[Adopted as Sec. 7-49 of
the 1965 General Ordinances; amended in its entirety 2-14-1973 by Ord. No. 49-1973]
[Amended 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 175-1992]
A.
All processions, parades, races or marathons occupying
or marching on any street of the City to the exclusion or interruption
of other citizens in their individual right and use thereof, except
the National Guard, the Police and Fire Departments or the associations
of veteran soldiers and sailors, are forbidden unless a written permit
therefor is obtained from the City Manager.
B.
Permit applications are to be obtained from the City
Clerk's office and must include, but are not limited to, the object,
time and route of the heretofore mentioned activities. Such permit
application will be reviewed by the Building Official, Fire Commissioner
and Police Commissioner and forwarded to the City Manager with their
recommendation for signature.
C.
The Fire Commissioner and Police Commissioner may
designate to such procession, parade, race or marathon how much of
the street, in width, it may occupy with special reference to crowded
thoroughfares through which such procession, parade, race or marathon
may move; and it shall be the duty of the chief officer of such procession,
parade, race or marathon to obey such designation when made.
[Amended 6-19-2007 by Ord. No. 144-2007]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 14
of the General Business Law of the State of New York, it shall be
lawful to conduct, witness, participate or engage in parades or processions
and to play music in any such parade or procession on Sunday after
2:00 p.m.
An offense against the provisions of this article
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both.
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Editor's Note: Added during codification.
