Apple Valley, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit threshold
- Groups larger than 25 people
- Issuing authority
- Town Manager, Town of Apple Valley
- Alcohol at events
- Requires separate written Town Manager permit
- First-offense fine
- $25 administrative citation
- Appeal window
- 21 days to request administrative hearing
Summary
Any picnic, celebration, parade or gathering of more than 25 people in an Apple Valley Town park needs a written permit from the Town Manager before it happens, per Section 11.68.040(P) of the Municipal Code, and the Town Manager can attach liability insurance, security and alcohol-license conditions under Section 11.68.090.
(p)No person, company, society, organization, gathering or group of more than 25 persons shall hold or conduct any picnic, celebration, parade, event, gathering, assembly or meeting in any park within the Town without first obtaining a written permit to do so by the Town Manager, and no person shall attend, take part in or be a participant in any such picnic, celebration, parade, exercise, gathering, assembly or meeting in a park unless the permission has first been obtained. ... All permits are subject to such kinds and coverage of liability insurance and security requirements, and alcoholic beverage control license (if applicable) and such other conditions and requirements imposed for the permitted event as found necessary by the Town Manager to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be adopted to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
68 governs conduct in every Town park, playground, recreation center, ballfield and Town-owned facility. 040(p) requires a written permit from the Town Manager for any picnic, celebration, parade, event, gathering, assembly or meeting of more than 25 people, and makes it unlawful for anyone to attend or participate in such a gathering before the permit is obtained. 090 lets the Town Manager attach conditions to any permit, including liability insurance, security requirements, an Alcoholic Beverage Control license where alcohol will be served, and any other requirement found necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare.
040(s)-(r) requires the Town Manager's written approval before a public address system or amplified music can be used at a gathering. 100, with Police authorized to enter parks to maintain order. 120: $25 for a first offense, $50 for a second and $100 for a third within 12 months, plus a park-use suspension of at least six months on a third violation. 130 spells out the citation and appeal procedure: a responsible party has 21 days to pay or contest a citation, a hearing before the Town Manager or designee is set within 15 to 30 days of a timely request, and a final decision can be appealed to Superior Court within 20 days.
Violations & Fines
Hosting or attending an unpermitted gathering of more than 25 people, serving alcohol without the Town Manager's written approval, or running a PA system or amplified music without authorization in an Apple Valley park is a Chapter 11.68 violation. Fines run $25 to $100 for repeat offenses within 12 months, and a third offense within that period bars the responsible party from park facilities for at least six months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit for a small family picnic in an Apple Valley park?
Can I serve alcohol at a permitted park event?
What conditions can the Town attach to a park event permit?
Sources & Official References
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