Hialeah, FL Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

' Sec. upon government or private property whether or not the object is monetary profit,' which covers a typical street fair or festival with vendors. Sec. ' Sec. 18-30(a) routes commercial applications through review by 'the building, fire and police departments and any other department necessary' to assess traffic, noise, light, odor and sanitation impacts. Sec. 18-31 spells out what the applicant must supply: fees and costs for every reviewing department, reimbursement for city-collected trash pickup, police and fire staffing costs set by the city council using six listed criteria, a notarized landowner-permission letter if the event is not on the applicant's own property, and insurance rated 'Best's Guide Rating A-X or better,' including general liability, auto liability, workers' compensation and, where alcohol is served, liquor liability.

Vendors selling food or drinks at the event must serve them 'only in paper or plastic containers,' with glass and metal containers barred within two blocks of the event under Sec. 18-31(g). Applicants must also submit a scaled site plan detailing lighting, amplified sound, tent and vendor locations, sanitation facilities, medical services, crowd control and courtesy notices to abutting neighbors. A single sponsor's special events cannot exceed 120 days total in any 12-month period under Sec. 18-26(a), and Sec. 18-28 exempts only narrow categories such as funerals, city-run activities and small private residential gatherings.