Riverside, CA Drone Rules: Event Drone Restrictions (2026)

120(A) lists activities on park property that trigger a mandatory Facility Reservation application, administered by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director or a designee. 090), functioning as the permit pathway an organizer must use to get authorization for drone use tied to an event, rather than an everyday exemption. The application must identify the facility, the proposed use, and the date, and the permit holder must abide by that facility's policies and procedures; anyone without a permit must yield the reserved space to the permit holder.

120(C) gives the applicant the right to file a written appeal with the City Manager within five working days of the denial notice, and the City Manager then has five working days to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision: if no response issues in that window, the Director's original decision is deemed reversed. 120(G)-(I)) also apply to permitted drone-event use. This event-specific permit requirement was added by Ord. 090.