Cheektowaga, NY Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must approve
- Town Board permission required
- Applies to
- all Town parks and park approaches
- Max fine
- $200, § 174-19
- Max jail term
- 90 days
- Governing chapter
- Town Code Ch. 174, Parks, Art. I
Summary
No parade, military march, or public meeting may take place in a Cheektowaga Town park without the Town Board's advance permission. The rule sits in the Parks chapter of the Town Code and applies to every public park and park approach the Town owns, not to marches on ordinary streets.
All public meetings and military and other parades are prohibited in said parks except with permission of the Town Board.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996449; v35 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
' The article applies to 'all public parks and public park approaches owned by the Town of Cheektowaga' under § 174-1, so the permission requirement reaches any organized gathering or procession using Town park land, including approach roads leading into a park. The Town Code does not spell out a separate written application form or fee schedule for this specific permit in Chapter 174; § 174-3 shows the Town Board's general practice of fixing permits and fees by resolution for regulated park activities, and event organizers apply to the Town Board directly for the parade or meeting permission required by § 174-2.
Article II's general park rules, adopted separately in § 174-21, reinforce the requirement by giving park personnel and police officers authority to remove any person violating posted park rules, and the Chief of Police retains full discretion over enforcement priorities under § 174-21E. Violating the permission requirement is enforced under Article I's general penalty section, § 174-19, which covers every section from § 174-1 through § 174-19.
Violations & Fines
Anyone who holds an unauthorized parade or public meeting in a Cheektowaga park violates § 174-2 and is subject to the Article I penalty in § 174-19: a fine of up to $200, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both, upon conviction. Park personnel or police officers can also remove violators from the property under § 174-21D.
Frequently Asked Questions
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