Orlando, FL Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

73 defines 'skateboarding' broadly to include lying, sitting, squatting, kneeling, or standing on a board with two axles and wheels while propelling it by any means, including motorized boards. The default rule bans skateboarding on all public property owned or controlled by the City, and on public property controlled by other governmental entities, with two narrow carve-outs: using the skateboard for 'transportation purposes', moving from one place to another on a street posted at 25 mph or less, or on a paved trail, sidewalk, or other improved public right-of-way surface, provided the rider yields to pedestrians and gives an audible signal before passing, and locations specifically authorized by the governing agency.

Even those carve-outs disappear wherever clearly visible signs or markings prohibit skateboarding, and the transportation exception never covers tricks, jumps, gymnastics, or grinding. Skateboarding on private property is separately banned unless the owner, tenant, or other person lawfully in possession consents, and the whole section yields to any street the City has designated a play street under the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law. Riders under 16 must wear a properly fitted skateboarding helmet, fastened by a strap, meeting ASTM F1492-15, the same national standard cited for trick roller skating.