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Council removes onerous ‘notify all affected property owners’ requirement from street-closure form
Summary
Council agreed to remove the requirement that applicants notify all affected property owners when requesting most street closures, replacing it with a short reminder that event organizers should publicize the event; large downtown events will continue to come before the council.
Council debated a revision to the street-closure application that currently asks applicants to notify all affected property owners.
Several members argued that blanket notification is unnecessarily onerous for small, local closures (block parties, single-block sewer work) given modern online publicity tools; others said the requirement had historically given neighbors an opportunity to appear before council. The compromise: remove the mandatory notification checkbox from the form, add a brief reminder that applicants should publicize the event (social media, city channels) so neighbors can learn about closures, and keep large events (parades, downtown car shows, Party in the Park) on the council agenda so they receive broader public notice and council review.
What to expect: staff will revise the form to remove question 5, add a short public-notice reminder at the bottom, and continue to route event applications to police, fire and public works for operational coordination. Council emphasized the need for early submissions on large events so police and public works can schedule staffing and barricades.
