Auburn, WA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- CBD ban
- No skateboards/skates on any street, sidewalk
- Les Gove Park roller skates
- Pathways only
- Les Gove Park skateboards
- Designated skate areas only
- Device impound
- 10 days upon violation
- Legal basis
- Infraction under ACC 1.25.050 schedule
Summary
Auburn bans skateboarding and roller skating on any street, alley, sidewalk or public parking lot within the downtown central business district under ACC 10.58.040. Les Gove Park carries its own carve-outs: roller skates are barred everywhere but designated pathways, and skateboards are barred everywhere except areas specifically marked for skateboard use.
10.58.040 Prohibited areas. A. It is unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon any skateboard or roller skates, upon any street, alley, sidewalk, or publicly owned parking lot in the central business district of the city as described in ACC 18.06.010(A)(11) and as delineated in the map attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter, designated Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. B. It is also unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon any roller skates upon any roadways, parking lots, or sidewalks at the Les Gove Park; provided, that roller skates may be used on pathways located in the Les Gove Park. C. It is also unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon any skateboard upon any roadways, parking lots, sidewalks or pathways or any other area of the Les Gove Park other than areas specifically designated for skateboard usage.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 7023, passed July 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
58 ACC regulates skateboards, roller skates and coasters citywide. 010 defines a skateboard as a footboard on four or more wheels typically ridden standing, kneeling or lying down, and defines a coaster as a footboard on two or more wheels steered by an upright handle; roller skates cover shoe-mounted wheels used upright or kneeling. 010(D) as riding in a way likely to endanger any person or property. 010(A)(11) and mapped in an exhibit attached to the ordinance. 040(C) bars skateboards from every roadway, parking lot, sidewalk or pathway at Les Gove Park outside areas specifically marked for skateboard use.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 10.58 ACC is an infraction under ACC 10.58.050, subject to the penalty schedule in ACC 1.25.050. Beyond the fine, ACC 10.58.050 also authorizes impounding the skateboard, roller skates or coaster used in the violation for 10 days from the time of the offense.
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