Special event permit
Also called: event permit, temporary event permit, park permit
A special event permit is the city or county approval for an event on public property or open to the public, and it almost always includes a sanitation section: number of toilets, accessible units, placement, service schedule and removal deadline. Portable toilets on a street or in a park are usually a permit condition.
Permit offices check the toilet count against the expected attendance, require accessible units, keep units away from water bodies, storm drains and food vendors, and set a time by which the units must be gone.
Apply early: the sanitation plan is one of the sections most often sent back for revision.
See also: ADA 5 percent cluster rule, Right-of-way placement, Health department rules
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