FAQs

Sam's Club Special Area Study

  • At its April 27th meeting, the Council appointed 14 residents to serve on an Advisory Committee that will inform and advise the planning process and to support outreach efforts to Addison residents, the business community, and other key stakeholder groups:

    • Al Cioffi (Willesen)
    • Nancy Craig (Hughes)
    • Eileen Resnik (Chow)
    • Lorrie Semler (Chow)
    • Susan Halpern (Quintanilla)
    • Peter Jessiman (Walden)
    • Judy Lindloff (Hughes)
    • Steve Loras (Ward)
    • Susan Milholland (Quintanilla)
    • Austen Spoonts (Willesen)
    • Marvin Perez (Braun)
    • Ron Whitehead (Ward)
    • Nancy Williams (Walden)
    • Kathie Wood (Braun)

    Additionally, representatives for several study area business property owners were appointed to serve on the committee. These include:

    • Alex McCutchin (Midway Square)
    • Bill Park and Bob Mencke (Starbucks and Nate’s)
    • Dan Stansbury (Office in the Park)

    The project advisory committee will meet three times over the course of the six-month project schedule and will also participate in the two Community Open House events that are programmed for the project.

  • Also at its April 27th meeting, the City Council approved a $132,000 contract with Dallas-based urban planning and facilitation firm Strategic Community Solutions, LLC who served as the project manager for the initial planning process in 2015. Strategic Community solutions will work with Town staff to facilitate the visioning process.

Search Tips and Tricks

  • Yes.  The website indexes web pages as well as PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, and text documents.

  • No.  By default, the search results will show matches for any word within the phrase.  In this example, you would receive results for all web pages and documents that contained either the word alarm or the word permit or both.

    In order to search on an exact phrase, enclose your search phrase in quotations.  The search results for "alarm permit" will show matches for that exact phrase.

  • Yes.   You can exclude words by using the minus sign (-).   In order to find the results of all pages that have alarm in the result but not permit, you would search for alarm -permit.

Special Events

  • All major festivals and events are held at Addison Circle Park, 4970 Addison Circle Drive. Vitruvian Park Events are located at 3966 Vitruvian Way.

    For specific dates and schedules visit the event website.

  • Free general parking is provided for Taste Addison, Addison Kaboom Town!®, and Addison Oktoberfest.

    For specific parking locations visit the event website.

  • Vitruvian Park events are free events and tickets are not required.

    Ticket prices and packages vary by event, visit the event website below to pick the perfect ticket for you!

  • All bags will be searched. Please leave prohibited items at home or in your vehicle to avoid delayed entry. Visit the event website for specific lists of permitted items for each event.

  • Video surveillance cameras are used in Addison Circle Park. An official photographer will be taking photos throughout the festival grounds so patrons attending the event may be pictured in event marketing materials. Patrons may not record the headline entertainment or musical acts. 

  • Addison strives to make Addison Circle Park as ADA-Friendly as possible, but not all areas are easily accessible with a wheelchair or stroller. Please be aware that much of the park is natural terrain, with uneven surfaces and the potential for mud. Accessible restrooms are available in the park.

  • All Addison festivals are rain or shine, subject to change or cancellation by Addison for extreme weather or other risk to public safety. Ticket sales are final and no refunds or exchanges will be issued, except in the event of festival cancellation or if otherwise stated in the specific refund policy for that festival. Tickets cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. Connect with us on social media for the latest updates.

     

  • Click here for more information on how to host an event in Addison Circle Park.

  • Addison has 22 hotels within 4.4 square miles that offer special rates for Addison events. Click here for hotel accommodations.

  • Checkout all the options we have to join the fun on our Vendor Opportunities page!

  • During event hours, a lost and found is located at the Information Booth on the north side of the park near Addison Circle Drive.

    After hours please contact the Addison Police Department at pdrecords@addisontx.gov with your name, contact number, and a description of the lost item.

  • Stay informed about Addison Special Events...

Tourism

  • Click here to fill out the Film Permit Form.

  • 23

  • The Addison Marketing and Tourism Department must be notified about any film shoot taking place in Addison even if a permit is not required. All filming and film permit questions should be directed to the Tourism Manager, Amber Patterson at apatterson@addisontx.gov.

  • A permit to film is required for any commercial or student film, video or still photography, that:

    • Is on Town of Addison property including Town facilities, Addison Airport, parks, and bridges.
    • Requires traffic control, crowd control or may impede the normal flow of foot traffic on a sidewalk or ingress and egress to a business.
    • Requires parking in restricted areas or involves vehicles that impede the normal flow of traffic.
    • Other unique circumstances may require a permit based on the staff's evaluation of the project.

  • Yes. If filming will take place on Town of Addison property you must have a certificate of insurance on file maintaining a minimum of $1,000,000 in General Liability and Property damage with the Town of Addison named on the certificate as additionally insured.

  • Currently there is not a fee to film on Addison, Texas property (Parks, Conference and Theatre Centre, municipal buildings, etc), but a valid permit is required. However, there may be some fees applied if police, fire or street closers are required. 

  • You will need both a permit from the Town of Addison as well as a permit from the Addison Airport. Contact information for the Airport permit may be obtained through Amber Patterson at apatterson@addisontx.gov.

  • Off-duty Addison police officers and fire personnel will be required to be with you at the film location if the shoot requires traffic control, street closures, crowd control, stunts, pyrotechnics, weapons and if actors would be portraying uniformed personnel. There may be other situations where Addison police and fire would be required. Each shoot will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

  • Contact Amber Patterson at apatterson@addisontx.gov and they will direct you to the appropriate person in the Addison Police Department.

  • Yes, a student film shoot does require a permit. Student films must submit a letter on school letterhead signed by the instructor or another school representative. Student film shoots have the same insurance requirements.

  • Please allow 2-3 working days to process a permit depending on the complexity of the shoot.

Vitruvian Park

  • Vitruvian Park Events are located at 3966 Vitruvian Way.

    For specific dates and schedules visit the event website here.

     

  • Event parking is available at the Vitruvian Park- Bella Lane Parking Lot & Ponte Avenue Parking Lot

    Parking is strictly prohibited in Vitruvian Park Communities; Addison Apartment at the Park, Fiori, Savoye, Savoye Squared, and Vitruvian West.

    Accessible parking available on Ponte Avenue; directly in front of retailers.

  • Items ALLOWED

    Food & Beverages (including alcohol.) Glass bottles are discouraged.
    Pets & Service Animals. Must be properly leashed & not left unattended.
    Chairs & Blankets 

     

    Pop-up tents are PROHIBITED

  • Pets and service animals are welcome at all Vitruvian Park events. All animals must remain on a leash or harness and may not be left unattended.

  • Vitruvian Lights will be on the Friday following Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. 

    Lights are on daily from 5pm – 11pm 

  • Enter via Bella Lane –

    • Turn on Bella Lane from Vitruvian Way
    • Turn right on Access Road
    • Turn right on Ponte Avenue (at the circle)
    • Turn left on Vitruvian Way to access Marsh Lane OR turn right on Vitruvian Way to access Spring Valley Road

    Enter via Ponte Avenue –

    • Turn on Ponte Avenue from Vitruvian Way
    • Proceed around the circle
    • Turn right on Access Road
    • Turn left on Bella Lane
    • Turn left on Vitruvian Way to access Marsh Lane OR turn right on Vitruvian Way to access Spring Valley Road

  • We strive to make Vitruvian Park as ADA-Friendly as possible, but not all areas are easily accessible with a wheelchair or stroller. Please be aware that much of the park is natural terrain, with uneven surfaces and the potential for mud. Accessible restrooms are available.

    Accessible parking available available on Ponte Avenue; directly in front of retailers.

  • In the event of inclement weather, Vitruvian Park events are subject to cancellation; parking is non-refundable. Visit the Vitruvian Park website and Vitruvian Park social media for related updates.

  • For vendor opportunities, please email VitruvianPark@udr.com

  • Jessica Vetrano 
    UDR Event Coordinator
    972-716-3574
    vitruvianpark@udr.com

Volunteer

  • The first step of volunteering for the Town of Addison is to apply online!  Once our team has received your application, we will reach out to you to complete a background check and sign the volunteer handbook.  You can also email volunteers@addisontx.gov or call 972-450-2874 with any questions.

  • No! We welcome volunteer from all areas.  We have many volunteers from around the DFW metroplex.  We also have volunteers that work in Addison but do not live in Addison.

  • Contact the volunteer coordinator at volunteers@addisontx.gov to express interest and be placed on the email list. Volunteers are e-mailed 1-2 months before events with details of volunteer positions and the times needed.  All volunteers are required to complete a background check (free to volunteer) and sign the volunteer handbook.

  • We have events that work with everyone's schedule!  The time frame will depend on the area of choice. Generally, office opportunities are between the hours of 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday to coincide with the Town’s office hours.  Special events (Taste Addison, Kaboom Town and Oktoberfest) are on the weekends.

  • Yes, we do!  Group projects include cleaning parks, spreading mulch and more.  We work closely with our Parks crew to coordinate outdoor projects.

  • Yes, background checks are required for volunteers.  Exceptions are park cleanups and group projects.  Background checks are free of charge to the volunteer.  Please note that the background check does NOT affect your credit rating.

  • The minimum age to volunteer is 18 years old.

  • Training varies based on the assignment.  Special Event volunteers are asked to come to a pre-event meeting the first time they volunteer. Office volunteers receive instruction from department staff or the volunteer coordinator.

  • We suggest business casual for office work at Town buildings.  For Special Events, custom T-shirts are given out to volunteers. 

Pages