Special Events Ordinance (C-1)

The Ann Arbor Bike Party organizer said the 60-day permit rule and liability exposure would threaten small volunteer-run events, and asked council to vote no.

Called the ordinance overly broad and vague enough to apply to any large gathering, urging rejection.

An East Hoover property owner supported the football Saturday street closure and the special events ordinance, saying it would help him host community events on his commercially zoned property.

Called the ordinance tremendous overreach requiring multiple departments to approve private events, saying it should go back to the drawing board.

Argued the ordinance invades privacy, would be complaint-driven and selectively enforced against marginalized people, and that the 60-day window blocks mutual aid organizing.