Public Conduct in San Ramon, CA (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for San Ramon, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
San Ramon bans rollerskating, bicycling and skateboarding on grassy areas, paths or walkways posted for pedestrian use only, and the Bollinger Canyon Road skate park requires a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads under Municipal Code section B5-13, with failure to wear the gear a citable infraction.
San Ramon Skateboard And Bike Park Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code § B5-13
A. No person shall rollerskate, ride a bicycle or skateboard on any grassy area, path or walkway designated and posted exclusively for pedestrian use. A bicyclist shall be permitted to push a bicycle by hand over any such grassy area, path or walkway. B. No person shall leave a bicycle or skateboard in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it. Bicycles shall b...
Loitering Rules
San Ramon Municipal Code Section B7-125 bans loitering, standing or sitting on any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk in a way that hinders passage or annoys passersby. It sits in the code's labor-disputes chapter but is written as a general obstruction rule enforceable citywide.
San Ramon Loitering and Obstruction Ban
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code § B7-125
No person shall loiter, stand or sit in or on any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk so as to hinder or obstruct in any manner the free passage of persons or vehicles or to annoy or molest passing persons.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
San Ramon Municipal Code section B6-73 bans smoking and vaping on every property in the city, indoor and outdoor, public and private, with no blanket carve-out for sidewalks or parks. The ban also reaches farmers' markets and other outdoor community events even where smoking would otherwise be legal on that site. Violations run through the city's infraction and administrative citation system.
San Ramon Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Heavy RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code sec. B6-73
Smoking indoors or outdoors, in enclosed or unenclosed spaces and on all property - public or private - within the city of San Ramon is prohibited except as provided in [Section] B6-74 below. Additionally, smoking is prohibited at outdoor community events open to the public such as farmers' markets, even if the event is held on property or at a location where smoking would otherwise be allowed ...
Public Alcohol Use
San Ramon bans drinking alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, park or other public facility, and also bans drinking within fifteen feet of a public way while on private property open to public view without the owner's permission. A violation is an infraction under Municipal Code Section B7-3.
San Ramon Open Container Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code § B7-1
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage in any quantity on any public street, avenue, boulevard, sidewalk, stairway, alley, thoroughfare or park, playground or other public facility within the city, nor shall any person consume any alcoholic beverage within fifteen feet of any public way or thoroughfare while on a private driveway, stairway, doorway or other private property open to publ...
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