Camarillo, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- City council
- Application filed with
- City manager
- Covers
- Parades, processions, demonstrations
- Liability extends to
- Organizers and participants
- Related permit
- Special event permit, Sec. 19.63.020
- Chapter enacted
- Ordinance 96, 1967
Summary
Camarillo requires a city council-issued permit before anyone holds, or even joins, a parade, procession, or other public-street assemblage or demonstration, under Municipal Code Section 11.60.010. Applicants file a written request with the city manager, and parades are separately listed as a permitted special event under Section 19.63.020, subject to the review process in Section 19.63.030.
No person shall hold or be a participant in any parade, procession or other assemblage or demonstration upon any public street unless a permit therefor has been granted by the city council. Such permits may be granted by the city council upon written application filed with the city manager in such form as he may prescribe.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
60, a single-section chapter dating to Ordinance 96 in 1967, puts parade approval in the hands of the city council rather than city staff. 010 reaches beyond organizers: it bars any person from holding a parade, procession, or other assemblage or demonstration on a public street, or from being a participant in one, without a permit the council has granted. The application is written and filed with the city manager "in such form as he may prescribe," giving the city discretion over what information it requires.
030 requires that a special event permit be approved before the event, with an application to the department of planning and community development covering traffic, parking, aesthetic impacts, and hours of operation. 63.
Violations & Fines
Holding or joining an unpermitted parade violates Title 11 of the code and is enforceable through the citywide general penalty scheme in Chapter 1.12: a misdemeanor carries up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail, while an infraction escalates from $100 on a first offense to $500 for repeat violations of the same section within a year. The city attorney may also seek civil injunctive relief to stop an unpermitted assemblage.
Frequently Asked Questions
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