Spring Hill, TN Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 16-110 applies to any club, organization or similar group, and it targets four kinds of activity on the public streets: a meeting, a parade, a demonstration or an exhibition. A responsible representative of the group must first secure the permit from the Recorder. The word first matters, because the prohibition is on holding the event without the permit already in hand.

The section sets two conditions for issuance. The Recorder cannot issue a permit unless the activity will not unreasonably interfere with traffic. The representative must also agree to see to the immediate cleaning up of all litter left on the streets as a result of the activity. A third sentence makes it a separate offense for a person who obtained a permit to fail to carry out the agreement to immediately clean up the resulting litter.

Chapter 3 of Title 16 adds a second layer for larger events. Its definition of a special event lists a parade, a block party, a festival, a celebration, a concert, a carnival and a fair, among others, and Section 16-302(B) requires a special event permit from the City Administrator. Under Section 16-304 the application is filed not less than ten, nor more than 364, days before the scheduled date, and Section 16-307 attaches a permit review fee of $20 plus the cost of city personnel who work overtime or outside their regular shift. Events with a street closure go to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for a decision, and a denial is appealed by writ of certiorari to the chancery court. Section 16-110 names the Recorder while Chapter 3 names the City Administrator, and the text of neither section cross-references the other.