Redondo Beach, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

02(a) lists specific acts the City Council has declared to be nuisances, and subsection (6) singles out parades and processions of persons, vehicles, or animals conducted without a police-issued permit. The applicant files with the Chief of Police, who must hold a hearing after giving the applicant at least 48 hours' notice, though notice can be waived. If the Chief of Police denies the application, the applicant has 15 days from the denial to appeal to the City Council, which then holds its own hearing on notice to the applicant in the same manner used before the Chief of Police.

04, tells the reviewing official what to weigh: whether the parade would create a clear and present danger to public health, safety, or morals, unduly hinder pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or unnecessarily disturb the peace of the community. That same section bars denying a permit solely because of who is applying or the purpose of the event, so long as the purpose is lawful. Because Chapter 10 treats every listed act as a nuisance, running a parade without a permit exposes the organizer to the misdemeanor penalty that applies to declared nuisances generally, with the Police Department the agency that both grants permits and enforces against unpermitted events.