Exceptions to special event permit requirement.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 37, § 1403
in effectSection 1403. - Exceptions to special event permit requirement.
The following activities are exempt from the special event permit requirement:
A. Funeral processions by a licensed mortuary;
B. Activities conducted by governmental agency acting within the scope of its authority;
C. Lawful demonstration or picketing on sidewalks;
D. Demonstrations that do not involve the use of a street, vehicles, animals, fireworks, pyrotechnics or equipment (other than sound equipment);
E. Activities held inside a building or facility intended for such activities, unless occupancy or other factors require a special event building permit;
F. Activities conducted entirely within City of Tulsa Parks, Tulsa County Parks, River Parks Authority or private parks;
G. Neighborhood block parties conducted on a one-block residential street; or
H. Activities of motor vehicle escort guides, regulated in Chapter 9 of this title, escorting a parade procession in accord with a special event permit issued under this chapter.
I. Although not required to obtain a special event permit, an event organizer of an exempted activity is nevertheless required to comply with general regulations governing public safety and health.
(Ord. No. 23873, § 1, 2-28-2018; Ord. No. 24808, § 3, 4-27-2022)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT37TURETRCO_CH14SPEV_S1403EXSPEVPEREFetched: 10/28/2026