Murrieta, CA Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

g adds a requirement unique to block parties and similar neighborhood events: before the city manager or a designee can issue the permit, the applicants must submit a petition in favor of the event signed by sixty percent or more of the residents of the block that the closure affects. That petition sits alongside the section's other permit criteria, which require that the proposed use is not already covered by a different permit process, that street preparations will not unduly impede public use of the street or emergency vehicle access, that the event will not create a substantial or unwarranted safety or traffic hazard, and that it will not have a significant adverse environmental impact.

Because a block party requires closing or restricting a residential street, the application must still be filed at least thirty working days ahead, include a traffic control and parking plan prepared by public works and police, and carry a nonrefundable fee set by council resolution. 020(D) fails, and can revoke a permit already issued if the applicant made a false statement or violated a permit condition.