Sandy Springs, GA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Article III of Chapter 50, 'Assemblages in Public Places,' governs parades. Section 50-51 defines a covered 'event' broadly to include any march, procession, motorcade, or rally of persons, animals, or vehicles on city streets, parks, or public grounds that interferes with or endangers the normal flow of traffic or public safety, and Section 50-80 requires a permit from the city for any group wishing to use public property or roads for such an event. Section 50-54 assigns the city manager to prepare application forms, collect a permit fee equal to the administrative and city-service costs (waived where the sole purpose is First Amendment speech), coordinate routes and time schedules with county and state authorities, and issue or deny the permit within ten days of a complete application.

Section 50-81 requires the written application at least 15 but no more than 60 days before the event, listing the organizer's contact information, date, time, route, activity description, expected number of participants, and cleanup and toilet-facility plans; an emergency application can go to the mayor's office if the ten-day window is impossible. Section 50-82 lets the city manager attach route or location conditions to protect traffic flow and safety, and a denied applicant can appeal to city council within three business days, with council empowered to uphold, reverse, or reissue the permit with new conditions. Funeral processions, neighborhood parades confined to one neighborhood, school activities, and sporting events are excepted under Section 50-53.