Lehi, UT Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit trigger
- Any street closure or city property use
- Filing deadline
- 30 days before event
- Security deposit
- $100.00 refundable
- Insurance required
- $3,000,000 general liability
- Issuing office
- Lehi City Recorder
- Violation penalty
- Infraction, up to $750 fine
Summary
Lehi City requires a special event permit before any block party, festival, or gathering that closes a street or otherwise uses city property in a way that interferes with normal public access. Chapter 4-6 of the city code sets a 30-day advance filing deadline, application fees, a refundable security deposit, and mandatory liability insurance before the city recorder will issue a permit.
SPECIAL EVENT: ... An event which is primarily for the purpose of recreation, entertainment, fundraising or the exercise of expressive activities of a political nature and may utilize city property in a manner that potentially interferes with the public's typical and safe use of city property and/or requires dedication of additional city services. ... Permit Required: ... All special events, as defined in section 4-6-1 of this chapter, require an application and must receive a permit from the city. Permits shall not be issued until all appropriate fees, including the estimated costs of additional city services, are paid.
Full Breakdown
Any 'special event' under Lehi City Code § 4-6-1, meaning an event held for recreation, entertainment, fundraising or political expressive activity that uses city property in a way that interferes with the public's typical use of that property or requires extra city services, needs a permit under § 4-6-2. C, D). B). The city's emergency management committee reviews every application for traffic, security, health and safety impacts and for conflicts with other approved events before a permit can issue (§ 4-6-4). 00 refundable security deposit at issuance, used against extra cleanup, personnel or damage costs, with any excess returned within 30 days of the event (§ 4-6-5). A). E). F).
Violations & Fines
Holding a qualifying special event, including a block party that closes a street, without the required permit violates Lehi City Code § 4-6-7, which classifies the offense as an infraction subject to the penalty schedule in § 1-4-1: up to a $750.00 fine for an individual or $1,000.00 for a corporation, with no jail time. Each day the unpermitted event continues counts as a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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