Green Bay, WI Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Green Bay Municipal Code § 40-132
- Banned outright
- Every City street, all City ramps/lots
- Two banned zones
- Downtown loop and near-north-side blocks
- Sidewalks
- Allowed elsewhere; pedestrians have right-of-way
- Private property
- Owner permission required to ride there
- Enforcement limit
- Private-property citation needs owner complaint
- Penalty
- $1-$500 forfeiture under § 40-162
Summary
Green Bay Municipal Code § 40-132 bans skateboarding on every City street, in two mapped downtown and near-north-side zones, and in all City-owned parking ramps and lots. Outside those zones, skateboarding is allowed on public sidewalks, but riders must yield to pedestrians and dismount when passing them. Riding on someone's private driveway or parking lot without the owner's permission is a separate violation, citable only on the owner's complaint.
(a)Operation on public property generally. No person shall operate, ride, or propel a skateboard on any portion of public property stated in this subsection, including:(1)Any City street.(2)Any City street, sidewalk, or other public property located within the following areas:a...(3)Any and all City-owned parking ramps and parking lots, wherever located.(b)Skateboarders to yield. Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, skateboarding is permitted on publicly-owned sidewalks, provided that pedestrians shall have right-of-way over skateboarders. Skateboarders shall dismount when meeting or overtaking pedestrians and shall either discontinue skateboarding or walk the skateboard past the pedestrian in such a manner as to ensure the safety of both the skateboarder and pedestrian.(c)Private property. It shall be unlawful for any person to skateboard on the private driveway or paved parking lot of another unless said skateboarder has first obtained permission from the homeowner or person in control of said property. A citation may be issued only upon complaint by the property owner or person in control of the property.
Full Breakdown
§ 40-132(a) prohibits skateboarding outright on three categories of public property: every City street, City-owned parking ramps and lots wherever located, and two specific mapped areas of downtown and the near-north side described by street boundaries in the ordinance, roughly the East River/Fox River loop bounded by Monroe Avenue and Doty Street, and a second area near Dousman Street and North Maple Avenue bounded by the Fox River. Riding a City street is banned citywide, not just downtown; the mapped zones add sidewalks and other public property within their boundaries to the ban.
Subsection (b) then sets the rule for everywhere else: skateboarding is permitted on publicly-owned sidewalks outside the banned zones, but pedestrians always have the right-of-way. A skateboarder who meets or overtakes a pedestrian must dismount and either stop riding or walk the board past them so neither person's safety is compromised; failing to yield is itself a separate basis for a citation. 504 and carries no penalty of its own, so any citation falls back on Chapter 40's general forfeiture provision at § 40-162.
Violations & Fines
§ 40-132 does not set its own fine, so violations default to the Chapter 40 general penalty at § 40-162: a forfeiture of $1.00 to $500.00. Riding a banned street or zone, failing to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk, and riding on someone's driveway without permission are each separately enforceable; the private-property violation can only be cited after the property owner or person in control files a complaint.
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