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

Section 5.16.030 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code sets the permit triggers without naming parades: estimated attendance of 300 or greater, amplified sound, street closures, or alcohol provided or sold on public property or right-of-way. A parade that closes a street therefore needs a special event permit. The code defines a community celebration as a public affair sponsored by a chamber of commerce or community service group for the promotion of community spirit by public parades, carnivals and other outdoor activities.

Section 5.16.040 exempts funeral processions by a licensed mortuary or funeral home, wedding processions on public rights-of-way that follow traffic controls, and rallies, marches, demonstrations and picketing on public sidewalks that cross streets only at pedestrian crosswalks. Demonstrations on public property other than rights-of-way are exempt unless they are likely to obstruct the free use of the property or require extraordinary city services.

An applicant files a written application with the community services department not fewer than ninety days before the event and no earlier than three hundred sixty-five days before it, with a nonrefundable fee and a certificate of liability insurance in the amounts set by the City Manager or designee. The application goes to the chief of police, director of development services, director of community services, assistant city manager and fire chief, who send comments within ten working days. The City Council approves or denies events with estimated attendance above 1,000 or any request for full or partial street closures. The City Manager or designee endeavors to take final action within thirty working days. Park gatherings are separate: Section 12.04.240 requires a facility reservation permit or special event permit for any parade or similar event in a public park where more than fifty persons are expected.