Farmington Hills, MI Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Section 19-64, found in the parks rules-of-conduct article, reads in full: any group or assembly of one hundred or more persons must notify the city manager and obtain the city manager's approval before using a city park. The requirement is triggered purely by headcount, so a family reunion, a corporate picnic, a religious gathering, or a political rally that reaches 100 attendees in a park all fall under the same approval requirement, without exception for the nature of the event. The section works alongside other park-use tools in the same chapter: § 19-69 lets the city council adopt additional park-specific rules, § 19-66 requires a special event license for powered remote-control equipment, and § 19-63 restricts distribution of commercial literature at events, meaning an assembly of 100-plus that also wants to hand out flyers or run equipment needs to clear more than one approval.

The city manager's approval process is not spelled out in dollar figures or a fixed number of days in the text of § 19-64 itself; the section instead vests discretion in the city manager, who reviews the request against the park's capacity, scheduling conflicts, and the other conduct rules in Chapter 19. 00, up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day of an unauthorized gathering charged separately. The rule was adopted by Ordinance No. C-4-88 in 1988.