The City of Des Moines will allow public events to be held with proper permits. | Pixabay
The City of Des Moines will allow public events to be held with proper permits. | Pixabay
The City of Des Moines has begun allowing public events to be held with the condition that organizers obtain the proper permit.
“As the COVID-19 numbers have improved the last five weeks, this is a step back to normal operations,” City Manager Scott Sanders said in a post on Des Moines’ website. “There is an opportunity to carefully start reintroducing public events into our community in a safe and thoughtful manner.”
The Des Moines website states individuals must request a standard street use permit for an event that would need streets in a commercial and/or residential district to be temporarily closed such as a festival or block party. A parade permit can be requested for events such as a march or procession.
In order to obtain either permit, event organizers need to be able to follow the CDC and Iowa Department of Public Health’s guidelines related to safety and social distancing.
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