Cheektowaga, NY Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Chapter 65, adopted July 5, 1988, prohibits holding a neighborhood block party, celebration or event on a town street unless a valid permit is obtained from the Town Superintendent of Highways under Section 65-1. Section 65-2 requires the application at least one week before the requested closing date. Section 65-3 sets a consent threshold: no permit issues unless 75% of the residents along the portion of street to be closed agree. Section 65-4 stacks several limits on top of that: only one permit per year per given street segment, no permits for streets bordering park perimeters on days of special park events, concerts or parades, permits issued only during June, July and August, and streets may not be closed before sunrise or after sunset.

Half the paved street width must stay open and obstruction-free so emergency vehicles can get through, the applicant must erect barricades and warning signs acceptable to the Superintendent at the closure's ends, and the applicant is responsible for cleaning the street after the event. Section 65-5 requires the Superintendent to notify the Chief of Police at least 48 hours before any temporary closing, and Section 65-6 clarifies that a block party permit does not waive any other state or town law, citing noise and criminal nuisance rules as examples that still apply during the event.