CC RES 2012-047RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ESTABLISHING THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF SKATEBOARDS, AND SIMILAR NON -
MOTORIZED WHEELED DEVICES ON VIA COLINITA, PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST,
SILVER ARROW DRIVE, HAWTHORNE BLVD, GANADO DRIVE, CREST ROAD EAST,
CREST ROAD WEST, CRENSHAW BLVD, BROWNDEER LANE, VERDE RIDGE ROAD,
LOCKLENNA LANE AND MIRALESTE DRIVE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY
FIND, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Section 12.16.120 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code authorizes
the City Council to prohibit the use of skateboards, roller skates, inline skates, non - motorized
scooters and other similar non - motorized devices with wheels of six inches or less in diameter
upon a public street, sidewalk, alley or roadway within the City by resolution; and
WHEREAS, Deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who perform law
enforcement work on behalf of the City, have observed dangerous behavior by skateboarders
on certain streets within the City, which are steep and circuitous; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that there is a need to prohibit skateboards
and similar non - motorized wheeled devices on the streets, sidewalks, alleys and roadways set
forth in this Resolution to protect the health, safety and welfare of pedestrians, motorists, and
persons using the skateboards and other similar non - motorized devices;
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Required Findings. Based on the foregoing recitals, all of which are incorporated
herein by this reference, the City Council finds that skateboards and similar non - motorized
wheeled devices are hereby prohibited on Via Colinita, Palos Verdes Drive East, Silver Arrow
Drive, Hawthorne Blvd, Ganado Drive, Crest Road East, Crest Road West, Crenshaw Blvd,
Browndeer Lane, Verde Ridge Road, Locklenna Lane and Miraleste Drive. This prohibition is
necessary to reduce traffic hazards created by skateboarders and other users of non - motorized
vehicles on steep streets within the City and, accordingly, is necessary to protect the health,
safety and welfare of pedestrians, motorists and persons operating skateboards and other non -
motorized devices on these streets. For these reasons, the City Council finds pursuant to
Section 12.16.120 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, that the prohibition of
skateboards and other similar non - motorized wheeled devices on the streets listed in Section 2
of this Resolution is necessary to avoid the adverse impacts upon public safety caused by the
use of these activities at these locations.
Section 2. Designation of Prohibited Streets. Based upon the findings in Section 1,
the use of skateboards, roller skates, inline skates, non - motorized scooters and other similar
non - motorized devices with wheels of six inches or less in diameter is hereby prohibited on the
following streets:
Via Colinita
Palos Verdes Drive East
Silver Arrow Drive
Hawthorne Blvd
Ganado Drive
Crest Road East
Crest Road West
Crenshaw Blvd
Browndeer Lane
Verde Ridge Road
Locklenna Lane
Miraleste Drive
Section 3. Designation of Prohibition. The prohibition of the use of skateboards,
roller skates, inline skates, non - motorized scooters and other similar non - motorized devices with
wheels of six inches or less in diameter listed in Section 2 above shall be set forth as follows:
"PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12.16.120 OF THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, INLINE
SKATES, AND NON - MOTORIZED SCOOTERS ARE PROHIBITED"
Section 4. Posting of Signs. The prohibitions contained in Section 3 of this
Resolution shall not become effective until signs have been posted giving adequate notice of
the prohibitions imposed by this resolution on the streets designated herein. The Director of
Public Works is hereby authorized to erect such signs.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3`d day of July 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2012 -47 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on July 3, 2012.
e,�, City Clerk
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