§ 923.03. Block party street closures.

(A)

No person shall use any public street to conduct a block party, as defined in Section 923.01, without first obtaining a block party permit.

(B)

No person shall use any public street to conduct a block party, as defined in Section 923.01, without first closing the public street by the use of barricades meeting the standards set forth by the director of public service and/or their designee.

(C)

No permit shall be issued for a block party requiring the closing of a public thoroughfare as set forth in the City of Columbus thoroughfare plan without first obtaining the documented approval of the Columbus Division of Police, the Columbus Division of Fire and the Columbus Department of Public Service.

(D)

No street shall be closed for more than five (5) consecutive days without the documented permission from the director of recreation and parks.

(E)

No block party activity shall be conducted between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. without the documented permission from the director of recreation and parks.

(F)

Application for a block party permit shall be made at the office of the department of recreation and parks upon the forms provided. The application shall be filed not less than seven (7) work days before the date of the block party.

(G)

The department of recreation and parks shall issue a block party permit if the following requirements are met:

(1)

The applicant has met the requirements of the block party application and paid the required fees;

(2)

The applicant has submitted a petition bearing the signatures of eighty (80) percent of the property owners or tenants, or building managers whose property adjoins the public street being closed. A petition with less than the required signatures may be accepted provided the applicant has demonstrated a good faith effort in attempting to contact the property owners or tenants or building managers who did not sign the petition;

(3)

The applicant has executed the indemnity agreement required under Section 923.04.

(H)

The recreation and parks department will only approve festival or event block parties between the hours of 12:01 am and 8:00 am to accommodate event set-up, clean-up, and when it is determined that the proposed activities do not adversely affect the citizens of Columbus. Residential block parties must end by midnight.

(Ord. 1524-96; Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part): Ord. 0435-2007 § 1; Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)