Austin City Code Chapter 14-8 requires a parade or street-event permit issued through the Austin Center for Events, with Austin Police Department coordination. Applicants submit routes, traffic plans, insurance, and fees, and may need APD off-duty officer staffing for street closures.
Austin City Code Chapter 14-8 (Use of Streets and Public Property) requires a permit for any procession, parade, or street event that closes or restricts public right-of-way. Applications are submitted through the Austin Center for Events (ACE), a one-stop coordination office covering Austin Police, Austin Transportation, Austin Fire, EMS, Austin Public Health, and Austin Resource Recovery. Applicants supply route maps, expected attendance, insurance, traffic-management plans, and ADA accessibility provisions. Off-duty Austin Police staffing for street closures is typically required and billed to the organizer. Application timelines scale by event size; large parades require submittal months in advance. Iconic Austin parades (MLK March, Pride Parade, Veterans Day) follow this same ACE workflow.
Conducting a parade or street procession without an ACE permit is a Class C misdemeanor under Chapter 14-8 with fines up to five hundred dollars, plus liability for any property damage, accidents, or injuries arising from unpermitted closure of right-of-way.
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