Public Conduct in Pasadena, CA (2026)
6 verified public conduct rules for Pasadena, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Pasadena makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on any street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, park, public building or publicly maintained facility, or anywhere else open to the public or exposed to public view, under Chapter 9.26. A conviction carries up to a $1,000 fine and six months in county jail.
Pasadena Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Heavy RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code §§ 9.26.010, 9.26.020
9.26.010 - Applicability. This chapter shall not apply to urination or defecation in or into the toilet, urinal or other receptacle in any restroom or other facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste. 9.26.020 - Prohibited. No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, park, public building or publicly maintained facility, or in any place ope...
Skateboarding Rules
Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 10.61 lets the police chief regulate or ban skateboards, roller skates, scooters and electric personal assistive mobility devices on any roadway, sidewalk, business district, pedestrian mall or public building by posting signs. Riders must yield to pedestrians and obey traffic signals; violations are infractions, not misdemeanors.
Pasadena Skateboard, Scooter and EPAMD Rules
Some RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code § 10.61.040 (Regulation of skateboards, roller skates, scooters and EPAMD)
Based on demonstrated pedestrian traffic safety needs, the chief of police may regulate and/or prohibit the use of skateboards, roller skates, scooters and /or EPAMD upon the roadways, sidewalks, business districts, pedestrian malls, or public buildings in any part of the city and shall so designate by posting such area wherein their use is regulated and/or prohibited. Exception—The regulation ...
Loud Party Ordinance
Pasadena bills the person responsible for a party, gathering or event when police respond a second time within 12 hours under Municipal Code Section 9.43.020. After more than two second-response incidents at one address in a year, the property owner becomes liable for police costs on any future response for a full year.
Pasadena Loud Party Police Fees
Significant RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 9.43.020 (Fees for police services at parties, gatherings or events requiring a second response)
Whenever a party, gathering or event occurs, whether or not a permit has been issued for that party, gathering or event, and police services are required to be provided more than once at the same location within a twelve-hour period, as a result of requests for such services by attendees, neighbors or others; or when a peace officer determines that there is a threat to the public health, safety...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Pasadena bans smoking in a list of specific outdoor public places, including shopping mall common areas, the unenclosed patios of bars and restaurants, service waiting lines, outdoor special events, and the grounds of every Pasadena Public Library branch, under the Tobacco Use Prevention Ordinance's Section 8.78.071.
Pasadena Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Heavy RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code § 8.78.071
8.78.071 - Prohibition of smoking in certain outdoor public places. A.It shall be unlawful to smoke or to allow smoking in the following outdoor public places:1.Outdoor areas of shopping malls;2.Unenclosed areas of bars and restaurants;3.Service waiting lines or within 20 feet of such lines;4.Outdoor public gathering events/special events/parades/fairs;5.Upon the grounds of any Pasadena Public ...
Jaywalking
Pasadena's municipal code bars pedestrians from crossing anywhere except a marked crosswalk inside the city's business districts, and everywhere else requires crossing at right angles to the curb unless inside a marked crosswalk. Pasadena Police Department enforces both rules as Title 10 traffic offenses.
Pasadena Jaywalking and Crosswalk Rules
Some RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 10.32.020
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district.
Public Alcohol Use
Pasadena bans drinking any alcoholic beverage on a public street, alley, sidewalk or right-of-way, and on private property open to public view without the owner's consent, under Section 9.24.010. The only carve-out is for licensed sidewalk dining tables in the Old Pasadena or South Lake subdistricts holding both a sidewalk dining permit and an on-sale liquor license.
Pasadena Public Alcohol Consumption Ban
Significant RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code § 9.24.010
No person shall drink within the city limits of Pasadena any alcoholic beverage as defined in Section 23004 of the California Business and Professions Code, in or upon: A.Any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway or any other public right-of-way, except for customers in or upon any sidewalk dining area within the CD-1 (Old Pasadena) or CD-5 (South Lake) subdistricts, as identified in Section 17.33.0...
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