Clovis, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Roadway skating
- Banned citywide (§ 4.5.1350)
- Sidewalk skating
- Banned only in the business district
- Private property
- Owner can post signs banning skating
- Skate park gear
- Helmet, elbow pads, knee pads required (§ 10.5.02)
- Skate park enforcement
- Warning, then citations escalate (§ 10.5.08)
- Ordinance origin
- Ord. 390 (1965), amended Ord. 95-15 (1995)
Summary
Clovis bars roller skates, skateboards, and coasters from every roadway citywide and from sidewalks within the business district under Municipal Code § 4.5.1350. Private property owners can also post signs banning the devices, and once posted, skating there becomes unlawful too. The rule dates to a 1965 ordinance, last amended in 1995.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person upon roller skates, skateboard, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device to go upon any roadway, or upon the sidewalk in the business district, or upon private property open to the public where the use of such devices is expressly prohibited by posted signs. (b) The owners of the above mentioned private property, or their agents, are hereby authorized to post signs banning the use of such devices on the specified property.
Full Breakdown
1350 makes it unlawful for any person on roller skates, a skateboard, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device to go upon any roadway anywhere in the City, or upon a sidewalk in the business district, or upon private property open to the public where the owner has posted signs banning the devices. Subsection (b) authorizes the owner of that private property, or the owner's agent, to post signs banning the devices on the specified property, and once a sign is up, skating becomes unlawful there too.
The prohibition originates in Ordinance 390, effective December 1, 1965, and was last amended by Ordinance 95-15, effective June 14, 1995, so the rule predates skateboarding's mainstream popularity and has stayed on the books largely unchanged. The restriction is narrower than a citywide skateboard ban: outside the business district, sidewalk skating is not barred by this section, and skating on private driveways or parking lots is lawful unless the owner has posted a sign. Clovis draws a separate, additional line for its own skate parks.
05 limits use to posted operating hours. 08: a first offense draws a verbal warning, a second offense an administrative citation, and a third or later offense the next level of citation.
Violations & Fines
Skating on a roadway citywide, on a business-district sidewalk, or on posted private property violates § 4.5.1350 and is punishable under the Code's general penalty section, § 1.2.01, as a misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or as an infraction with escalating fines of $100, $200, and $500 for repeat violations within a year. At City skate parks, missing safety gear or riding after posted hours draws a warning on the first offense and administrative citations thereafter (§ 10.5.08).
Frequently Asked Questions
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