Grounds for denial of application or revocation of a special event permit.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 8-144
in effectSec. 8-144. - Grounds for denial of application or revocation of a special event permit.
(a) The special events coordinator or his designee shall approve an application for a special permit unless he determines from a consideration of the application, or other pertinent information, any of the following, which shall also be justification for the special events coordinator to revoke a previously issued permit:
(1) Information contained in the application, or supplemental information requested from the applicant, is found to be false in any material detail; or
(2) The applicant fails to complete the application form within five (5) calendar days after having been notified of the additional information or documents required; or
(3) Another special event permit application has been received prior in time, or has already been approved, to hold another event at the same time and place requested by the applicant; or so close in time and place as to cause undue traffic congestion; or
(4) Another special event permit application has been received prior in time or has already been approved such that the police department is unable to meet the needs for police services for both events; or
(5) The time, route, or size of the event will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of traffic contiguous to the event site or route, or disrupt the use of a street at a time when it is usually subject to great traffic congestion; or
(6) The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at the site of the event, or the assembly and disbanding areas around an event, will prevent proper police, fire, or ambulance services to areas contiguous to the event; or
(7) The size of the event will require diversion of so great a number of police officers of the city to insure that all participants stay within the boundaries or route of the event, or to protect participants in the event, as to prevent normal protection to the remainder of the city; or
(8) The parade, or other event moving along a route, will not move from its point of origin to its point of termination in two (2) hours or less; or
(9) The location of the event will substantially interfere with any construction or maintenance work scheduled to take place upon or along the City streets, or along any public right-of-way, or where construction work is scheduled in connection with a previously granted encroachment permit; or
(10) The event shall occur at a time when school is in session at a route or location adjacent to the school or class thereof, or on a route or at a location adjacent to any hospital such that the noise created by the activities of the event would substantially disrupt the educational activities of the school or class thereof, or would cause a disturbance and be detrimental to the well-being of any patients at the hospital; or
(11) The event is a parade that is scheduled to begin after the hour of 7:00 p.m.
(b) When grounds for denial of an application for permit specified in subsection (a)(3) through (a)(11) above can be corrected by altering the date, time, duration, route, or location of the event, the special events coordinator may, instead of denying the application, conditionally approve the application upon the applicant's acceptance of conditions for permit issuance.
(Res. of 9-17-24(2))
Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITVIIILIMIBURE_CH6SPEV_S8-144GRDEAPRESPEVPEFetched: 11/1/2026