Pleasanton, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Default hours
- Daylight only
- Daylight defined
- 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
- Lighted facility exception
- Open after dark if lighted for an event
- Closure authority
- Director, police chief or fire chief
- Named restricted sites
- Century House, Bicentennial Park fenced area
Summary
Pleasanton parks are open to the public only during daylight, defined as a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset, unless a facility is posted with different hours or is lighted for an event. Staying past those hours without permission is a code violation.
A park and recreation facility shall be available to the public during daylight except: (1) for the use of pathways/sidewalks within the facility; (2) when there is posted conspicuously a sign limiting the daytime hours when such facility is available to the public; and (3) after daylight if and when the facility is lighted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
140(A) states that 'a park and recreation facility shall be available to the public during daylight' except for use of pathways and sidewalks within the facility, when a sign posts different daytime hours, or after daylight if the facility is lighted. 140(C) makes it a violation to be or remain in a park facility outside daylight hours unless the person is only using the sidewalk or pathway, the facility is posted with different open hours, the facility is lighted and the person is a participant or spectator at an event there, or the director or the director's designee has given written permission.
140(B) requires anyone to leave a park facility when directed by the director, the director's designee, or a peace officer, and failing to leave when told is itself a violation. 140(D) gives the director, police chief, fire chief or their designees authority to close any park facility to the public entirely when closure is needed to protect public health, safety or welfare, or to protect the facility from misuse or destruction, with notice posted where possible. 140(E). 120, is barred outright, including sleeping in a vehicle except during daylight or with the director's written security-purpose permission.
Violations & Fines
Remaining in a Pleasanton park after daylight hours without a posted exception, lighting, or director's written permission is enforceable through administrative citation under Chapter 1.24, and refusing to leave when directed by park staff or a peace officer is a separate violation under Section 13.08.140(B).
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