Minnetonka, MN Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

Two parts of the Minnetonka City Code control skateboarding. Chapter 930 covers streets and parking lots. Section 930.005 defines a self-propelled roller device as any device designed to be propelled by human power that moves on rollers, such as rollerskates, rollerblades, and skateboards. Section 930.055, subdivision 1 then limits where one can be ridden: except for crossing at an alley, driveway, or roadway intersection, a person can ride on a public street, highway, or parking lot only within a pedestrian bicycle safety zone designated by a posted sign or pavement markings, or within an area four feet from the edge of the roadway pavement when no bicycle safety zone exists. A pedestrian bicycle safety zone is an area officially set apart within a roadway for pedestrian, bicycle or other non-motorized traffic and marked by plainly visible signs.

Subdivision 2 covers private property, including parking lots and streets held out for use by the public, such as a shopping center lot: riding there requires written permission from the owner, occupant, or person in charge, and the rider must show that permission on request to a person authorized to enforce the ordinance. Subdivision 3 bars riding anywhere in a manner that willfully or carelessly disregards the rights and safety of others or endangers any property or person, including the operator. Subdivision 4 requires a rider on public property to be able to safely and efficiently control the device, and subdivision 5 bars riding where conspicuously posted signs erected by the owner or occupant prohibit it.

Park rules are stricter. Section 1135.020, subdivision 13 bars recreational equipment, including flying discs, snowboards or skateboards, on parking lots and driveways in park facilities, and says skateboards may be used only on improved trails and designated skateboard areas. The definitions in section 1135.010 distinguish primary trails, formal asphalt or gravel trails actively maintained by the city, from informal earthen foot paths, but the code does not define improved trails separately. Section 1135.025 requires trail users to stay on the improved portion of the trail and obey official signs, and parks are open only between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.