Mount Pleasant, SC Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Festival permit trigger
- 500+ expected attendance
- Festival fee
- $100 one day, $150 two days
- Approving official
- Town Administrator or designee
- Amplified music cutoff
- 7 p.m. Sun-Thu, 9 p.m. Fri-Sat
- Appeal window
- 5 working days, written
- Max fine
- $500 or 30 days (§ 10.99)
Summary
In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a festival or carnival expecting 500 or more attendees needs a major-impact special event permit from the Town Administrator under Town Code Chapter 116 before it can set up. The permit process gives the Town Administrator (or Town Council on appeal) full discretion to attach conditions, and the festival fee runs $100 for a one-day event or $150 for two days.
§ 116.04 MAJOR-IMPACT SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. ... (A) Special events likely to have a major impact upon the town and its environs shall be allowed, following approval by the Town Administrator or his or her designee. Examples of such events are as follows: events with an expected attendance of 500 or more people, festivals, carnivals, parades, television and film productions. (B) The following requirements shall apply to such special events: (1) The Town Administrator, or his or her designee, may grant a special permit, if the proposed use would not cause traffic congestion and would not create a nuisance to surrounding areas. ... § 116.05 FEES. The following fees shall apply to the special event permit requirements: (A) Festival: $100 (one day) or $150 (two days).
Full Breakdown
01). 02(A)(1)). 04(B)(2)). 04(C)(2)). 02(B)). 05(H)).
Violations & Fines
Running a street fair or festival without an approved major-impact special event permit, or breaking a condition Town staff attached to one, exposes the organizer under the general penalty at § 10.99: a fine of up to $500 or up to 30 days imprisonment, with each day of the violation charged as a separate offense. Noncompliance can also trigger denial of future permit applications, staff and supply charge-backs for remedial work, and added security-deposit requirements for the same organizer's next event (§ 116.02(A)(3)). A denied applicant has five working days to file a written appeal with the Police, Judicial and Legal Committee (§ 116.07(A)); that committee's decision is final (§ 116.07(C)).
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