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BLOCK PARTY APPLICATION
1. A block party cannot be held for PRIVATE PURPOSES such as family events, birthdays, graduations, going
away parties or other private parties.
2. The application must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to your event and must include a map or
drawing of the exact location you wish to block off for your event. Block party coordinator MUST obtain
approval of all residents and businesses within the blocked area via the attached petition.
3. Applicant must obtain their Alderman’s approval for the block party prior to submitting the application to
the City of Rockford Public Works Department.
4. The applicant must state who the responsible person for the event is. If there are issues with the event,
this will be the person who will be held accountable and may be subject to any tickets/fines due to
rowdiness, excessive noise or illegal drinking.
5. All applicants will be reviewed by the City of Rockford Public Works Department, Police, and Fire
Department.
6. All neighbors must be invited.
7. No admission fee may be charged.
8. Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or consumed on the street, sidewalk or city parking lots.
9. Staked tents are not allowed in the roadway or in city parking lots.
10. A 15-foot fire lane must be included on the map submitted with application.
11. The application must provide a contact name and specific address to where the metal barricade legs shall
be dropped off. The organizer(s) will be responsible for placing the barricades before the party and
removing them at the end as well as keeping them in good condition. If the barricades are found in
disrepair the responsible person in charge will be held accountable for the cost of replacement.
12. All events must end by 10:00pm in accordance with the noise ordinance.
The City of Rockford reserves the right to deny any application for an event that is not for public or
neighborhood purposes, if neighbors have not been included and notified or if non-compliance issues
occurred in previous years. A block party permit may be revoked and streets opened if there is an
emergency or conditions are violated-including hours, alcohol consumption or excessive noise or crowd.
There is $30 fee for the block party/barricades, but the organizer is responsible for cleanup. Barricades
will be dropped off by 3pm on the Friday prior to your party (unless held on a weekday) by City of
Rockford Street Division. Pick up will usually be on the following Monday during daytime hours.
Each neighborhood group is allowed a maximum of 2 block parties per year.
City of Rockford
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Rockford, Illinois 61104
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BLOCK PARTY APPLICATION
Please submit this application at least four weeks prior to your planned date so that it may be processed in
sufficient time. The organizer or responsible party in charge will be responsible for cleanup and may be held
accountable for any and all complaints or damage to barricades.
Name of Block Party Organizer and Location
First time Block Party? Yes No
If no, how long has this event been in
existence:
Name of Neighborhood Association: (If applicable)
Date(s) of Block Party:
Hours of Block Party:
You must provide the name and cell phone number of two contacts during the event:
Organizer/Point of Contact
Name & phone number & e-mail address
Contact #2 Name & phone number
Estimated Attendance:
Last Year’s Attendance
Reason for Block Party: (BBQ; holiday; etc.)
Streets to be closed:
Drop off address of metal legs/contact name & number
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ALDERMAN APPROVAL _______ Yes _______ No
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YOU MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM THE ALDERMAN OF WARD IN WHICH THE
BLOCK PARTY WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION. WRITTEN
OR VERBAL APPROVAL IS ACCEPTED.
ADDRESS OF BLOCK PARTY: ____________________________________________
DATE OF EVENT: _____________________
ALDERMAN (Signature): ________________________________________
WARD: ______________
WARD 1 - TIM DURKEE tim.durkee@rockfordil.gov
WARD 2 - JONATHAN LOGEMANN jonathan.logemann@rockfordil.gov
WARD 3 - CHAD TUNEBERG chad.tuneberg@rockfordil.gov
WARD 4 - KEVIN FROST kevin.frost@rockfordil.gov
WARD 5 - VENITA HERVEY venita.hervey@rockfordil.gov
WARD 6 - NATAVIAS ERVINS natavias.ervins@rockfordil.gov
WARD 7 - ANN THOMPSON-KELLY ann.thompson@rockfordil.gov
WARD 8 - KAREN HOFFMAN karen.hoffman@rockfordil.gov
WARD 9 - BILL ROSE bill.rose@rockfordil.gov
WARD 10 - FRANK BEACH franklin.beach@rockfordil.gov
WARD 11 - TUFFY QUINONEZ tuffy.quinonez@rockfordil.gov
WARD 12 - JOHN BECK john.beck@rockfordil.gov
WARD 13 - LINDA MCNEELY linda.mcneely@rockfordil.gov
WARD 14 - JOSEPH CHIARELLI joseph.chiarelli@rockfordil.gov
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Block Party Location: Please draw map of streets/area to be closed, including location of all
special activities, (i.e. tents, barbecues, chairs, cross streets, etc.), and please don’t forget to
include the 15-foot fire lane. Staked tents are not allowed. Return along with completed
petition to City of Rockford, Engineering Services Division, 425 E. State St., Rockford, IL
61104
PD Approval:
Yes
PW Approval:
Yes
No
FD approval
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RESIDENTS BLOCK PARTY PETITIONS
Name of Block Party Organizer/Point of Contact:
Name of Neighborhood Association: (If applicable)
Date(s) of Block Party:
Hours of Block Party:
Streets to be closed:
Type of Event:
The following is a list of residents who are affected by this party:
Do you support this block party?
Name: Address: Yes No
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The following is a list of residents who are affected by this party:
Do you support this block party?
Name: Address: Yes No