Public Conduct in Palm Springs, CA (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Palm Springs, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Palm Springs bans skateboards, scooters, roller skates and similar devices on any open roadway, and on sidewalks or plazas within a business district, under Municipal Code Section 12.90.020. A separate downtown zone, from Vista Chino Road to Ramon Road and Indian Canyon Drive to Belardo Road, bars these devices on any public or private right-of-way at all.
Skateboarding Rules in Downtown Palm Springs
Significant RestrictionsPalm Springs, CA, Municipal Code § 12.90.020 (Use of Skateboards, Scooters, Roller Skates, and Similar Devices Restricted)
§ 12.90.020. Use of skateboards, scooters, roller skates, and similar devices restricted. (a) It is unlawful for any person riding on a skateboard, scooter, roller skate, coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device to go upon an open roadway in the city of Palm Springs, or upon the sidewalk or public plaza in any business district as defined by Section 235 of the California Vehicle Code, or upon an...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Palm Springs bans smoking outright in every city park under Municipal Code Section 6.10.081, no designated area exception. The ban sits inside a broader Chapter 6.10 scheme that also reaches airports, theaters, hospitals and workplaces, and any violation is an infraction under Section 6.10.140.
Palm Springs Smoking Ban in Parks
Heavy RestrictionsPalm Springs, CA, Municipal Code §§ 6.10.020, 6.10.081 (Smoking Prohibited - Parks)
"Park"means all grounds, buildings, improvements, and areas dedicated to use by the public for park, recreation, or open space purposes and over which the city has acquired right of use for such purposes. The term "Park" includes sidewalks, trails, and pathways in or around park facilities, park strips, and other grounds of any park. ... Smoking ... is prohibited and is unlawful within any Park.
Jaywalking
Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 12.68.020 requires pedestrians in any business district to cross the roadway only at a marked crosswalk. The city traffic engineer establishes and marks those crosswalks under Section 12.68.010, and can also post signs directing pedestrians away from a particular crosswalk.
Jaywalking Rules in Palm Springs
Light RestrictionsPalm Springs, CA, Municipal Code § 12.68.020 (Crosswalks - Use Required When); § 12.68.010 (Crosswalks - Establishment - Signs)
§ 12.68.010. Crosswalks—Establishment—Signs. (a) The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish and maintain crosswalks and to designate them by appropriate devices or painted signs upon the surface of the roadway. (b) The city traffic engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing the pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk so indica...
Public Alcohol Use
Palm Springs bars drinking or possessing an open container of alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, highway or other publicly owned property open to the public, under Section 11.08.005. The ban does not reach the city's parks and recreation areas, which are separately regulated, or private property open to the public unless the person lacks the owner's permission.
Public Drinking Ban in Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 11.08.005(a), (b) (Public Drinking and Liquor Possession)
No person shall drink, use or consume any alcoholic beverage, as defined in Section 23004 (and related sections) of the Business and Professions Code of the state of California, upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, road, lane or alley, or in or upon any other publicly-owned property which is open to the use or the business of the public at the time, but which place is not licensed for the...
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