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Home My WebLink About1997-03-18; City Council; 14094; SKATEBOARD ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. 8%. i I CIWOF CARLSBAD - AGEW BILL G% r” L IAB # )yd OC/Y ITITLE; I DEPT, MTG..%~ - 9 9 SKATEBOARD ORDINANCE AMENDMENT CITY l DEW. POL CITY I k I I I RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce Ordinance No. MS- 3 99 adopting an amendment to Tit1 10.58 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code by the addition of Sectio 10.58.015 to prohibit skateboarding on public school grounds whe posted. ITEM EXPLANATION: a a cr) cn I 2 z” a) u (d G *rl d a 0 k a a, s =2 k U d -4 4 *4 3 U 0 ; z 0 5 a The Carlsbad Police Department, in conjunction with local schoc districts, is recommending the adoption of this amendment as means to control a growing problem of damage and vandalism 1 public school properties. The problem at the schools has escalate since the adoption of the ordinance that regulates skateboarding j other parts of the City. This regulation seems to have encourage skateboarders to find new areas in which to skate. Several schoo have reported damage to property and have sought relief through th type of action. The burden of enacting a district-wide regulatic prohibiting skateboarding and similar forms of transportation c school property, and of posting individual schools, will rest with tl school districts. The proposed amendment to the existing ordinance has bee prepared by the City Attorney’s office and is consistent with the othc portions of Title 10, Chapter 58. The Chief of Police is recommendir the adoption of the amendment in the interest of public safety ar welfare. FISCAL IMPACT: None anticipated. The Police Department would be called upon enforce this amendment as needed. EXHIBITS: 1. Ordinance No. N s- 3 9 7 2. Letter dated September 5, 1996, from Simeon Greenstein of L; Costa Canyon High School. 3. Letter dated November 20, 1996, from John Blair of Carlsbad Unified School District. 6 z 3 0 6 a 0 1 2 3 4 5 ORDINANCE NO. NS-349 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.58 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT SKATEBOARDING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California dol i 6 ordain. as follows: 7 SECTION I: That Title 10, Chapter 10.58 of the ( 8 Municipal Code is amended by the addition of section 10.58.015 to 9 follows: 10 11 12 13 " 10.58.015 Skateboarding prohibited on school grounds It is unlawful for any person to ride a ska rollerblades, rollerskates or any other similar form of transport2 public school property located within the City of Carlsbad when tht district has enacted a policy prohibiting such activities and posted I school grounds." 14 ordinance and cause it ,to be published at least once in a news1 16 after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption 15 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thi 17 18 19 20 21 22 general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days i adoption. INTRODIJCED AND FIRST FEAD at a regular meeting Carlsbad City Council on the 18th day of MARCH " 1997, and thereafter 23 I/ '" 24 *-- 26 -" 25 '*. 27 I/ Ordinance No. NS-399 Page 1 of 2 28 ' I! 0 e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City of the City of Carlsbad on the day of 9 I! the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney ATTEST: j CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor l6 j/ ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk 17 18 19 I 20 21 22 23 24 Ordinance No. NS-399 Page 2 of 2 25 26 27 28 4 ”. Le Exhibit 2 Mr&WTSCKS W Serving the Communities of Cardiff I Leucadia / Olivenhain I Encinitas September 5,1996 Robert Vales, Chief of Police City of Carlsbad 2260 Orion Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Chief Vales: I am writing in regard to two issues in which the City of Carlsbad could be extremely helpful to our new carnpus. First, please be aware that the problems related to skateboarding on the La Costa Canyon Campu: is of great concern. The very physical layout of the school wiil serve as both 8 powerful attraction and a serious danger to skateboarders. Our district has made several architectural modifications to discourage skateboarding and the school has established a no skateboarding policy on campus. I respectfully request that the City of Carlsbad support our efforts by includinl the school grounds in the city ordinance that prohibits skateboarding. In addition, our school requests that the city allows for the enforcement of all appropriate parkinl ordinances on the high school campus. If provisions could be made to allow school staff to issue certain parking citations, as is allowed in the City of’ San Dlego, I belteve that enforcement of traffic ordinances would be effectively bolstered. Thank you in advance for your consideration of these requests. Moreover, thank you for all the support you have already provided La Costa Canyon High School. Sincerely, A%-”- ” Sieon Greenstein Principal 3451 Camino de 10s Coches Carlsbad, California 92009 Phone: (619) 436-6136 x 5070 Fax: (619) 943-3539 * Maihlg: do 710 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. California 92024 e arisbad Unified School District w (61 9) 729-9291 FAX (61 9) 729-9685 801 Pine Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 . . .a world clz e Exhibit 2 November 20,1996 Mr. Ron Ball, City Attorney City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008-1989 , ,. .Dear Ron, At the City/School Dist,rict Joint Committee Meeting of October 10, 1996, the District requesl City assistance in enforcement of District Policy No. ' 3513, Prohibition of Skateboardir Rollerblading and Rollerskatinp on all Carlsbad Unified School District school sites. Ie is .a' probiem. which we have attempted to resolve for a number of years. Skateboarding particular has caused considerable damage to school site equipment, buildings and even roofs, a in at least one instance, resulted in a liability lawsuit which extended over two years. In' spite' of District Policy No. 3513, Prohibition of Skateboarding, Rollerblading a Rdlerskating. extensive posting of all school sites, and the added costs of uniformed Pinkert and' Rancho Santa Fe security guards, it has been a problem the District has been unable control effectively. Many of the violators are not students, they are young adults, can not identified, or are from "out of town", or even "out of state"! Consequently, it is nea~ impossible to enforce the policy, particularly since many of the incidents occur after hours or 4 weekends and holidays. Accordingly, we are requesting a City ordinance or amendment of the Carlsbad .Municipal Co bk:.develop.edLi-md_.enacted;. which would enable' the Carlsbad Police Department to provi assistance in enforcement of these District regulations. We recognize that the District ml pa&cipate ,:fully ih, supporting the municipal code requirements in order to make it effectil We'll do- our part, to- include-re-posting. all sites to reflect the new ordinance or municipal co sdction: ., 'I I ~ .. 3.,"fg2LL Sincerely, .. .\ ' '. ' '. , ' .. . )I. : .?.. ,,: ,, .. .. ., !' ' :' t Joh H. Blair A istant Superintendent, Business Services . . .. . ., . ..