Taylorsville, UT Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

Under Taylorsville City Code section 14.56.030, an 'entertainment event' is any organized event whose primary purpose is entertainment or amusement, expressly including parades, carnivals, fairs, and concerts, that interferes with normal traffic flow or requires a full or partial street closure. Section 14.56.040 makes it unlawful for any person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity to promote, advertise, or hold such an event without first obtaining a special event permit from the city and paying the required fees. Applications must be filed between 30 and 365 calendar days before the event; the city denies late applications unless the mayor finds the delay was impractical.

Section 14.56.090 sets a nonrefundable application fee under the city's consolidated fee schedule and requires the applicant to fund Taylorsville police officers whenever the police department determines traffic control or crowd protection is needed, billed at the department's average overtime wage; parades under one mile, school events, city-sponsored events, and block parties are exempt from that fee. Section 14.56.110 requires a liability insurance certificate naming the city as an additional insured, with minimums of $250,000 per person injured or killed, $500,000 per occurrence involving two or more people, and $100,000 in property damage.

A denied applicant may petition the mayor in writing within seven calendar days, and may then seek judicial review under Rule 65(b) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The city assumes no liability for participant or spectator safety once a permit issues.