Permit required.
Hattiesburg Code of Ordinances § 46-209
in effectSec. 46-209. - Permit required.
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or host a block party unless a block party permit has been obtained from the chief of police in the city police department. The application is as follows:
(1) Required. A person seeking this issuance of a block party permit shall file an application with the chief of police on forms provided by city police department.
(2) Filing period. An application for block party permit shall be filed no less than 30 days before the date which the block party is proposed to be conducted. The application shall be signed by the applicant.
(3) Contents. The application for a block party permit shall set forth the following information:
a. The name, address, email address and telephone number of the person seeking to host the event.
b. If block party is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf of, or by an organization, the name, address, email address and telephone number of the president or administrator of the organization shall be provided.
c. The date of the block party.
d. The purpose of the event.
e. Roads that will be used, blocked or out of service for travel.
f. The number of expected persons, food vendors and craft vendors.
g. The set-up hours before the block party begins.
h. Start and end time of the block party.
i. Attached general liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, with coverage of not less than $1,000,000.00.
j. Any additional information necessary, including, but not limited to, need of power, entertainment, noise, map of event, etc.
k. A receipt for the fee hereinafter prescribed.
(4) Late applications. The chief of police, where good cause is shown therefor, shall have the authority to consider any application hereunder which is filed less than 30 days but at least seven days before the date of proposed block party.
(5) Application fee. A fee shall be as now or hereafter established by the city to cover the expenses incident to processing shall be paid to the city by the person applying for the permit at the time of filing, which shall be delivered into the general fund of the city.
(Ord. No. 3300, 11-16-2021)
Source: City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/hattiesburg/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH46STSIOTPUPL_ARTVIPABLPAEV_DIV3BLPAPA_S46-209PEREFetched: 11/1/2026