Redondo Beach, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitting agency
- Community Services Department
- Organized play threshold
- 12+ participants, team sport, league/business
- Other-activity examples
- Weddings, concerts, bounce houses, roped-off areas
- Commercial/fee activity
- Permit required even for donations (§ 4-35.22)
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine and/or 6 months jail per day
Summary
Redondo Beach requires a permit from the Community Services Department before anyone runs organized team sports, roped-off gatherings, or activities like weddings, concerts or bounce houses in a city park. Permits are issued under Municipal Code Sections 4-35.21 through 4-35.24, and unpermitted use is a misdemeanor.
It is unlawful for any person to participate in any activity in a park which prevents general public use of the park or any portion thereof on a first come first served basis without obtaining and displaying a permit from the Community Services Department. Examples of such activities include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Any activity requiring that an area of a park be roped off or segregated from general public use; (b) Any activity involving the use of special equipment not normally used in parks or athletic areas, including, but not limited to, bounce houses, inflatable jumpers and trampolines; and (c) Dances, shows, lectures, concerts, weddings, demonstrations or exhibitions.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
Two separate permit triggers apply. 21 covers organized play, defined as 12 or more people taking part in a league, business or sports association team contest such as football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, tennis or soccer; no one may take part without a permit from the Community Services Department. 23 covers everything else that keeps the park from being available to the general public on a first come, first served basis: roping off or segregating an area, bringing in special equipment not normally used in parks (the code names bounce houses, inflatable jumpers and trampolines), and dances, shows, lectures, concerts, weddings, demonstrations or exhibitions.
22 separately requires a permit for any commercial activity in a park, including charging an admission or participant fee or collecting a donation, unless the vending is under a City Council concession agreement. 24 directs the Community Services Department to weigh the suitability of the park or facility for the proposed play or activity, the effect on the surrounding neighborhood, and how much the permit would limit the park's availability for spontaneous public recreation. The Department can attach conditions to any permit it grants, including caps on the number, age or category of participants, restrictions on the season, days and hours of use, sanitation and cleanup duties, compliance with noise, parking and safety rules, limits on installing or modifying apparatus at the site, proof of liability insurance, and a cleaning or maintenance deposit the Department can draw against.
25 makes it unlawful to disturb a permitted activity or to refuse to give up park space to a permit holder who displays a valid permit.
Violations & Fines
Using a park for organized play, a roped-off event, paid or ticketed activity, or a permitted-type gathering without first obtaining a Community Services Department permit is a misdemeanor under the Code's general penalty section, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of the violation charged as a separate offense (Sections 1-2.01, 4-35.21, 4-35.23). Interfering with someone else's permitted activity, or refusing to surrender permitted space, is a separate violation under Section 4-35.25.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit for a birthday party with a bounce house at a Redondo Beach park?
How many players trigger the organized-play permit rule?
Can I charge admission to an event I hold in a Redondo Beach park?
What can the City require as a condition of a park event permit?
Sources & Official References
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