Public Conduct in Yorba Linda, CA (2026)
5 verified public conduct rules for Yorba Linda, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
In the City of Yorba Linda, it is unlawful to urinate or defecate on private property that's exposed to public view, or on any public street, alley, sidewalk or park, unless you're in a public restroom. The ban applies citywide, day or night.
Yorba Linda Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsYorba Linda Municipal Code § 9.08.010
§ 9.08.010. Public urination and defecation unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to urinate or to evacuate his or her bowels on private property in any place or area exposed to public view or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or any other public place, except in a public restroom.
Skateboarding Rules
In the City of Yorba Linda, Municipal Code Chapter 10.64 bans riding a skateboard or rollerskates on any roadway outside a pedestrian crosswalk, bars skateboarding on posted commercial and public/semi-public private property, and specifically prohibits it at the Town Center parking structure and other posted City facilities.
Skateboard and Rollerskate Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsYorba Linda Municipal Code §§ 10.64.020, 10.64.030, 10.64.070
§ 10.64.020. Unlawful to go upon roadway. It is unlawful for any person upon rollerskates or riding in or by means of any skateboard to go upon any roadway other than in pedestrian crosswalks in accordance with any and all other provisions of the law. ... ... § 10.64.030. Unlawful to go upon private property in commercial zones. It is unlawful for any person to ride a skateboard or rollerskates...
Loitering Rules
In the City of Yorba Linda, it's a misdemeanor for two or more people to congregate and linger at a drive-in or take-out restaurant outside a vehicle or enclosed dining area, and for anyone to linger at the Yorba Linda Town Center parking structure or any City-owned facility or lot without a purpose tied to using it.
Yorba Linda Congregating and Loitering Ban
Some RestrictionsYorba Linda Municipal Code § 9.04.020
§ 9.04.020. Violation—Congregating and loitering. A. It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for a group of two or more persons to congregate and linger on any premises of a drive-in restaurant or take-out restaurant, other than within a structure enclosed on all sides, and provided for delivery or consumption of food, or other than in a legally parked motor vehicle, except where such pers...
Jaywalking
In the City of Yorba Linda, pedestrians must cross a roadway at a marked or intersection crosswalk; the City Code flatly bars crossing anywhere else. The City Traffic Engineer decides where crosswalks go and can post signs closing specific crosswalks to pedestrian use.
Yorba Linda Crosswalk-Only Crossing Rule
Some RestrictionsYorba Linda Municipal Code § 10.24.030
§ 10.24.010. City Traffic Engineer—Authority to establish and designate crosswalks. A. The City Traffic Engineer shall establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway at roadway intersections and at other places where the City Traffic Engineer determines that there is a particular hazard to ped...
Public Alcohol Use
In the City of Yorba Linda, drinking alcohol or possessing an open container of it is banned specifically in city-owned or operated parking facilities, not in public generally. The city manager can grant a narrow exception for a state-licensed organization under conditions set case by case.
Yorba Linda Open Container Rule for City Parking Lots
Some RestrictionsYorba Linda Municipal Code § 9.24.010
§ 9.24.010. Consumption of alcoholic beverages in city parking facilities. No person shall drink or consume any alcoholic beverage or possess any can, bottle or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed in or on any city-owned or operated parking facility. The above notwithstanding, the city m...
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