Maricopa County, AZ Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Maricopa County Ordinance P-36, the county's Right-of-Way Ordinance, governs any occupation of a county road for a private gathering. Article II defines "Special Events" as a "one-time occupation such as neighborhood block parties, holiday celebrations, fairs, festivals, promotional events, sporting events, and other similar types of events, approved to occur in Maricopa County Right-of-Way," so a block party is treated the same as a festival for permitting purposes. 4 to manage county roads. Applicants submit plans through MCDOT's website and pay the Exhibit A Special Event Plan Review fee of one hundred dollars per sheet, fifty dollars for subsequent reviews, plus any required Traffic Control Plan review at thirty dollars per sheet, since street closures must follow the MCDOT Traffic Control Manual's Work Zone and Special Events chapter.

Article XI requires liability insurance of at least one million dollars per person, two million dollars per accident and one million dollars in property damage naming the County as additional insured, and Article X requires an assurance of at least two hundred fifty dollars to guarantee restoration, though both can be waived only where a resident owner's own work occurs in front of that owner's property without obstructing traffic, an exception a street-closing block party will rarely meet. A Permit runs up to six months and can be extended in six-month increments without additional fee.