Broken Arrow, OK Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit authority
- City manager's written permission required
- Covered streets
- Highways, arterials, collectors over 550 ft
- Named example events
- Homecoming, Christmas, Halloween parades; rooster days
- Council power
- May suspend obstruction ordinance for events
- Penalty
- Fine up to $500 per day
Summary
Broken Arrow bars anyone from interfering with traffic on designated highways, arterials, collectors, or minor streets without the city manager's express written permission: the permit route organizers use for parades and other large public events.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with normal and appropriate traffic on either the paved portion of the streets or the adjacent sidewalks of the city, which streets are designated highways, arterials, collectors, or minor streets having two or more intersections and exceed 550 feet in length and except as set out below, without the express written permission of the city manager.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Under Broken Arrow Code § 21-3(a), no one may interfere with normal traffic on the paved portion of streets or adjacent sidewalks classified as highways, arterials, collectors, or minor streets over 550 feet long without the city manager's express written permission. Separately, § 21-2(c) lets the city council suspend the general obstruction ordinance for designated streets during named events, homecoming parades, Christmas parades, Halloween celebrations, rooster days and patriotic events, so a parade route can lawfully close public streets in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, once city hall authorizes it.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 21-3(a) is an unclassified offense punishable by a fine up to $500 under § 1-8(c); each day of continued street use without permission is a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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