Sandy Springs, GA Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Section 50-108 opens Article IV of Chapter 50, 'Special Events,' rewritten in 2018 to replace the former special-events article. It makes it unlawful for a special event, defined as an organized for-profit or nonprofit entertainment, recreation, or education activity on public property, or on private property that requires special city services, to happen without a validly issued permit and full compliance with the city manager's special event policy. The section names block parties directly in its list of covered examples alongside fairs, races, parades, festivals, and concerts, so a residential block party that closes or uses a city street needs the same permit as a commercial festival; a private gathering confined to a yard that uses the street only for guest parking is exempt.

00 in property damage coverage naming the city as an additional insured, and to sign a hold-harmless agreement filed with the application. Section 50-112(c) lets the permit authorize the city to close designated streets and intersections for the block party during set hours, with the producer responsible for removing structures, trash, and debris by the reopening time in the permit. Section 50-114 allows the city to deny or revoke the permit for undue traffic disruption, interference with fire access, or hardship to neighbors, and Section 50-115 gives the producer five days to seek city manager review, then a council appeal.