Ordinance No. 1452 Notice Is Hereby Given that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, at its meeting of July 9, 2026, adopted the following Ordinance: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, Amending Chapter 8.85 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code to Modernize Skate Park Regulations and Making a Finding of Exemption Under CEQA City Attorney's Summary The purpose of this ordinance is to update Chapter 8.85 to conform to the current Health and Safety Code Section 115800, expressly incorporate the statutory definition of "other wheeled recreational device" (nonmotorized bicycles, scooters, inline skates, roller skates, or wheelchairs used recreationally), mandate helmets/elbow pads/knee pads for all covered activities, require signage affording "reasonable notice" per the statute, declare qualifying use a hazardous recreational activity under Section 115800(e) and Government Code Section 831.7, add clear rules of conduct, record-keeping, and enforcement tools, and authorize unsupervised operation. Adoption will enable the City to eliminate daily supervision and the $5 fee (per staff recommendation to Council) while preserving maximum liability protections and enhancing public safety. A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk's Office, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, or via email at cityclerk@palmdesert.gov. I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1452 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council on June 25, 2026, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on July 9, 2026, by the following vote: Ayes: Harnik, Moreno, Nestande, Pradetto, and Trubee Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None Recused: None /S/ Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk City Of Palm Desert July 16 2026 LYRK0555640