Doral, FL Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, from Planning and Zoning Department
- Base application fee
- $350, due at filing
- Standard filing deadline
- At least 90 days before the event
- Late filing (under 45 days)
- $1,000 nonrefundable fee, council approval
- Council review triggers
- 400+ attendees or over 3 consecutive days
- First-offense fine
- $2,000 civil penalty, unmitigable
Summary
Doral requires a special event permit from the planning and zoning department before anyone stages a festival, concert, race, carnival or similar public gathering anywhere in the city. Applications are due at least 90 days ahead with a $350 fee; filing inside 45 days triggers a nonrefundable $1,000 fee and mandatory city council approval, as do events over 400 attendees or longer than three days.
It shall be unlawful to engage in special events without a special event permit. A special event is defined as a temporary use on public or private property that would not be permitted generally or without restriction throughout a particular zoning district but would be permitted if controlled with special review in accordance with this section. ... Such application shall be filed with the planning and zoning department not less than 90 days in advance of the beginning date of the event and shall contain a site plan detailing the proposed location, hours, and dates of operation... ... The applicant shall pay an application fee of $350.00 when the application is filed. An additional charge in the amount of $200.00 shall be imposed on applicants that file more than 60 days but less than 90 days prior to the event. An application filed between 45 and 60 days prior to the event shall incur an additional charge of $400.00. The application filed less than 45 days prior to the event shall pay a $1,000.00 nonrefundable fee and requires approval of the city council.
Full Breakdown
The ordinance, adopted by Ord. No. 2022-13 and codified at City Code §§ 35-19 through 35-24, defines a 'special event' as concerts, festivals, races, walks, circuses, carnivals, shows, exhibitions and similar gatherings on city or private property, whether indoors, outdoors, under tents or in temporary structures, open to the public as participants or spectators. Section 35-20 makes clear a special event may be sited in any zoning district, but events expecting 400 or more attendees, or running longer than three consecutive days, must go to the city council rather than being cleared administratively.
Section 35-21 sets the application track: a complete application with a site plan, hours, dates and any vendor or ride contracts goes to the planning and zoning department at least 90 days before the event, with a $350 base fee. Filing 60-90 days out adds $200; 45-60 days out adds $400; inside 45 days the organizer owes a nonrefundable $1,000 fee and needs council sign-off regardless of size. 1. Alcohol sales require a Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco permit filed with the city ten days in advance plus mandatory police staffing.
The city manager may authorize a noise waiver for a permitted event that cannot comply with the chapter 26 noise ordinance, specifying how much the limit may be exceeded and for how long. Outdoor retail events confined to a business's own property, corporate events on business premises, and gatherings under 100 people with limited traffic and parking impact are exempt from the permit requirement under § 35-83.
Violations & Fines
Operating a special event without a permit draws immediate cease-and-desist action from Doral police, the building official or code compliance, plus civil fines under § 35-85 that cannot be reduced by the special magistrate: $2,000 for a first offense in a 12-month period, $3,500 for a second, and $5,000 for a third or later offense. Repeat violators can be denied future event permits for up to a year at the city manager's discretion.
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