Albany, OR Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered devices
- Roller skates, coasters, skateboards, toy vehicles and similar devices
- Covered surfaces
- Streets, sidewalks and municipal parking lots
- Where it applies
- Business district
- City skatepark
- 1375 Sixth Avenue SE
- Penalty reference
- AMC § 1.04.010 through § 13.36.190
- Maximum as a violation
- Civil penalty of not more than $1,000
Summary
In the City of Albany, Oregon, no person on roller skates or riding a coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device can go upon any street, sidewalk or municipal parking lot in a business district. The Albany Skatepark at 1375 Sixth Avenue SE is the city facility built for skateboards, roller skates and in-line skates.
No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any street, sidewalk, or municipal parking lot in a business district.
Full Breakdown
Section 13.36.130 of the Albany Municipal Code, Use of roller skates restricted, says no person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device, shall go upon any street, sidewalk, or municipal parking lot in a business district. It covers three surfaces: streets, sidewalks and municipal parking lots. The section is written for business districts only.
The code does not say where the business district ends. Chapter 13.08, the Title 13 definitions chapter, defines alley, bicycle, bus stand, curb, holidays, loading zone and other terms but not business district, and the phrase appears in the code text only here and in § 13.40.140, which bars riding a bicycle on a sidewalk in a business district and requires a rider on a sidewalk to yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and give audible signal before overtaking and passing.
Parks have their own rule. Section 7.28.010 defines the Skatepark as the Albany Skatepark, a facility for the use of skateboards, roller skates, bicycles and in-line roller skates located at 1375 Sixth Avenue SE, Albany, Oregon. Section 7.28.020(5), headed Roller Skates, Inline Skates and Skate-Boards Only in the Skatepark, says no person in a park shall ride or stand upon within the boundaries of the Skatepark any device or conveyance other than roller skates, inline roller skates or a skate-board.
Attaching to traffic is separate. Section 13.36.120 says no person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or any toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any moving vehicle upon the streets. Section 13.36.140 bars using the streets for travelling on skis, toboggans, sleds or similar devices except upon play streets.
Enforcement in the City of Albany, Oregon is by Albany police officers, who can issue a citation for any violation of Title 13 (§ 13.52.020).
Violations & Fines
Section 13.36.190 sends violations of Chapter 13.36 to the penalties in AMC § 1.04.010: a violation carries a civil penalty of not more than $1,000, and a misdemeanor carries a fine of not more than $2,500 or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both. Under § 1.04.020 the case proceeds as a violation unless the City Attorney states it will proceed as a misdemeanor. Violations of the parks chapter also fall under § 1.04.010 (§ 7.28.065(3)).
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