No person shall conduct or cause any parade or procession on
any street except as provided herein.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public's health,
safety and welfare through the issuance of special event permits for
parades, processions and other assemblies occurring on public property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PARADE and PROCESSION
Any march, procession, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant,
fun run, roadway foot race, fund-raising walk or run, bikeathon or
similar event of persons or vehicles organized for marching or moving
on the streets in an organized fashion or manner or any parade or
procession of persons or vehicles represented or advertised to the
public as a parade, procession or special event.
No parade or procession shall be conducted without first obtaining
a written special event permit from the Chief of Police. Such permit
shall state the time and date for the parade to be held and the streets
or general route therefor. Such written permit granted to the person
organizing or sponsoring the parade shall be permission for all participants
therein to parade when such participants have been invited by the
permittee to participate therein. Permit fee shall be determined by
Council resolution. The Chief of Police, City Administrator and Common
Council reserve the right to waive the permit fee for any reason.
Each special event permit that is issued by the City shall specify:
A. The assembly
area for the parade, procession or assembly, and time therefor.
B. The starting
time of the parade, procession or assembly.
C. The route
of the parade, procession or assembly.
D. The portions
of the street or other public area to be traversed and which may be
occupied by the parade, procession or assembly participants.
E. The maximum
length or area of the parade, procession or assembly.
F. The number
of persons required to monitor the parade, procession or assembly.
G. The number
and type of vehicles used in the parade, procession or assembly.
H. That the
materials used in the construction of floats used in the parade, procession
or assembly shall be of fire-retardant materials and shall be subject
to such requirements concerning fire safety as may be determined by
the Fire Chief.
I. That the
permittee shall advise the participants in the parade, procession
or assembly of the terms and conditions of the permit prior to the
commencement of such special event.
J. That the
vehicles and floats used in the parade, procession or assembly shall
be subject to a safety inspection by the City Police Department and
such vehicles and floats may not participate in the parade, procession
or assembly until they have successfully completed such inspection.
K. Such other
requirements as are found by the Chief of Police to be reasonably
necessary for the protection of persons or property.
Any parade for which a permit has been issued as herein required,
and the persons lawfully participating therein, shall not be deemed
an obstruction of the streets, notwithstanding the provisions of any
other ordinance to the contrary.
Persons participating in any parade shall at all times be subject
to the lawful orders and directions in the performance of their duties
of law enforcement personnel and members of the Fire Department.
A special event permit shall not be required for the following
activities:
A. Parades,
athletic events or other assemblies that occur exclusively on City
property and are sponsored or conducted in full by the City. In such
instances, the Chief of Police shall conduct an internal review process
to ensure that the policies and purposes of this chapter are met.
B. Funeral
and wedding processions.
C. Groups
required by law to be so assembled.
D. Activities
of state and federal governmental agencies, including military units,
which are performed within the scope of such agency's duties and functions.