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Woodstock tightens and clarifies special‑event rules; removes 50‑person trigger, separates fireworks rules and limits downtown events
Summary
Council adopted updates to the city's special‑event ordinance to codify practices, move fireworks provisions into a separate article, eliminate a 50‑person permit trigger, and set limits for downtown and amphitheater events (amended during the meeting).
The Mayor and Council adopted revisions to Woodstock's special‑event ordinance on May 12 that, among other changes, remove the long‑standing 50‑person threshold for special‑event permits, separate fireworks requirements into a distinct code article and add clarifying standards and caps for events in downtown areas and city facilities.
Planning staff member Miss Menard said the proposed text moves fireworks language out of the special event article to reduce confusion, revises definitions and ties the need for a…
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