Flint, MI Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Approval needed
- Flint City Council
- Apply through
- City Administrator
- Requires
- Deposit + liability insurance
- Code section
- § 42-2.1
Summary
Private parties in Flint must get City Council approval and file a deposit application with the City Administrator before closing any street for an event like a block party.
No street, lane, alley or other public place within the City shall be temporarily closed without permission of the City Council, upon such terms and conditions it may prescribe, or as otherwise permitted by law. Persons requesting temporary street closings shall apply to the City Administrator, on an application form to be prepared by him or her, setting forth the name and address of the applicant, an account of the reasons for the requested temporary street closing and any further information as may be required by the City Administrator. The applicant shall submit in conjunction with his or her application a deposit. The deposit amount shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council, kept on file by the City Clerk, and contained in Appendix A of the City Code. The deposit shall be applied toward the payment of costs incurred by the City with reference to the closing. Upon receipt of the application the City Administrator shall investigate the same and submit his or her recommendations to the City Council.
(b) Upon approval by resolution of the City Council of a temporary street vacation, the applicant shall furnish a certificate of insurance, with limits and terms of liability as specified by the City Council, in a form to be approved by the Chief Legal Officer, showing proof of public liability insurance. In conjunction therewith the applicant shall furnish an agreement
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
Section 42-2.1 of the City of Flint code requires City Council permission before any street, lane, alley or public place is temporarily closed by a private person. Applicants apply to the City Administrator on a prescribed form giving their name, address and reasons for the closing, and must submit a deposit set by Council resolution. Once the Council approves, the applicant must also furnish proof of public liability insurance and a hold-harmless agreement, and cover the City's costs for barricades, signage and any street damage.
Violations & Fines
Closing a street without Council approval has no listed penalty in Chapter 42, so it falls under the Code's general penalty in § 1-7: a fine up to $500.00, imprisonment up to 90 days, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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