Pueblo, CO Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Business district sidewalks
- Skateboarding banned outright
- Signed sidewalks elsewhere
- Banned where posted
- Right-of-way
- Must yield to pedestrians
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 11086, Dec. 2025
- Max civil penalty
- Up to $1,000
Summary
Riding a skateboard on a sidewalk anywhere in Pueblo's business districts is illegal outright, and skaters must also obey posted no-skateboarding signs and yield to pedestrians elsewhere.
No person shall ride or use a skateboard, or similar device, on a sidewalk, or in a sidewalk area, within a business district anywhere in this municipality. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall ride or use a skateboard or similar device upon a sidewalk. Whenever any person is riding or using a skateboard or similar device upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Pueblo Municipal Code § 15-1-4 amends Model Traffic Code § 1417 to prohibit skateboards on sidewalks within any business district in the city outright. Outside business districts, skateboarding is barred only where the City has posted signs giving notice of the restriction. Wherever skateboarding on a sidewalk is otherwise allowed, the rider must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. The rule is part of the City's 2025 rewrite of its traffic code (Ord. No. 11086), which incorporates the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities and cites amendments by the model code's own section numbers.
Violations & Fines
Skateboarding where prohibited is a Model Traffic Code offense; under § 15-1-2 most such violations are civil traffic infractions carrying a civil penalty of up to $1,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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