Public Conduct in San Leandro, CA (2026)
5 verified public conduct rules for San Leandro, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
San Leandro bans skateboards, rollerskates, coasters, and similar toy vehicles on highways, sidewalks, roadways, and parking lots or structures in any business district, plus Civic Center, Library, and Marina Community Center property, under SLMC § 6-1-265. Riding one is also unlawful anywhere it damages public property, in any posted park, or on public tennis courts, basketball courts, or ball fields.
San Leandro Skateboard and Rollerskate Ban
Significant RestrictionsSan Leandro, CA, Municipal Code § 6-1-265
§ 6-1-265. ROLLERSKATES, SKATEBOARDS, COASTERS—PROHIBITION. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a skateboard, rollerskate, coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, upon any highway, sidewalk, roadway, Civic Center property, Library property, Marina Community Center property, parking lot or parking structure in any business district. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride ...
Loud Party Ordinance
San Leandro's Loud and Unruly Gatherings ordinance makes it unlawful to cause or allow a gathering of 20 or more people on private property that creates a "substantial disturbance," such as three or more noise complaints in four hours, fights, or public drunkenness. Property owners, hosts, and even participants can be held jointly and severally liable for the City's response costs under Chapter 4-18.
San Leandro Loud & Unruly Gathering Law
Significant RestrictionsSan Leandro Municipal Code § 4-18-300
It shall be unlawful and constitute a public nuisance for any responsible person(s) to cause or allow an unruly gathering to occur on any private property within the City. An unruly gathering may be abated by the City by all reasonable means including, but not limited to, an order requiring the unruly gathering to be disbanded, the issuance of citations, and/or the arrests of any law violators ...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
San Leandro bans smoking in unenclosed public places under Municipal Code § 4-12-205, covering parks, playgrounds, golf practice facilities, service areas, transit stops, and the sites of public events such as festivals and farmers' markets. A 20-foot buffer keeps smoke away from doorways and windows, and smoking is barred within 300 feet of any school. The Police Department enforces civil fines that escalate for repeat violations.
San Leandro Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsSan Leandro Municipal Code § 4-12-205
Smoking shall be prohibited in the following unenclosed places within the City of San Leandro, except in such places in which smoking is already prohibited by State or Federal law in which case the State or Federal law applies: (a) Places of employment; (b) Service areas; (c) Public places, including dining areas; (d) Ticket, boarding, and waiting areas of transit depots and bus stops; (e) City...
Jaywalking
SLMC § 6-3-110 makes it unlawful for a pedestrian to cross any roadway within a business district except in a crosswalk, backed by the City Manager's authority under §§ 6-3-100 and 6-3-105 to mark crosswalks and post no-crossing signs elsewhere.
San Leandro Business District Crosswalk Rule
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro, CA, Municipal Code § 6-3-110
§ 6-3-100. MARKED CROSSWALKS. The City Manager may establish, designate, and maintain marked crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway. § 6-3-105. NO CROSSING. The City Manager may install signs at, or adjacent to an intersection directing pedestrians not to cross the roadway within an unmarked crosswalk at such intersect...
Public Alcohol Use
San Leandro bans open containers of alcohol on any street, sidewalk, alley or highway under Municipal Code Section 4-1-710, plus separate bans in city parks (Section 4-1-705) and in parking lots within 500 feet of a public street (Section 4-1-715). Violations are infractions enforced by the San Leandro Police Department.
San Leandro Open Container Ban
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro Municipal Code § 4-1-710 (Drinking on Streets); see also §§ 4-1-700, 4-1-705, 4-1-715, Title 4, Chapter 4-1, Article 7
"Open container" shall include, but is not limited to, any bottle, can thermal jar or jug, vessel, or other receptacle which is open, has been opened, or which has a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. ... No person shall consume, drink, exhibit or possess an open container of any alcoholic beverage on any street, sidewalk, alley, or highway. This section shall no...
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