Louisville, KY Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Any meeting, picket line, rally, or gathering of more than 25 persons for a common purpose as a result of prior planning which interferes with the normal flow or regulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, including emergency vehicles, upon or within any public area within Jefferson County. For purposes of this chapter, a community fair shall not be deemed to be a public assembly. PUBLIC WAY. The entire width between property lines of every way, dedicated passway, road, or street set aside for public travel, except bridle paths and foot paths. STREET. Every public road, interstate highway, avenue, alley, or boulevard, bridge, viaduct or trestle and the approaches to them and includes off-street parking facilities offered for public use. VEHICLE. Every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on any street except devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. WORKS DIRECTOR. The Director of the Department of Public Works and Assets. (Lou. Metro Ord. No. 146-2007, approved 7-30-2007; Lou Metro Am. Ord. No. 175- 2010, approved 9-13-2010; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 177-2025, approved 10-1-2025) § 100.02 PERMIT REQUIRED.

(A)   No person shall participate or take part in, promote, organize, form, hold or assist in organizing any parade or public assembly within Jefferson County unless a permit has been obtained from the Licensing and Permit Division designee.