Lodi, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

14, 'Interference with Special Events,' defines a special event as any parade, procession, exposition, or fair staged on a public street, including the sidewalk area, that needs an encroachment permit and generates extra demand for police, traffic control, or sanitation services. 060 makes it unlawful to encroach on, obstruct, or place any structure in a public right-of-way without first obtaining a written permit from the public works director. 070, giving the exact location, dimensions, duration, and purpose of the event, along with a map, plat, or diagram showing the proposed use of the right-of-way.

080, subject to conditions set by the chapter. 020 makes it unlawful to block or impede participants, vehicles, or animals along the route, to ride a bike or skateboard through the procession without the permit holder's consent, to throw objects at participants, to grab or strike a participant, to run competing sound amplification along the route while the event is underway, or to vend along the route without the permittee's consent. 100, which must grant the permit if refusal would substantially damage the applicant, no other reasonable method exists, and the grant will not be materially detrimental to public safety or other property.