City Of Atlanta Lifts Application Moratorium On Outdoor Events For Up To 1,999 People

Atlanta GA

24 March, 2021

6:03 PM

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From the City of Atlanta: March 24, 2021 Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order lifting a moratorium on the acceptance of applications for permits for outdoor events for up to 1,999 persons. Such events may only occur after May 15th, 2021 and may only occur in accordance with the COVID-19 mitigation requirements outlined in the COVID-19 Special Events Permit Overlay. A moratorium remains on all outdoor events for 2,000 persons or more, and alcohol special events. Organizers who hold permits for events for 2,000 or more persons or for alcohol special events may apply their permit fees to another event to occur within one year of the moratorium continued by this most recent Order. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bottoms issued a series of Executive and Administrative Orders to minimize the impact of the virus on Atlanta residents and businesses. Those Orders can be viewed online here. Parks and Recreation Update Mayor Bottoms announced that all outdoor basketball goals will be reinstalled at City courts by April 1, 2021, weather permitting. As of today, reinstallation has been completed at the following locations: Deerwood Park Center Hill Park Central Park Howell Park Stone Hogan Park Reverend James Orange Park Adair Park Rose Circle Park Melvin Drive Park Ben Hill Park Coan Park Grant Park Arthur Langford Park Bessie Branham Chosewood East Lake Park Kimpson Park Phoenix II Thomasville Windsor Four Corners Rosa Burney Park Follow the Department of Parks and Recreation on social media for further updates. Additionally, City of Atlanta Recreation Baseball for youth is set to resume in April. Contact your local recreation center for further details. Residents and visitors alike are encouraged to continue to wear a mask and follow the latest CDC guidelines. A comprehensive list of actions taken by Mayor Bottoms during the COVID-19 pandemic can be found online here. This press release was produced by the City of Atlanta. The views expressed are the author's own.