Sun Prairie, WI Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

24 governs any request to use a city street, since streets are otherwise reserved for ordinary public use. 040. 070 adds the resident-consent requirement central to a residential block party: every application, except for parades or races run by civic, youth or scout organizations in existence at least six months, must include a petition signed by not less than 75 percent of residents 18 or older living along the block to be used, using the code's prescribed petition form naming the hours, date and purpose of the closure.

050 requires denial if the use is primarily for private or commercial gain, would violate law, would substantially hinder emergency-vehicle movement, omits required information, or requests more than six hours without mayor and city administrator authorization. 060 are $35 for a first-time permit, $25 for a repeat applicant from the prior year, plus a $25 late fee for applications filed less than 30 days before the event. The petition form itself states the permit will not exceed six hours on the specified date, and signers agree to remove all equipment and personal property from the street by the end of that period.