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Kissimmee workshop weighs tighter rules, fees for private street-closure events downtown
Summary
City staff described safety, insurance and enforcement problems with private street-closure events in downtown Kissimmee and offered options including a city-managed permitting process, higher applicant cost recovery and continuing a temporary moratorium. Commissioners asked staff to draft ordinance language and return for public hearings.
City commissioners at a Kissimmee workshop discussed tightening rules and fees for private special events that close public streets in the downtown district, citing life-safety, insurance and traffic-control problems.
Development Services Director Craig Holland told the commission that private individuals, groups and businesses seeking street closures have ‘‘created a less-than-optimal situation with compromised safety for event attendees, pedestrians and vehicle operation,’’ and described recurring problems including improper barricades and signage, lack of insurance, trash, and blocked parking and emergency access.
Holland said the city’s existing permit process requires a detailed site plan, written consent from affected property owners, a 30-day lead…
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