Rohnert Park, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- RPMC Ch. 10.70, rewritten by Ord. 819 (2010)
- Scope
- Council-designated city property, signed
- City parks
- Excluded from the prohibition
- Permit source
- Community services department
- Streets/sidewalks
- Open unless separately barred
- Penalty
- Infraction under Chapter 1.16
Summary
Rohnert Park Municipal Code Chapter 10.70 lets the city council designate specific city-owned properties, other than city parks, where skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters and scooters are banned by posted signage. Riding is allowed there only with a community services department permit, and streets and sidewalks stay open unless separately prohibited.
The purpose of this ordinance is to prohibit the use or operation of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, scooters, and other similar devices on city-owned property except for city-owned parks. The city deems such activities to be a nuisance and a danger to pedestrians, and such activities may cause damage to public property. ... No person shall use or operate skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, scooters, or other similar devices on city-owned property identified in a resolution adopted by the city council, unless such use is permissible pursuant to Section 10.70.040. Said locations shall contain signage indicating that the use or operation of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, coasters, scooters, or other similar devices is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
70, rewritten in full by Ordinance 819 in 2010, declares skateboards, roller/in-line skates, coasters, scooters and similar wheeled devices a nuisance and safety hazard when used on prohibited city-owned property, expressly excluding city-owned parks from that finding. 030 operationalizes the ban: riding is prohibited only on city-owned property that the city council has specifically identified in a resolution, and only where the location carries signage stating that use is prohibited, meaning the ban is location-by-location rather than blanket. 020 defines the covered devices broadly, a board or platform on two or more wheels for skateboards and coasters/scooters, and shoes or boots with two or more wheels for roller or in-line skates, while carving out wheelchairs and other mobility devices used by disabled persons or their assistants.
040 provides two ways around a posted prohibition: a valid administrative permit from the community services department, or simply being on a street or sidewalk, which stays open to these devices unless a different state law or local regulation bars it there. Because city parks are excluded from the prohibited-property scheme entirely, a rider is free to skateboard in a Rohnert Park park even where a nearby plaza or civic building has been posted off-limits by council resolution.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 10.70, meaning riding a skateboard, skates, coaster or scooter on posted city-owned property without a community services department permit, is an infraction under Section 10.70.050, enforced through the fines and provisions of Chapter 1.16 of the Municipal Code rather than the heavier Title 10 misdemeanor penalty that governs most other traffic violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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