El Monte, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

07 defines a parade as any parade, march, procession, ceremony, exhibition, or pageant of any kind, consisting of people, animals or vehicles or combination thereof, upon any public street, sidewalk or alley, which does not comply with normal and usual traffic regulations and controls. 100 spells out what the resulting permit must specify: the authorized route, assembly and disassembly points and times, the estimated number of participants, minimum and maximum vehicle speeds, the maximum length of the procession, and the spacing to be kept between its units.

110 then sets staffing and conduct rules unique to how a procession moves through the city: the permittee must designate one supervising official for the whole event, another for the assembly area, and at least one parade official for every 15 participants to direct the safe movement of the procession, plus a matching ratio for the disassembly area. Every parade vehicle must meet California Vehicle Code operational and mechanical standards, and altered suspensions, occupancy loads, or modified power sources are barred outright. Sign supports carried in the parade are limited to wood, blunted at both ends, no more than 40 inches long, a quarter-inch or less thick, and two inches or less wide. Amplification devices cannot be used unless the permit specifically allows them. 120 exempts funeral processions and government agencies from the entire chapter.