Carnival Gap Fee

At a glance

• What: Calendar No. 35,495, by Councilmember King (by request), creates Section 34-3.1 of the City Code, a Carnival Gap Adjustment for Parades Fee (the GAP Fee), and sets how it is collected and used.
• Where it stands: adopted as amended on September 3, 2026, 7-0 (Ordinance No. 30,752 M.C.S.). The Criminal Justice Committee recommended approval; it was introduced July 9, 2026.
• Amendment: replaces the per-float fee with a tiered fee based on pull units, matching the existing parade permit tiers, and limits the fee to the 2027 through 2031 carnival parade seasons.

Votes

King moved and Green seconded both the amendment and the ordinance as amended. Each passed 7-0 (all seven members present). Speaker cards were filed on the ordinance.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, September 3, 2026 (final, revised): https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/9/1041_M_City_Council_26-09-03_MINUTES.pdf

Log

2026-09-03 - City Council

Amendment (tiered fee, 2027 through 2031 seasons) adopted 7-0; ordinance adopted as amended 7-0.