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

Sec. 2-684 confines farmers' markets to the city's redevelopment areas on land zoned C-3 or I-1, and at Wickham Park; banners and signage may go up only two days before the event and must come down the same day it ends, and permanent signage is barred outright. A notice must be posted showing customers exactly where the restroom facilities are located. Sec. 2-685 covers outdoor seasonal sales more broadly: the vendor must first secure a special activity permit and obtain a business tax receipt before setting up, and must submit the property owner's written permission with the application.

The site must provide stabilized parking, including handicapped spaces, within 100 feet of the sales or display area, and restrooms, including a handicapped-accessible unit, within 500 feet. If an adjacent business supplies the parking or restrooms, the vendor must file a copy of that written agreement, and the adjacent business's operating hours must match the event's hours. The sales or display area cannot sit inside a required landscaped area, and existing on-site vegetation cannot be disturbed to make room for it. Both sections sit inside the broader special activity permit article, so the general application deadlines in Sec.

2-669, the fee schedule in Sec. 2-675, and the denial and appeal procedures in Secs. 2-690 and 2-693 all apply to farmers' market and outdoor seasonal sale vendors the same as any other special event applicant.