Pico Rivera, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Pico Rivera Municipal Code Chapter 12.52 controls parades and public assemblies on city streets. Section 12.52.010 bars anyone from holding, managing, conducting or participating in any parade, march or procession, or any similar activity, or playing a musical instrument on a public street or alley in the City of Pico Rivera without a permit issued by the Sheriff and approved by the city clerk. Because the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department staffs the Pico Rivera Station under contract, that agency is the permitting authority named in the code, working jointly with the city clerk's office.

Section 12.52.020 requires the applicant to file a written application with the city clerk on a city-supplied form, at no charge, stating the applicant's name and address, the purpose of the event, the date and time, and the place and/or route. Section 12.52.030 directs the clerk to act on a completed application within a reasonable time. The clerk must investigate the applicant and the stated facts; if the application is true and the proposed event will not unduly interfere with street use or tend to cause a breach of the public peace, the clerk issues the permit with the Sheriff's approval endorsed on it, and the permit designates the approved time, place and route.

Section 12.52.040 sets out the appeal path: if the permit is denied, the applicant may file a written statement with the clerk explaining why the clerk or Sheriff acted improperly, and the city council hears the appeal at its next regular meeting after the appeal is filed, with the council's decision being final. This structure traces back to the city's prior code sections 4247 through 4247.3, carried forward by Ordinance 694 in 1985.