Block parties or street fairs require permit.
Norfolk City Code § 29-69
in effectSec. 29-69. - Block parties or street fairs require permit.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a block party or street fair upon any of the streets of the city or other public places of the city without obtaining a permit therefor from the city manager. The application for the permit shall be submitted sixty (60) days in advance of the event with the director of public works and shall contain information as to the date and time of the block party or street fair and the public streets and places upon which the block party or street fair is to be conducted and such other information as shall be required by the director of public works. The applicant shall deposit with the director of public works the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for processing the application and in addition thereto a sum sufficient to cover the cost of city personnel, equipment and material which is utilized in connection with conducting the block party or street fair.
(b) The city manager shall grant the permit unless he is of the opinion that such block party or street fair on the streets or other public places in the city will unreasonably interfere with the public use thereof or will tend to disturb or imperil the public safety or the public peace, in which case he shall deny the permit. The city manager may temporarily close any street in the city affected by a block party or street fair when in his judgment the public safety so requires.
(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 34,627, § 3, 7-21-87; Ord. No. 39,182, § 3, 5-26-98)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH29OFIS_S29-69BLPASTFAREPEFetched: 11/1/2026