Chico, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- Skateboards, roller skates/blades, scooters
- Allowed streets
- ≤25mph residential, bikeways, crosswalks
- Banned
- Downtown CBD sidewalks, parking structures
- Municipal center
- No coasting devices at all
Summary
Chico bans skateboards, roller skates, and scooters, defined as 'coasting devices', from most public streets, downtown sidewalks, parking structures, and the municipal center, allowing them only on low-speed residential streets, bikeways, and crosswalks.
No person shall use or ride upon a coasting device on any public street except the following streets or portions of a street: A. Any street which has a speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less and located within a residential zoning district; B. Petersen Memorial Drive (North Park Drive) and South Park Drive; C. That portion of any public street marked as a bikeway; and D. That portion of any public street marked as a crosswalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Supplement contains local legislation current through: Codified Resolution No. 53-26, adopted 7-14-26 and Ordinance No. 2622, adopted 6-2-26).
Full Breakdown
Chico Municipal Code Chapter 10.45 defines a 'coasting device' as any skateboard, roller skate, roller blade, scooter, or similar human- or gravity-propelled wheeled device (excluding bicycles, strollers, and wheelchairs). Riders may use one on a public street only where the speed limit is 25 mph or less in a residential zone, on Petersen Memorial/South Park Drive, on marked bikeways, or in crosswalks. Coasting devices are separately banned on sidewalks within a mapped central business district zone, inside multifloor parking structures, and on any parking lot, sidewalk, or ramp at the municipal center; riders on permitted streets must keep right, ride with traffic, and yield to pedestrians.
Violations & Fines
Riding a coasting device on a prohibited street, downtown sidewalk, parking structure, or municipal-center surface is a citable violation of Title 10, enforced by Chico police.
Frequently Asked Questions
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