Florissant, MO Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 340.040, City Code
- Permit trigger
- over 6 vehicles or 8x40 ft group
- Permit issuer
- Chief of Police
- Required sign-off
- Mayor's written approval
- Exemption
- funeral processions (§ 340.030)
- Penalty
- up to $1,000 fine or 3 months jail
Summary
Any procession or parade of more than six vehicles, or a pedestrian group wider than eight feet or longer than forty feet, needs a Chief of Police permit before using Florissant's streets, unless it is a funeral procession. The permit fixes the route and hours and requires the Mayor's written approval.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or to take part in, upon the roadways of the City, any procession or parade comprising more than six (6) vehicles or a group of pedestrians more than eight (8) feet in width or more than forty (40) feet in length under the direction of one (1) or more persons, except funeral processions, without having first obtained a permit from the Chief of Police designating the street or streets such procession shall traverse and the hours of the day within which the same shall proceed; and such procession or parade shall be conducted only in conformance with the terms of such permit. The Chief of Police shall issue such permit with the written approval of the Mayor, if he/she finds that such procession or parade: 1. Will not substantially interrupt the flow of traffic; 2. Will not require the diversion of an undue or burdensome number of Police Officers, fire, rescue or health units; ... ... 4. Is scheduled to move expeditiously and without unreasonable delay over the designated route.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4989395; v43 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
040 makes it unlawful to conduct or take part in a procession or parade on Florissant's roadways above those size thresholds without first getting a permit from the Chief of Police naming the streets to be traveled and the hours allowed; the event must then stay within the permit's terms. 030. The Chief of Police cannot issue the permit alone: it requires the Mayor's written approval, and the Chief must find the procession will not substantially interrupt traffic flow, will not require diverting an undue or burdensome number of police, fire, rescue or health units, and is scheduled to move expeditiously and without unreasonable delay over its designated route.
040 sets no fine of its own, enforcement runs through the City's general penalty clause. The ordinance traces back to Code 1980 §15-16 and CC 1990 §15-17, so the permit structure has been in place for decades.
Violations & Fines
Section 340.040 carries no permit-specific fine, so a violation is punished under Florissant's general penalty, Section 100.080: a fine of up to $1,000, up to three months in the City or County Jail, or both, since the offense is neither excepted nor given its own penalty schedule.
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