Woodland, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

Woodland Municipal Code § 9.28.140 opens by finding that bicycles, coasters, rollerskates, skateboards and similar devices, including motorized versions, are hazardous to pedestrians, motorists and riders on certain public and quasi-public property. Subsection (B) defines 'coaster' broadly to include scooters, skateboards and rollerskates, and separately defines 'motorized devices' and 'private property used for public purposes,' meaning privately owned sidewalks, malls, roads or lots generally open to the public to serve businesses or hospitals. Subsection (D) lists the specific places where riding is barred outright: City-owned tennis courts, handball courts, swimming pool areas and building yards; any sidewalk within the central traffic district; any City sidewalk ramp or access way built for disabled use; and City parking lots, except that bicycles may still be ridden there if used solely for transportation and following the normal traffic flow.

Subsection (E) lets the City Manager post additional no-riding signs at other locations on request, approved by the Police Chief. Disabled riders using a wheeled mobility device are excluded from the whole section under subsection (C). Subsection (H) makes any violation an infraction, holds a parent or guardian liable for knowingly permitting a minor's violation, and authorizes the Chief of Police to issue juvenile 'Notice to Appear at the Probation Office' citations mailed to a parent or guardian. The Woodland Police Department enforces the section on City property and, when requested or when a violation happens in an officer's presence, on the qualifying private property too.