Public Conduct in Madera, CA (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Madera, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Madera bans skateboards, in-line skates, roller skates and scooters on any street with a parallel sidewalk, confines skate-park riding to Rotary Park, closes a stretch of Gateway Avenue outright, and bars riding within 20 feet of an open shop or store entrance.
Madera Skateboard and Scooter Use Limits
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 3-14.03
§ 3-14.03 USE AND OPERATION. ... (A) Except as otherwise specifically allowed in this chapter, no person shall use or operate a skateboard, common roller skates, in-line skates, or a scooter on a public or private street, trail or alley in the city if there is a sidewalk adjacent and parallel to the street, trail or alley. ... (F) No person shall use or operate a skateboard, common roller s...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Madera bans smoking, defined to include cannabis and vaping devices, in unenclosed public places such as outdoor dining areas and recreational areas like parks and playgrounds, under Madera Municipal Code § 5-7.03(B). The Code Enforcement Division enforces the ban, and any private citizen may also sue to enforce it.
Madera Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 5-7.02, § 5-7.03
SMOKING. Lighting, inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product (e.g., cannabis) intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. SMOKING includes the use of an electronic smoking device that creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the us...
Jaywalking
Madera bars pedestrians from crossing a roadway anywhere but a marked crosswalk inside the Central Traffic District or any business district. Municipal Code Section 3-5.13 carves out a narrow exception for mid-block alley crossings on Yosemite Avenue between B and E Streets.
Madera Crosswalk Crossing Requirement
Some RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 3-5.13
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the central traffic district or in any business district; provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to pedestrians crossing Yosemite Avenue between B and C Streets, C and D Streets, and D and E Streets at alleys in the middle of such blocks. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the crossing of any street b...
Public Alcohol Use
Madera bars drinking intoxicating liquor on streets, sidewalks, alleys, vacant lots and other public places, and separately bans possessing an open container of alcohol in any city park. Municipal Code Section 4-2.02 carves out licensed on-sale premises and permitted use of the Rotary Park Picnic Pavilion. Violating either subsection is a misdemeanor.
Madera Public Drinking and Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 4-2.02
§ 4-2.02 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF INTOXICANTS IN PUBLIC PLACES; EXCEPTIONS. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink intoxicating liquor on the public streets, sidewalks, alleys, vacant lots, or in public places within the city except it shall be lawful to drink intoxicating liquor in public places where intoxicating liquors are lawfully sold for consumption in such public places under th...
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