Grounds for denial of application or revocation of a special event permit.
Biloxi Code of Ordinances § 12-4-10
in effectSec. 12-4-10. - Grounds for denial of application or revocation of a special event permit.
(a) The application for a special event permit shall be approved unless it is determined from consideration of the application, or other pertinent information, any of the following, which shall also be justification 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 calendar days after being 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 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 of the remainder of the city; or
(8) The parade, or other event moving along a route, will not move from its point or origin to its point of termination in three 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 activates 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.
(b) Nothing herein authorizes denial of a permit because of the need to protect participants from the conduct of others, if reasonable permit conditions can be imposed to allow for adequate protection of event participants with the number of police officers available to police the event.
(c) When grounds for denial of an application for permit specified in subsections (a)(3)—(11) above can be corrected by altering the date, time, duration, route or location of the event, the application shall, instead of being denied be conditionally approved.
(d) The conditions imposed for a recommendation of full approval shall provide for only such modification of the applicants proposed event as are necessary to achieve compliance with subsections (a)(3) through (a)(11) above. Conditions are described in section 12-4-11 herein.
(Ord. No. 2532, § 1, 10-24-23; Ord. No. 2561, § 1, 8-6-24)
Source: City of Biloxi, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Land Development Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/biloxi/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH12LIBURE_ARTIVSPEVOR_S12-4-10GRDEAPRESPEVPEFetched: 11/1/2026