Coconut Creek, FL Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Article II of Chapter 17 of the Coconut Creek Code covers parades, picketing, demonstrations and block parties together. Sec. 17-22 makes it unlawful to conduct a block party except as provided in the article and under the permit issued, and Sec. 17-51 requires a permit before any block party takes place on public streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, alleys, parks or other public grounds or places.

Under Sec. 17-52 the applicant files a written application with the director of development services, during normal business hours, at least two weeks before the block party. The seventy-two hour lead time in that section applies to picket lines and group demonstrations, though the directors can shorten notice to 72 hours if safe traffic movement and police protection can be arranged. The fee is $50, nonrefundable, unless the applicant signs a form attesting to being indigent or a charity or non-profit organization. The application must give the date, hour, duration, location and route and the number of anticipated pedestrians or vehicles. It is executed by the sponsor or participant in charge, who or whose designee must accompany the event and carry the permit at all times.

Every applicant also signs the hold harmless and indemnification statement in Sec. 17-53, protecting the city from lawsuits, claims and judgments, including attorneys fees, arising from the negligence or intentional acts of participants or sponsors.

Sec. 17-54 says the director of sustainable development, after approval by the chief of police, issues a properly applied-for permit. It is denied if another permit covers the same time and place, or if the date, time, duration, location or route would create hazardous traffic conditions or unduly disturb the public. The city acts within twelve hours after filing, gives written reasons for a denial, and the applicant can ask the City Commission for a hearing.

Sec. 17-24 exempts block parties from the 7:00 a.m. to sunset limit on parades, but none can run long enough to constitute a nuisance or disturbance. Sec. 17-27 bans carrying knives, blackjacks, nightsticks or other dangerous weapons at a block party.