Penn Hills, PA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit trigger
- Over 200 people
- Permit trigger
- Or 50+ vehicles
- Issued by
- Municipal Council
- Exempt
- Armed Forces/Commonwealth military processions
Summary
Funerals, processions, or parades in the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania exceeding 200 people or 50 vehicles need a permit issued by Municipal Council before using any roadway.
No funeral, procession or parade containing more than 200 persons or 50 or more vehicles, except the Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of the Commonwealth, shall occupy, march or proceed along any roadway, except in accordance with a permit issued by Council and with such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
(b) No person shall drive any vehicle between vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion when such vehicles are conspicuously designated, or it is apparent that they are part of such a procession.
(c) Funerals and other authorized processions shall be considered as a single vehicle, and when the head of such funeral or authorized procession proceeds on the proper signal at an intersection controlled by traffic signals, all the vehicles or persons in the funeral or authorized procession shall proceed through the intersection without regard to changes in signals, except in cases of emergency, or as otherwise directed by a traffic officer.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4434863; v5 updated 2025-07-21; through 07-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under § 476.01(a) of the Municipality of Penn Hills' Code, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a funeral, procession, or parade drawing more than 200 people or 50 or more vehicles cannot occupy or proceed along a roadway without a permit issued by Municipal Council, plus compliance with any other regulations Council sets. Armed Forces and Commonwealth military processions are exempt. Once underway, § 476.01(b)-(c) bars other drivers from cutting between procession vehicles and lets the procession move through signaled intersections as a single unit.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 476 sets no dedicated fine, so an unpermitted procession over the size threshold is enforced under the Municipality's general Code penalty, § 202.99; police can also treat it as an unlawful roadway obstruction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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