Coconut Creek, FL Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Section 15-22 of the Coconut Creek Code covers city parks and city recreational facilities. A permit is required before a contest, exhibit, play, broadcast, fair, circus or musical event, before any public assembly, parade, ceremony, speech, sport or political meeting, and before any use of a park facility by one person or group to the exclusion of others. Applications go to the director. For parks and recreational facilities the filing window is not less than three days nor more than 180 calendar days before the use. For community buildings it is not less than seven working days nor more than 180 calendar days before.

The director issues the permit unless one of four findings applies: the activity will unreasonably interfere with general public use and enjoyment, will unreasonably interfere with public health, safety or welfare, will entail extraordinary city expense or operation, or the facility is already reserved for that day and hour. The director can attach conditions, including limits on fires, amplified sound, alcoholic beverages, dancing, sports, animals, vehicles and crowd size, a security deposit, added sanitary and refuse facilities, and a certificate of insurance naming the city as coinsured for not less than $250,000 for personal injury and property damage.

Permits cannot be transferred without the director's written consent. The permit holder is liable for loss or injury from their own negligence and must indemnify the city. The director can revoke a permit for any violation of a rule, ordinance or permit condition. Under § 15-22(g), recreational facilities are not permitted to a person living outside the city limits or a group not based inside them, unless the facility was developed with state or federal grant funds. Permit holders must show the permit to any public safety officer or park employee on request. Rental fees are set in a schedule kept at the parks and recreation department under § 15-30.