Spontaneous Event.
Columbus City Codes § 923.05
in effect923.05 - Spontaneous Event.
(A) No Special Event permit shall be required for a Spontaneous Event as defined in Section 923.01.
(B) To help ensure public safety, the organizer of a Spontaneous Event is not required, but is encouraged, to notify the Columbus Division of Police of the date, time, place, and estimate of the number of persons who will be participating in the event.
(C) The Columbus Division of Police may order the organizer of a Spontaneous Event to use an alternate time, route, venue, or manner of conducting the Spontaneous Event for the safety of the event and the general public, but shall not issue orders that prevent the event from occurring. These changes may occur due to the following:
1. The event will unreasonably disrupt traffic within the City;
2. The event will unreasonably interfere with access to police or fire stations, or other public safety facilities;
3. The event has been proposed for a time and place for which a Special Event permit has already been approved;
4. The proposed location of the event could not physically accommodate the number of estimated participants.
(D) This section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of other provisions of the Columbus City Codes or the Ohio Revised Code.
(E) Spontaneous Events that are outside of the defined seven (7) day period may be required to complete the Special Event permit process if the event otherwise meets the requirements set forth in Section 923.03.
(Ord. No. 3201-2023, § 1(Exh. A), 1-8-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9STPAPUPRCO_CH923SPEVPE_923.05SPEVFetched: 10/27/2026