What are the permit application deadlines?
Temporary Outdoor Events applications must be submitted a minimum of 60 days before the first day of the event. Applications submitted within 60-21 days before the first day of the event will be subject to late fees.
- Temporary Outdoor Event applications will be automatically denied if submitted less than 21 days before the event date.
Temporary Outdoor Sales applications must be submitted a minimum of 30 days before the first day of sale. Applications submitted within 30-14 days before the first sales date will be subject to late fees.
- Temporary Outdoors Sales applications will be automatically denied if submitted less than 14 days before the start date of the sales event.
When is an outdoor events/sales permit required?
Permits are required for any Temporary Outdoor Event or Sale that occurs on developed properties zoned for open space recreation, institutional, general commercial and planned unit development/master planned unit development.
- Temporary Outdoor Event Permit: Required for any organized or planned gathering of persons having a common purpose, design, or goal, that is to occur on private property.
- Temporary Outdoor Sales Permit: Required for any short-term outdoor display or sale of goods, services, or merchandise by a single vendor, that is to occur on private property.
Temporary Outdoor Event and Sales permits are not required for small scale gatherings of a business/organization’s staff, parishioners, or other group that is internal to the organization/business. The gathering must be taking place on the organization/businesses’ property, must not be advertised or open to the public in any way, must be small scale in nature, and are prohibited from having any components of a full-scale outdoor event such as tents that are 900 square feet or greater, police details requests, road or sidewalk closures, ticketing, etc.
What are the different Temporary Outdoor Event Permit types?
- Single Event Permit: A temporary outdoor event permit that grants the applicant the ability to conduct a single event for up to seven consecutive days on a single property. (Examples: Annual 5K, Carnival, Festival, etc.)
- Monthly Event Series Permit: A temporary outdoor event permit that grants the applicant the ability to conduct multiple temporary outdoor events as part of an organized and scheduled series; meaning the name of all events, major components of each event, event layouts, event advertising, and event scale, etc. are the same for all events included under the permit. (Examples: Monthly Car Shows. Monthly Food Truck Nights, Monthly Outdoor Concerts, etc.)
- Weekly Event Permit: A temporary outdoor event permit that grants the applicant the ability to conduct regularly scheduled, small scale (less than 350 anticipated attendees per event), outdoor events for a maximum of 1 day per week on a single property. (Example: Weekly Farmer's Market)
What are the different Temporary Outdoor Sales Permit types?
- Week Sales Permit: A temporary outdoor sales permit that grants the applicant the ability to conduct a single-vendor sale for up to seven consecutive days on a single property.
- Month Sales Permit: A temporary outdoor sales permit that grants the applicant the ability to conduct a single-vendor sale for up to thirty consecutive days on a single property.
- Annual Sales Permit: A temporary outdoor sales permit that grants the applicant the ability to conduct a single-vendor sale for a maximum of 2 consecutive days per week on a single property. An applicant is allowed a maximum of 52 such events per calendar year.
Applicants should make sure to review all policies to confirm proper permitting types and the number of events allowed for each permit type per calendar year.
Does the permit allow banners, feather flags, or other temporary signage during my event?
No. Banners, feather flags and signs in the right-of- way remain prohibited on commercial property during Temporary Outdoor Events & Sales.