Chandler, AZ Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit requirement
- Chandler City Code § 32-6
- Annual day cap
- 48 calendar days per year
- Filing deadline
- 60 calendar days ahead
- Annual permit term
- 4 consecutive days, 12 hrs/day (§ 32-7A)
- Seasonal permit term
- Up to 45 days (§ 32-7C)
Summary
Chandler City Code § 32-6 requires a temporary sales and promotional event permit, filed 60 days ahead with owner authorization and an indemnification covenant, for street-fair-style vendor events, capped at 48 days a year unless a seasonal or annual term is approved.
Temporary sales and promotional event. An event or combination of events on private, nonresidential property in which the general public is invited or allowed to participate not exceed forty-eight (48) calendar days in any calendar year held for the purpose of displaying and selling merchandise customarily sold in a store on the premises or any other activities involving selling or promoting an event, product, merchandise, food or beverages, or an event comprised exclusively of four (4) or more mobile food units... The application for a temporary sales and promotional event must be submitted no less than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the event and include the following information: ... D. Written authorization to conduct the event from the location property owner. E. Covenant of indemnification.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79).
Full Breakdown
Chandler City Code § 32-1 defines a "temporary sales and promotional event" as an event on private, nonresidential property inviting general public participation for "displaying and selling merchandise customarily sold in a store on the premises or any other activities involving selling or promoting an event, product, merchandise, food or beverages," including an event made up exclusively of four or more mobile food units, grand openings, business anniversaries, or seasonal sales like fireworks, pumpkin, or Christmas tree lots, not exceeding 48 calendar days in any calendar year.
Section 32-6 requires the application at least 60 calendar days before the event, and beyond the completed application and site/safety/traffic/evacuation/signage plans required for special events generally, it specifically demands "[w]ritten authorization to conduct the event from the location property owner" and a "[c]ovenant of indemnification" protecting the City. Section 32-7 sets the permit terms: an annual permit is capped at four consecutive days and 12 event hours per day at the same location; a non-seasonal permit allows recurrence within 30 days of a prior permit's end, also capped at 12 hours a day for up to four consecutive days; and a seasonal permit runs up to 45 days for recurring seasonal events such as fireworks, pumpkin or Christmas tree lots, with all amenities pre-listed in the application, adding unpermitted amenities can be grounds for revocation.
Section 32-10 layers on additional fees applicants may owe: park/space rental fees, equipment rental fees, staffing costs, and Fire Department fees for canopies, tents, pyrotechnics, amusement rides, open flames and inspections, plus applicable Chandler Tax Code Chapter 62 tax and license obligations. Section 32-9 makes all application fees non-refundable, and § 32-11 requires the Permitting Committee to confirm the event will not conflict with other scheduled activities, will provide a safe environment, and will not interfere with emergency response access.
Violations & Fines
Staging a temporary sales, vendor or street-fair event on private nonresidential property without the § 32-6 permit, or exceeding the permitted 48-day annual cap or approved event term under § 32-7, violates Chapter 32; because the chapter carries no standalone penalty clause, enforcement falls to the citywide default in Code § 1-8.3, a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,500 and six months' imprisonment.
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