Park Use Permits

Anyone desiring to use a city park for an event (athletics, wedding, meeting, etc.) must first obtain a Special Event Permit. Permits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Special Events Requiring a Permit

The following list of special events that require a Special Events permit include, but are not limited to:

  • Outdoor concerts, dances, sporting events, craft shows, street fairs
  • Circuses, carnivals, fairs, and festivals
  • Farmer markets
  • Car/Boat shows
  • Walks/runs/athletic/bicycle/vehicle races and/or rides
  • Sidewalk/parking lot sales
  • Auto-dealer sales that include barbecues, tents, canopies, and/or special signage
  • Firework displays
  • Car washes, whereby the public is encouraged to attend
  • Outdoor amplified sound
  • Any event taking place on the surrounding waterways
  • Any event that obstructs, delays, and/or interferes with the normal flow of pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic

Additional Permits / Approvals Required

Food: Preparation, sales, and/or distribution. Contact the Fire Marshall regarding food preparation that requires an open flame.

  • Alcohol - Consumption, sales, and/or distribution
  • Gambling - Casino games, raffles, and/or 50/50

Street Closures

If you require street closings or will be obstructing, delaying, and/or interfering with the normal flow of pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic, you are required to make proper notice to all business and homeowners that will be affected by your event.

Site Plans & Route Maps

  • A site plan or route map must be provided for each special permit application, and should include the following:
  • An outline of the entire event venue, including all street names and/or areas that are part of the venue, including the direction of travel if it is a moving event.
  • Location of fencing, barriers, and/or barricades. Indicate any removable fending for emergency access.
  • The provision for a minimum of 20-foot emergency access lanes through the event venue.
  • Location of first aid facilities/ambulances.
  • Location of all stages, platforms, scaffolding, bleachers, grandstands, canopies, tents, portable toilets, booths, beer gardens, cooking areas, trash containers, dumpsters, and/or any other temporary structures.
  • Detail of food booths and cooking area configurations.
  • Placement of vehicles and/or trailers.
  • Exit location for outdoor events that are fenced or within tent or tent structures.
  • Identification of all event components that meet accessibility standards.
  • Parking and/or shuttle plan.
  • Other related components are not listed above.

Insurance Requirements

Before the final permit can be approved, all the proper insurance documents must be received and approved by the City's solicitor and Emergency Management Team.

Insurance Requirements: Additional Insured on Insurance Certification must name the following "City of Woodbury, including all elected and appointed officials, all employees and volunteers, all boards, commissions and/or authorities and their board members, employees and volunteers."

Insurance Cancellation Notice must read as follows: "It is understood and agreed that sixty (60) days advance written Notice of Cancellation, Non-Renewal, Reduction and/or Material Change in Coverage will be mailed to City of Woodbury Park Permits, P.O. Box 180, Woodbury, NJ 08096.

The Facility User shall not be allowed access to the facility until it has obtained the insurance required under this contract. All coverage shall be with insurance carriers licensed and admitted to doing business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable to the municipality.

Fees

Read Ordinance 2211-14 (PDF) regarding Special Event fees.

There is no fee to reserve a parking space.

Food Vendors

Food preparation and sale at the event: Each food vendor must register with the City of Woodbury and pay a $25 fee (Sect. 217-1 of Code of the City of Woodbury). If the vendor is a business located in the City of Woodbury and has already paid its annual vendor fee, then it is exempt from this fee.

For each food vendor using propane or other fuel for cooking, a Type IV Fire Safety Permit, pursuant to NJAC 5:70-2.7(a) must be obtained and the prescribed fee. In 2016, this fee is $42 per vendor permit.

Merchandise Vendors

In lieu of each vendor paying a Merchandise Fee (see Section 141-12 of the Code of the City of Woodbury), the sponsoring organization may agree to pay the Special Event Merchandise Fee. Special Event Merchandise Fee is as follows:

  • $100 for 0 to 5 participating vendors
  • $200 for 6 to 10 participating vendors
  • $300 for 11 to 15 participating vendors
  • $400 for 16 to 20 participating vendors
  • $500 for 20 plus participating vendors

Participating vendors are those business and/or non-profit entities located outside the City of Woodbury. Business and/or non-profit entities located in the City of Woodbury are excluded from this fee.