Salt Lake County, UT Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, before street closure
- Block-party specific requirement
- Neighbor consent signatures
- Application deadline
- 21 days before event
- Permit fee for block parties
- Waived
- Insurance for block parties
- Waived
- Violation penalty
- Class B misdemeanor
- Appeal window
- 7 calendar days
Summary
Throwing a block party on a street in unincorporated Salt Lake County requires a special event permit under §14.56.040, and §14.56.070(A)(9) adds one requirement unique to block parties: the applicant must collect and submit signatures consenting to the closure from every neighbor whose vehicle access is affected. Block parties are exempt from the permit fee and liability-insurance requirement that apply to other special events.
A.All applications for special event permits in the unincorporated area shall be made on a special event permit application form and shall include the following information:1.Type and description of event;2.Name of the sponsoring entity, contact person, mailing address, email address and telephone number;3.Name of the promoting entity, contact person, address and telephone number;4.Proposed date, together with beginning and ending times and road closure times, if any;5.Proposed location, including barricade plan, traffic detour plan and route map;6.Estimated numbers of event staff, security staff, participants and spectators;7.Admission fee, donation, or other consideration to be charged or requested;8.Signature of applicant; and9.If the event is a block party, the applicant must collect and submit with the application form a list of signatures consenting to the street closure from all neighbors whose vehicular access to their property is affected by the street closure.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 49).
Full Breakdown
040(A)-(B) makes it unlawful to organize one, or to close or impede a street for one, without first getting a special event permit. " Applicants are encouraged to file at least thirty calendar days ahead and must file at least twenty-one calendar days before the event unless they show the director of public works that meeting that deadline was impractical. 080 and can impose conditions on traffic, security or health and safety. 120(B)(5). 130.
Violations & Fines
Organizing or holding a block party, or closing a county street for one, without first obtaining a special event permit is a Class B misdemeanor under §14.56.140. The county sheriff's office can also stop an unpermitted event in progress and cite participants for related violations such as disturbing the peace, public nuisance, failure to disperse or trespass. Liability under the chapter runs only to the event's organizers, not to people who simply attend a non-permitted gathering.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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