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1. Why are Special Event Permits needed?

The purpose of the Special Events Ordinance is to ensure that special events do not endanger public health or safety and to permit the City to understand and prepare for known collateral and secondary effects of special events in the community. The permitting process is not intended to control or regulate special events based on their content, the nature or type of speech involved, or any speaker's viewpoint.   

2. Do I need to fill out a Special Event Application?

Every event that takes place on public property with an anticipated attendance of 50 or more people requires a special event permit.

3. What size is my event?

A small event has an attendance of 50-100 people.

A medium event has an attendance of 101-500 people.

A large event has an attendance of 500+ people

4. How soon do I need to submit a Special Events Application?

After your date has been secured through CommunityPass, the Special Events Application should be completed as quickly as possible. Your application must be submitted, paid in full, and approved before the following deadlines:

•   Forty-five (45) calendar days for a large event;  

• Twenty (20) calendar days for a medium event; and 

• Ten (10) calendar days for a small event.  

5. What are the event permit fees?

For small event, $50.00.  

For a medium event, $225.00 .

 For a large event, $350.00.  

6. What are the reasons a permit may be denied?

• The permit application is incomplete; a complete application is one that provides all the information or items required by this article regardless of the sufficiency of the information or item;  
• The final permit application as presented is deficient and the applicant refused to correct the deficiencies within a reasonable time; 
• The application fee has not been paid; 
• The proposed event is unlawful;  
• The application contains a material falsehood or misrepresentation; 
• It reasonably appears that the proposed event will present a danger to the public safety or health;  
• The proposed event is of such a nature or duration that it cannot be reasonably accommodated in the particular venue applied for;  
• The applicant has refused to attend or participate in good faith in a pre-permit meeting requested by the City Manager following reasonable notice and scheduling attempts by the City Manager and failed to propose reasonable alternatives.  

7. My application was denied, can I challenge that decision?

Every denial of a permit and every conditional grant of a permit challenged by an applicant is appealable to the City Commission by letter filed with the City Manager within three business days after receipt of the denial or proposed conditional grant. The City Commission shall grant or deny the permit, or uphold or rescind the conditions, based upon information presented by the applicant and the City Manager or his designee in a de novo, quasi-judicial hearing held as soon as practicable. The City Commission's decision, including its reasons therefor, shall be announced at the conclusion of the hearing and entered onto the record thereof which shall constitute the commission's final order in any subsequent proceedings and which may, but shall not be required to, express findings of fact and conclusions of law.