Redondo Beach, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Streets/alleys
- Skateboarding banned outright, city-wide
- Sidewalks
- Banned only where posted or signed
- Enforcement
- Police Department may impound the skateboard
- Business districts
- Parked boards blocking pedestrians may be seized
- Governing law
- Redondo Beach Municipal Code §§ 3-1.03-3-1.06
Summary
Skateboards are banned outright on the traveled way of every public street and alley in Redondo Beach, and riding or leaving one on a business-district sidewalk that blocks pedestrians is a separate violation. The Police Department may impound any board used in violation, and Council-designated hazard zones add further sidewalk and parking-structure bans by posted sign.
No person shall use, operate, park, or leave any skateboard, roller skates, or wheeled toy upon the traveled way of any public street or alley. Any device used in violation of the provisions of this section may be impounded by the Police Department and returned to the owner under such reasonable conditions as may be established by the Chief of Police.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
06 bans use, operation, parking, or leaving a skateboard on the traveled way of any public street or alley anywhere in the city, no signage or posting required. 03 lets the City Council designate additional hazard locations, including ramps and parking structure areas, by resolution and installed signage. 05 addresses parking or leaving a skateboard on a business-district sidewalk, or one adjacent to an open place of public assembly, in a way that hinders pedestrian passage, with named exceptions for strollers, wheelchairs, merchandise-transport devices, and equipment in use by a police officer.
06: a noncompliant skateboard may be impounded and returned to the owner only under conditions the Chief of Police establishes. 07, prohibiting skateboards and roller skates on any designated bicycle path outright with no signage needed there.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard on a street or alley traveled way, or on a sidewalk posted against it, violates Sections 3-1.04 and 3-1.06; the Police Department may seize the skateboard on the spot and hold it until the owner meets return conditions set by the Chief of Police. Parking or abandoning a board on a business-district sidewalk that blocks foot traffic under Section 3-1.05 carries the same impoundment consequence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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