Cupertino, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

' The ordinance does not impose a citywide ban; it only reaches the specific locations the Council has named. As printed in the code, those locations are Civic Center Plaza, covering the area around City Hall and the library, and the Veteran's Memorial inside Memorial Park. Riding a skateboard or roller skates elsewhere on Cupertino streets, sidewalks or other public property is not restricted by this chapter, though other traffic and pedestrian-safety provisions in Title 11 can still apply to reckless riding. The current list of designated areas traces to Ordinance 2026 in 2008, building on earlier amendments in Ordinance 1916 (2003), Ordinance 1898 (2002) and the original Ordinance 1767 in 1997.

12, the City's general penalty chapter, separate from the ten-dollar cap that section places specifically on licensing and registration violations elsewhere in the chapter. Because the ban depends on posted signage at a Council-designated site, enforcement turns on whether the specific plaza or memorial carries the required posting.