event permit criteria

Pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 4.68, the following events/activities, regardless of content or purpose, are subject to the Community Event Permit process:

• A parade, procession or assembly consisting of persons, animals, vehicles, or any combination thereof, which will assemble or travel in unison on any public street, highway, alley, sidewalk or other public way and which either: 1) may obstruct or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic or 2) does not comply with normal or usual traffic regulations or controls.

• Any activity or event of 150 or more persons on City property not subject to the requirements above or involving 75 or more persons on the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade..

• Any other activity or event on public property which requires the placement of a tent, canopy, or other temporary structure (e.g., stage, bleachers, etc.) if that placement requires a permit from the City's Fire Department or Building and Safety Division.

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