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Special Events Ordinance
In 2014, the Association worked with the City to get additional rules for St. Armands Circle Park added to the City's Special Events Ordinance. From the ordinance:
Additional standards, restrictions and requirements for special event permits for events in St. Armands Circle Park.
(1) The office of special events shall not issue special event or park permits for events to be held during the time period from February 1 through April 30.
(2) During the remainder of the year, no more than one (1) special event shall be permitted in St. Armands Circle Park per weekend and no more than two (2) special events per month shall be permitted in St. Armands Circle Park except for the months of January and October, when no more than three (3) events per month shall be permitted.
(3) No activities associated with the event (including set up and removal) shall take place in the park prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m.
(4) Storage of materials and equipment for the special event shall not occur more than one (1) day prior to the commencement of the event and all materials and equipment placed in the park for the event must be removed no later than one (1) day after the event.
(5) No special event shall cause the closure of lanes of traffic on St. Armands Circle or shall redirect traffic from its normal flow around the circle.
(6) When a reservation request for a special event in St. Armands Circle Park is filed with the special events office, notification shall be given to the St. Armands Residents Association, St. Armands Circle Association and the St. Armands Business Improvement District via email that the request has been filed. No special event permit shall be approved sooner than forty (40) days from the date that the notice of the reservation request was emailed to the aforementioned parties.
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November 29, 2013 | Observer Article: City Commission to consider St. Armands event moratorium |
March 18, 2014 | Observer Article: City attorney warns against St. Armands event ban |
May 14, 2014 | Observer Article: St. Armands businesses await events ordinance |
July 9, 2014 | Observer Article: Circle stakeholders seek special events oversight |
July 24, 2014 | Observer Article: Circle events ordinance remains in design stage |
August 27, 2014 | Observer Article: Show organizer fights Circle park plan |
October 20, 2014 | Observer Article: Circle events, Mote expansion top commission agenda |
October 23, 2014 | Observer Article: Circle sees new events regulations |
November 24, 2014 | Observer Article: City scraps plans for Circle events committee |
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January 14, 2022 | Our Association confirmed with the City's Administrative Supervisor, Special Events, that we should continue to be notified when a reservation for a special event in St. Armands Circle Park is filed with the special events office. |
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March 13, 2024 | Observer article: New city agreement brings car shows back to St. Armands |
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April 8, 2024 | City Commission Workshop (agenda) to discuss these proposed changes to the city's Special Events Ordinance, including changes to the St. Armands section. |
May 14, 2024 | City email about what event organizers must now do to protect the turf when holding an event at St. Armands Circle Park. |
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March 2, 2026 | Regular monthly City Commission meeting, Agenda Item X.1 (Legislative Public Hearing): Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5585, amending the Sarasota City Code Chapter 29.6, entitled "Special Event Permits", amending Definitions, Application Process and Requirements for special events; creating Section 29.6-8 Special Events Lasting More than Ninety-Six Hours; creating Section 29.6-9 pertaining to litter at special events; creating Section 29.6-10 pertaining to City Co-Sponsored Events; creating Section 29.6-11 pertaining to security deposits; creating Section 29.6-12 pertaining to indemnification and liability insurance; creating Section 29.6-13 pertaining to nonprofit special event permit status; amending the Sarasota City Code Chapter 20, Section 6 and 7 pertaining to Sound Permitting for special events; amending the Sarasota City Code Chapter 22, Section 22 and Section 23 pertaining to special events; deleting Chapter 23, Section 23.5 pertaining to Commercial Vending during special events; amending the Sarasota City Chapter 30 Section 21 and Section 23 pertaining to right-ofway usage permits for special events; amending the Sarasota City Code Chapter 33, Section 121 pertaining to valet parking at special events; providing for the repeal of ordinances in conflict; providing for the severability of parts hereof if declared invalid or unenforceable, etc.
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For information about the attempts in 2021-2022 to put a carousel and other paid carnival rides in St. Armands Circle Park, click here. |
St. Armands Residents Association
P.O. Box 2482, Sarasota, FL 34230
e-mail us at: st.armands.residents.assn@gmail.com