty.
B. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter may be excluded from
the park from the time of such violation until such time as re-entry is authorized by the City
Parks and Recreation Director.
Section 2. Emergency Declared. Based on the imminent planned opening of the skate
park and the need to have rules in place upon such opening of the park, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and execution by
the Mayor.
Passed by the Council and signed by mein authentication of its passage this I'q'Kday of
_:�13kti, 2005.
Mayor Hank Williams
City Recorder
Approved by me this � day of 2005.
Mayor Hank Williams