Taylorsville, UT Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Section 14.56.030 of the Taylorsville City Code defines a MASS GATHERING as an organized event, including but not limited to festivals, sporting events, religious events, fairs or concerts, held on any street in the city or at any city or county park located within Taylorsville, that includes product vendors or food or beverage concessions, or that has an anticipated peak crowd of over 250 persons. Section 14.56.040 makes it unlawful to promote, advertise or hold a special event, which by definition includes a mass gathering, without first obtaining a special event permit and paying the fees required by the chapter.

Because mass gatherings are absent from the fee exemption list in section 14.56.090(D) and the insurance exemption list in section 14.56.110(B), which cover only short parades, school events, city-sponsored events and block parties, an organizer of a qualifying park event must both pay the nonrefundable application fee set in the city's consolidated fee schedule and carry liability coverage of at least $250,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for injury or death, plus $100,000 for property damage, naming the city as an additional insured. Section 14.56.070 requires the applicant to obtain approval from the Salt Lake Valley health department and Salt Lake County when the event involves those agencies, reflecting that Taylorsville's parks program operates alongside county facilities.

Applications go in under section 14.56.060 between 30 and 365 days before the event, and the city can impose added conditions on traffic, noise, parking, security and health and safety under section 14.56.080.