Grounds for denial of application for a special event permit—Imposition of conditions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 2.28.090
in effect2.28.090 - Grounds for denial of application for a special event permit—Imposition of conditions.
A. Considerations. The City Manager shall deny an application for a special event permit only if he determines from a consideration of the application and other pertinent information that one or more of the following exists:
1. The information contained in the application, or supplemental information requested from the applicant, is found to be materially false or misleading.
2. The applicant fails to complete the application form after having been notified of the additional information or documents requested.
3. The City Manager has earlier received an application to hold another event at the same time and place requested by the applicant, or so close in time and place as to cause undue traffic congestion, or the Police Department is unable to meet the needs for police services for both events. Except for events sponsored by the City, wherever possible, priority shall be given to permit issuance to local non-profit tax exempt organizations operating in and providing services to the citizens of the City or County of Riverside.
4. The time, route or size of the event is reasonably likely to substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of traffic contiguous to the event site or route, or disrupt the use of a street at a time when it is usually subject to great traffic congestion.
5. The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at the site of the event, or the assembly and disbanding areas around an event, is reasonably likely to prevent proper police, fire or ambulance services to areas contiguous to the event.
6. The size of the event is reasonably likely to require diversion of so great a number of police officers of the City to ensure that participants stay within the boundaries or route of the event, or to protect participants in the event, as to prevent normal protection to the rest of the City of Riverside.
7. The location of the event is reasonably likely to substantially interfere with any construction or maintenance work scheduled to take place upon or along the City streets, or a previously granted encroachment permit.
8. The event is reasonably likely to occur at a time when a school is in session, at a route or location adjacent to the school, and the noise created by the activities of the event would substantially disrupt the educational activities of the school.
9. The event will violate public health or safety law or fail to conform with the requirements of law or duly established Council policy.
10. The applicant demonstrates an inability or unwillingness to conduct an event pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter or has failed to conduct a previously authorized or exempt event in accordance with law or the terms of a permit, or both.
B. Conditional approvals. When the grounds for denial of an application for a permit specified in subdivisions A.3 through A.10 of this section can be corrected by altering the date, time, duration, route or location of the event, the City Manager, instead of denying the application, shall conditionally approve the application pursuant to Section 2.28.100. The conditions imposed shall provide for only such modification of the applicant's proposed event as are necessary to achieve compliance with subdivisions A.3 through A.10 of this section, and shall be consistent with rules and regulations established by the City Manager and approved by a resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 7187 § 7, 2012; Ord. 6404 § 1, 1997; Ord. 6102 § 1, 1994)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT2ADPE_CH2.28SPEV_2.28.090GRDEAPSPEVPEMPCOFetched: 11/1/2026