Queen Creek council adopts special‑events permitting ordinance after debate over amplified‑sound rules; vote 4‑1

The Queen Creek Town Council voted 4‑1 on Oct. 15 to adopt Ordinance 876‑25, a code amendment that adds a chapter on special events and updates related offenses intended to create a single, townwide permitting framework for intermittent events on public and private property.

The ordinance defines special events as intermittent activities of up to four consecutive days that are inconsistent with a property’s zoning or usual use and enumerates categories that may require a permit, including events that deviate from permitted land use, affect public roadways or access, involve fireworks or pyrotechnics, use amplified sound, or require a state liquor license.

Chief Bridal, who presented the ordinance on behalf of the police department, said the town previously relied on department policy for events on town property but lacked a codified mechanism for events on private property that nevertheless affect public safety or public ways. “When in doubt, submit…