Louisburg, KS Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Advance notice required
- 45 days before event (§12-133)
- Enforcing agency
- Park & Tree Board and Police Department
- Maximum fine
- $500 (Class C violation, §12-147)
- Jail exposure
- Up to one month, city or county jail
- Covered facilities
- City Park, Lewis/Young Park, City Lake, Aquatic Center
Summary
In the City of Louisburg, any demonstration, exhibition or special event on Park & Tree Board property needs advance Board approval. Organizers must file a written application at least 45 days before the event, and separate permits or fees apply whenever park property, equipment or services are being reserved for the activity.
Demonstrations, exhibitions, and special events must first be approved by the Park & Tree Board, pursuant to policies duly adopted by said Board prior to their occurrence. Written application must be made to the Board at least 45 days in advance of the proposed demonstration, exhibition, or special event. ... No person shall use any park property equipment, or service for which permits and/or fees are required without first obtaining such permit and/or paying such fee.
Full Breakdown
The Louisburg Park & Tree Board governs all park facilities under Louisburg City Code §§ 12-101 through 12-148, including Louisburg City Park, Lewis/Young Park, City Lake/Ron Weers Park and the Louisburg Aquatic Center. Section 12-133 requires that any demonstration, exhibition or special event on these grounds first be approved by the Board under policies the Board has adopted, and the promoter must submit a written application at least 45 days ahead of the date. Section 12-145 separately bars anyone from using park property, equipment or services for which a permit or fee is required without first obtaining that permit or paying the fee, and it reserves the Board's right to close facilities temporarily for weather, safety or scheduling conflicts.
Several other park sections build on this permitting framework: posting signs is barred except with Board approval or in connection with a use permit, special event application or area reservation (§12-131), and amplified sound likewise needs prior Board sign-off (§12-130). A violation of any of these article 1 provisions is a Class C violation under §12-147, punishable by a fine of up to $500, up to one month in the city or county jail, or both, and the court may order alcohol or drug education if the violation involved cereal malt beverage or liquor.
Enforcement falls to the Chief of Police and the Louisburg Police Department under §12-102's grant of park police jurisdiction. Anyone planning a private gathering, wedding, reunion or organized activity inside a Louisburg park facility should contact the Park & Tree Board well before the 45-day deadline, since incomplete or late applications can be denied outright.
Violations & Fines
Using a Louisburg park facility, its equipment or services without the required permit or fee, or holding an unapproved demonstration, exhibition or special event, is a Class C violation under City Code §12-147. Conviction carries a fine up to $500, up to one month in jail, or both, and courts may add mandatory alcohol or drug education when cereal malt beverage or liquor use contributed to the violation.
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