Smithtown, NY Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $75 per block party
- Citation
- § 245-18A(11), fee schedule
- Issuing office
- Town of Smithtown Highway Department
- Fee schedule amended
- April 9, 2019
- Violation penalty
- Up to $500 first, $1,000 subsequent (§ 245-24)
Summary
A block party that closes a Town street in Smithtown is processed as a Highway Department permit. The Town's highway fee schedule sets the charge at $75 per block party under Code § 245-18A(11), payable to the same office that handles excavation, driveway, and utility permits.
A. Town of Smithtown Highway Department fees shall be as follows: (1) Road improvement initiation fee: $150 (to be applied to total fee). ... (11) Block party: $75 each.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 245, Article IV governs highway work permits issued by the Superintendent of Highways. Section 245-17, "Permit fee," ties every Highway Department permit to the schedule set out in § 245-18. That schedule opens: "Town of Smithtown Highway Department fees shall be as follows," and lists a $75 charge for a block party (item 11) alongside a $150 road improvement initiation fee, $150/$200 residential/commercial driveway apron permits, and reinspection fees of $75 for a second inspection and $100 for each one after that. The same office also collects $150 for a permit renewal, $150 to transfer a highway work permit to a new holder, and $150 for winter bonding, showing that block-party street closures run through the identical highway-permit counter as excavation and utility work rather than a separate special-events process. The Town Board amended this fee schedule on April 9, 2019.
Violations & Fines
Article IV's general penalty clause, § 245-24, applies to any violation of the Article, which includes the permit-fee requirement in § 245-17/§ 245-18. A first violation carries a fine of up to $500 and a subsequent violation up to $1,000, recoverable in a civil action brought in the Town's name; each provision also lets the Town treat continued noncompliance as a separate offense.
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