Glendale, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

080, carried forward from the city's earlier traffic code as prior code Sec. 27-33, defines a 'skating or coasting device' broadly as any skateboard, roller skate, scooter, coaster or other rolling or wheeled device that is self-propelled by human, motor or wind power, so an electric scooter or motorized skateboard falls under the same ban as a traditional skateboard. The prohibition covers four specific locations: any public roadway, alley or sidewalk located within a business district; any public park, playground or recreation area, unless the city has posted signs specifically permitting the device; any city-owned or operated parking facility; and the civic center complex.

Subsection C carves out two exceptions, wheelchairs and bicycles, both of which remain free to use those same spaces. 64, 'Miscellaneous Traffic Regulations,' alongside related street-safety rules such as the bicycle sidewalk ban in business districts under Sec. 025 and the prohibition on boarding or alighting from a moving vehicle in Sec. 010, reflecting the chapter's overall goal of keeping wheeled travel off sidewalks and streets where pedestrians and traffic mix in commercial areas.