Glen Cove, NY Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

Chapter 83, Amusements, adopted August 25, 1981, defines an amusement in Section 83-1 to include fairs, festivals, flea markets, car shows, circuses, parades, concerts, art shows, plays, races, and other public shows or exhibitions. Section 83-2 requires anyone, whether owner, manager, agent, employee, or performer, to obtain and pay for a City Clerk permit before conducting, exhibiting, or taking part in an amusement within city limits, except for events held on school properties. Section 83-3 adds a neighbor-consent requirement for amusements the City Clerk judges could be offensive to nearby residential districts, including mechanical rides, shooting galleries, carnival barkers, excessive noise, or excessive lighting: the applicant must file written consent from a majority of frontage owners within 500 feet on the same side of the street and a majority of 1,000 feet of frontage on the opposite side.

Section 83-4 sets the application contents (location, description, dates, applicant and owner names) and fees, which the City Council sets by resolution, though bona fide nonprofit organizations are exempt from any fee; mechanical-ride amusements also need proof of insurance under Section 83-4(C). Section 83-5 lets the City Clerk issue, and Section 83-6 lets the Clerk refuse, suspend, or revoke, a permit for a violation of the chapter or for public safety, health, morals, or welfare reasons, with a six-month wait before reapplying and no fee refund on revocation. Section 83-7 makes the applicant responsible for any security beyond the Police Department's regular duties.