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<br /> <br />LMCIT <br />Risk Management Information <br /> <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />Cjlies promoting exceUence <br /> <br />145 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044 <br />phone: (651) 281-1200 · (800) 925-1122 <br />Fax: (651) 281-1298 · TDD (651) 281-1290 <br />www.1mcit.1mnc.org <br /> <br />SKATE PARKS <br />INFORMATION & LOSS CONTROL GUIDELINES <br /> <br />This memo offers background information on skate parks, and loss control requirements, <br />recommendations, and liability coverage. <br /> <br />If your city is planning to build a skate park, please call your LMCIT Loss Control Representative <br />at 612-766-3172. <br /> <br />What is a skate park? <br /> <br />A skate park provides artificially constructed structures for the skater to practice the in-line skating <br />and skateboarding. Constructing skate parks: <br /> <br />Reduces conflicts between youth and authorities; <br />· Reduces damage to public and private property; and, <br />Provides a safe place to practice the sport. <br /> <br />To ensure that sk,aters will practice at these facilities, it is important for local governments to work <br />with local skaters in developing a facility, and pass ordinances banning skating in other places. <br /> <br />Possible skate park features are: <br /> <br />Half-pipe structures. This equipment is shaped like a U and can range from two to ten feet <br />high. A half-pipe purposely does not have a staircase to the platform area; this measure deters <br />unskilled skaters from using the ramp. <br /> <br />Bowl structures. Bowls are pilings driven into the ground with clay packed around to form hills <br />and valleys covered with concrete, asphalt, or stand alone fiberglass flume type bowl. They look <br />like a large empty swimming pool with rounded edges and moguls contained inside of it. <br /> <br />Street skating structures. Equipment such as rails, "fun box", and the "pyramid", reflect <br />obstacles actually found on the street and are often more interesting. These structures can <br />rapidly deteriorate with use, and it is necessary to budget for regular maintenance. <br /> <br />To date, there are no national standards for constructing ramps. However, some of the design <br />considerations recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association include: <br /> <br />Parks.& Rec 2001 <br /> <br />-115- <br />