Event Approval

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation prepares and implements special traffic management plans to regulate excess traffic and mitigate the imapct of street closures associated with special events. LADOT does not grant approvals for the events.

Special event approvals come from different agencies within the City:

• Police Commission grants Parade Permits
• Board of Public Works reviews Street Closure Permits

Contact information for each of these groups can be obtained by clicking on the web links listed above.

Los Angeles City Council approval requests must be directed to the Councilmember that represents the district where the event will be held. The “My Neighborhood” section on the City Council website allows you to enter an address to determine which Councilmember represents a particular event location.

Notifications of large upcoming special events are posted on the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s Automated Traffic Surveillance And Control website. The special events are listed under “Special Event Info” and maps and descriptions of major events are also posted under "Special Event Maps".