Camarillo, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide ban?
- No, posted areas only
- Who can designate
- City council by resolution
- Notice text size
- 2 in. symbols / 1 in. print
- Exempt users
- On-duty law enforcement on bikes
- First-offense fine cap
- $100
Summary
Camarillo does not ban skateboarding citywide. Under Chapter 11.76, the city council can prohibit skateboarding, bicycling, rollerskating and inline skating on specific streets, sidewalks or public property by resolution, but only after posted notice is actually up.
A. No person may ride, propel or in any manner operate a bicycle, skateboard, rollerskates or inline skates on, along, or over any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way or other public property of the city where the city council has prohibited the same by resolution. B. The prohibition set forth in this section will not apply until notice has been provided in accordance with this section... ... The notice must provide in capital letters or symbols at least two inches high, which activities are prohibited, and must provide in print at least one inch high, "Camarillo M.C. § 11.76.010."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
010 gives the city council authority to prohibit skateboarding, along with bicycling, rollerskating and inline skating, on any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way or other public property by resolution. The prohibition is not self-executing: it does not take effect in a given area until notice has been posted in and around that area, in sufficient number and location to be reasonably seen by people engaging in the activity. 010,' and it can be stenciled directly onto the sidewalk or pavement. 020 instead. 030. 76 was adopted by Ordinance No.
1045 in November 2009, replacing an earlier chapter from earlier that same year. Because enforcement depends entirely on the council having designated an area and the required notice being physically posted there, whether skateboarding is legal at a given Camarillo sidewalk, plaza or business district comes down to whether that specific location carries a posted prohibition, most commonly seen around the Downtown/Old Town area and shopping center walkways.
Violations & Fines
Violating a posted skateboarding prohibition under Chapter 11.76 is an infraction, per Section 11.76.040, punishable under the general penalty schedule in Chapter 1.12: up to one hundred dollars for a first offense, up to two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same section within a year, and up to five hundred dollars for further violations within that year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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