The Streets and Traffic Bylaw contains regulations regarding skateboarding and other similar activities.
People are not permitted to ride a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized scooter (referred to as 'human-powered devices') on a sidewalk in the City of Victoria. These human-powered devices are also not permitted on a street or path in a public place where signs are displayed that state that the street or path is for pedestrian use only (Centennial Square is an example where this activity is prohibited).
Because of the higher concentration of vehicle activity in the area close to downtown, these human-powered devices are also not permitted on streets or paths within the area shown on the map below bounded by:
- west side of Wharf Street,
- east side of Store Street,
- south side of Herald Street and North Park Street,
- east side of Quadra Street,
- south side of Fairfield Road,
- east side of Blanshard Street, and
- south side of Belleville Street.
Human-powered devices used within this area, and on the 2300 block of Trent Street, may be subject to, detention, removal, and impound fees* (see Streets and Traffic Bylaw for current fees).
*All impound fees must be paid at City Hall prior to recovering your device from the Property and Supply Office at the Victoria Police station at Quadra and Caledonia.
