Simi Valley, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Filing deadline for full appeal rights
- 45 days before event
- Filing deadline, appeal waived
- 25 to 45 days before event
- Free speech event filing
- 5 days for decision, 7 for appeal
- Minimum liability insurance
- $1,000,000 combined single limit
- Appeal window after denial
- 5 days after written notice
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor under SVMC § 5-17.21
Summary
Simi Valley requires a police-issued permit before anyone conducts a parade, athletic event, or public assembly that uses a city street, sidewalk, or parking facility and obstructs normal traffic flow. The Chief of Police administers applications, and a permit is not deemed issued until the applicant files written acceptance of any conditions. Free speech events get expedited review.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor, or knowingly participate in any parade, athletic event or public assembly on or within any City street, sidewalk, parking facility, or other public right-of-way which obstructs or interferes with the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or which does not comply with applicable traffic laws or controls unless and until a permit for such event has been approved and issued in a manner hereinafter provided by this chapter. A permit is not deemed issued until the Chief of Police has received the applicant's written acceptance pursuant to 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 51).
Full Breakdown
05). 06(a)(1)). The Chief must act within 10 days of a complete application. 06(b)). 08). 12); both are waived for free-speech events. 10). 16). 06(b)(3)).
Violations & Fines
Any violation of Chapter 17, including breach of a permit's conditions, is a misdemeanor (SVMC § 5-17.21). Obstructing an authorized event, driving through a moving parade or athletic event, or parking in a posted no-parking zone along the route is separately unlawful under § 5-17.20. The Chief of Police may temporarily suspend an event during a fire or other emergency (§ 5-17.17), and officers may cordon off routes and post no-parking zones to enforce compliance (§ 5-17.18).
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Sources & Official References
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