The Cocoa Beach City Commission on first reading adopted Ordinance 17‑05, which would regulate street performers and buskers in the city, and approved Resolution 2025‑29 to identify prohibited performance areas. Both measures passed on recorded 3‑0 votes.

David Dickey, development services director, said staff drafted the ordinance after being contacted by an individual interested in performing in the city and determined the existing code lacked express provisions for street performances. "They have a First Amendment right that we have to certainly recognize," Dickey said, and the proposed ordinance balances that right with public‑safety and congestion concerns.

The ordinance establishes two classes of areas: locations where public performances are allowed and locations where performances are prohibited. Dickey said the rule of thumb for prohibited areas is to target places with heavy foot traffic, congestion, vehicle interactions and proximity to businesses. He identified a downtown stretch of roughly three blocks (transcript: "minute man cause, right away, right here, for about 3 blocks") and the north side by Ron John's and city parks as examples of areas the resolution would cover.

Resolution 2025‑29 was adopted alongside the ordinance to list the prohibited public areas; Dickey noted that those areas are set by resolution so the commission or staff can update them more quickly if needed.

Commission discussion clarified that the city manager may temporarily modify or suspend prohibited areas for special events. Dickey explained that the city manager "on a temporary basis" can allow or disallow performers in specified areas for events such as the art show, and that event promoters who control space through a special event application generally can include buskers as part of their programming.

Both the ordinance and the sister resolution passed on first reading/approval with no public comments recorded for the ordinance and resolution items.