Carson, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Temporary event permit, CMC § 31103
- Major event lead time
- 6-18 months before event
- Issuing authority
- City Manager or designee
- Violation
- Misdemeanor, CMC § 31114
Summary
Any parade, procession or march on a Carson street or sidewalk needs a City temporary event permit before it happens, under Carson Municipal Code Chapter 11.
"Parade" shall mean a parade, procession, march, pageant, review, ceremony, rally or exhibition which is conducted in, on, upon or along any portion of any public street, sidewalk, or other public property owned or controlled by the City, so as to impede, obstruct, impair or interfere with the free use of such public street, sidewalk, or other public property of the City. ... Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person or organization shall conduct or permit its premises to be used for a temporary event without first obtaining a temporary event permit as required by this Chapter.
Full Breakdown
Carson Municipal Code § 31102 defines a "parade" as a procession, march, pageant, review, ceremony, rally or exhibition on a public street, sidewalk or other City-controlled property that impedes normal use of it. Section 31103 requires anyone conducting a temporary event -- including a parade -- to obtain a temporary event permit from the Administrative Authority (the City Manager or a designee) before the event, with major-event applications filed six to eighteen months ahead. Permits are not transferable to another location or permittee, and organizers must also cover traffic-control fees, cleanup deposits and liability insurance under later sections of the same chapter.
Violations & Fines
Conducting an unpermitted parade is a misdemeanor under CMC § 31114, punishable per CMC § 1200, and is separately treated as a public nuisance subject to abatement or administrative citation.
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