Compton, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 7-24
- Banned citywide locations
- City parking lots/structures
- Named ban zone 1
- Compton Civic Center Plaza
- Named ban zone 2
- Compton Blvd, Willowbrook to Acacia
- Violation class
- Infraction, § 1-6.3 penalty
Summary
Compton bans riding bicycles, skateboards, and roller-skates in any City-owned parking lot or structure, and singles out the Civic Center Plaza and a stretch of Compton Boulevard for a total ban under Municipal Code § 7-24. The City Council can add more no-ride zones by resolution, and violations are infractions.
§ 7-24.2. Use or Operation of Bicycles and Skateboards Prohibited. a. It is unlawful for any person(s) to use or operate any bicycles, skateboards, or roller-skates upon or in any public parking lot, any City-owned permit parking lot, any City-owned parking structure(s) or facilities designed and utilized for parking use. b. It is unlawful for any person(s) to use or operate any bicycles, skateboards, or roller-skates upon or in any sidewalk, street, or other City-owned property designations in the following locations: 1. Compton Civic Center Plaza; 2. Compton Boulevard from its intersection point with Willowbrook Avenue to its intersection point with Acacia Avenue.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4952997; v15 updated 2026-07-14; through 07-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 7-24.1 defines "skateboard" as any single platform on wheels propelled by human power with no steering mechanism, and defines "sidewalk" to include pedestrian walkways in parks within the City's commercial or business districts. Section 7-24.2a bans using or operating bicycles, skateboards, or roller-skates in any public parking lot, City-owned permit lot, or City-owned parking structure. Section 7-24.2b goes further and bans their use on any sidewalk, street, or other City-owned property in two named locations: the Compton Civic Center Plaza, and Compton Boulevard between its intersections with Willowbrook Avenue and Acacia Avenue. Section 7-24.3 lets the City Council periodically review business and commercial areas and designate additional no-ride zones by ordinance amendment or resolution, meaning the list of banned sidewalks can expand over time without a new statute being written from scratch.
Violations & Fines
Section 7-24.4 makes any violation of the chapter an infraction, with the penalty set under Subsection 1-6.3 of the Municipal Code rather than the misdemeanor track used for the camping and tobacco chapters.
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Sources & Official References
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