Garden Grove, CA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned locations
- Designated public skate park facilities
- Prohibited items
- Cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, any smoking product
- Facility hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Also banned there
- Glass containers, alcoholic beverages
- Enforced by
- Police and park patrol officers
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Garden Grove Municipal Code Section 8.40.090 bans cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and any other tobacco or smoking product inside every designated public skate park facility. The rule sits next to bans on alcohol and glass containers at the same sites and applies throughout the posted 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. operating hours, enforced by police and park patrol officers.
Any person in or on a designated public skate park facility shall comply with the following requirements: ... The use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or the use of any other type of tobacco or smoking product is prohibited in any skate park facility.
Full Breakdown
090 carries a separate list of requirements specific to designated public skate park facilities. 5) at the same sites. 3. 1, and the City must post signage at each facility giving notice of that helmet-and-pad rule under subsection B. without a permit, but do not repeat a blanket no-smoking rule for every park lawn or patio. 080 to any City police officer, park patrol officer, or other City officer or employee the City Manager designates.
Violations & Fines
Violating the skate park smoking ban is a misdemeanor under the Code's general penalty section, Section 1.04.010, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both; the City Attorney may instead charge it as an infraction. Each day of a continuing violation counts as a separate offense, and police or park patrol officers can cite violators directly at the facility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is smoking banned at every Garden Grove city park?
Does the skate park ban cover vaping and e-cigarettes?
Who enforces the skate park rules?
Sources & Official References
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