Issuance of permit.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 54-364
in effectSec. 54-364. - Issuance of permit.
(a) The following restrictions shall apply to permits for all parades:
(1) No parade shall be held between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on any day other than Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, within the central business district or on any arterial street.
(2) No parade shall continue to be held beyond the hour of 10:00 p.m. or before the hour of 7:00 a.m.
(3) Reserved.
(4) The manager may investigate the facts set out in the application and may deny a permit if he or she finds that:
a. The proposed parade will substantially interfere with traffic in the area contiguous to the parade route, and that at the time of the proposed parade there are not sufficient city resources to mitigate the disruption;
b. There are specific, articulated concerns that there are not available at the time of the parade a sufficient number of peace officers to police and protect lawful participants in the activity and non-participants from traffic related hazards only, in light of the other demands for police protection at the time of the proposed parade;
c. The concentration of persons, animals, vehicles, or things at the parade and disbanding areas along the parade route will prevent proper fire and police protection or ambulance service;
d. The applicant or its officers or responsible persons has within the past three (3) years made material misrepresentations regarding the nature or scope of any parade previously permitted;
e. The applicant or its officers or responsible persons has within the past three (3) years violated the material terms of a prior permit;
f. The application does not contain sufficient information about the proposed parade and crowd estimate to enable the manager to evaluate the proposed event under the section.
g. The requested route is inaccessible due to construction or repairs, however, an alternative route will be authorized pursuant to subsection 54-365(a).
(Ord. No. 324-87, § 1, 6-22-87; Ord. No. 488-02, § 1, 6-24-02; Ord. No. 488-02, § 1, 6-24-02; Ord. No. 935-03, § 1, 12-8-03; Ord. No. 475-04, § 3, 7-19-04; Ord. No. 56-08, § 1, 2-4-08; Ord. No. 175-08, § 1, 4-1-08)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH54TRRE_ARTVIOPVE_DIV10PA_S54-364ISPEFetched: 10/27/2026