[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sylvan
Beach 3-1-1990 as L.L. No. 2-1990. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Parade Law of the
Village of Sylvan Beach."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant or procession
of any kind or any similar display in or upon any street, park or other public
place in the village.
A permit as required by this chapter.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
The Village of Sylvan Beach.
The Village Board of the Village of Sylvan Beach.
A.
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form
or start any parade unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the
Village Board.
B.
Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to:
(1)
Funeral processions.
(2)
Wedding processions.
(3)
Students going to and from school, classes or participating
in educational activities, provided that such conduct is under the immediate
direction and supervision of the proper school authorities. This exception
does not apply to parades organized by a school or anybody thereof more than
24 hours prior to its occurrence.
(4)
A governmental agency acting within the scope of its
functions.
A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application
with the Village Board on forms provided by the Village Hall.
A.
Filing period. An application for a parade permit shall
be filed with the Village Board not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days
before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
B.
Contents. The application for a parade permit shall set
forth the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the person
seeking to conduct such parade.
(2)
If the parade is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf
of or by any organization, the name, address and telephone number of the headquarters
of the organization and of the authorized and responsible heads of such organization.
(3)
The name, address and telephone number of the person
who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct.
(4)
The date when the parade is to be conducted.
(5)
The route to be traveled, the starting point and the
termination point.
(6)
The approximate number of persons who and animals and
vehicles which will constitute such parade, the type of animals and description
of the vehicles.
(7)
The hours when such parade will start and terminate.
(8)
A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all or only
a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed.
(9)
The location, by streets, of any assembly areas for such
parade.
(10)
The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble
at any such assembly area or areas.
(11)
If the parade is designed to be held by and on behalf
of or for any person other than the applicant, a communication, in writing,
from the person proposing to hold the parade authorizing the applicant to
apply for the permit on his behalf.
(12)
Any additional information which the Village Board shall
find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should
be issued.
C.
Late applications. The Village Board, where good cause
is shown therefor, shall have the authority to consider any application hereunder
which is filed less than 30 days before the date such parade is proposed to
be conducted.
The Village Board shall issue a permit as provided for hereunder when,
from a consideration of the application and from such other information as
may otherwise be obtained, it finds that:
A.
The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route.
B.
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion
of so great a number of law enforcement officers to properly police the line
of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal law enforcement
protection to the village.
C.
The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at
assembly points of the parade will not unduly interfere with proper fire and
police protection of or ambulance services to areas contiguous to such assembly
areas.
D.
The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the
movement of fire-fighting equipment on route to a fire.
E.
The conduct of such parade is not likely to cause injury
to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or to create a disturbance.
F.
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin
to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays
on route and shall not be injurious to local businesses and residents.
G.
The parade is not designed to be held purely for private
profit.
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a
parade permit to the Village Board. The appeal shall be taken within five
days after notice, The Village Board shall act upon the appeal within 14 days
after its receipt.
The Village Board, in denying an application for a parade permit, shall
be empowered to authorize the conduct of the parade on a date, at a time or
over a route different from that named by the applicant. An applicant desiring
to accept an alternate permit shall, within seven days after notice of the
action of the Village Board, file a written notice of acceptance with the
Village Board. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements
of and shall have the effect of a parade permit under this chapter.
Immediately upon issuance of a parade permit, the Village Board shall
send a copy thereof to the following:
Each parade permit shall state the following information:
A.
Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct
or impede or interfere with any parade assembly or with any person, vehicle
or animal participating or used in a parade.
B.
Driving through parades. No driver of a vehicle shall
drive between the vehicles or persons comprising a parade when such vehicle
or persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade.
C.
Parking on a parade route. The Village Board shall have
the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking
of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting a part of a route
of a parade.
D.
Alternate traffic route. The Village Board shall determine
the alternate traffic route to keep the flow of traffic uninterrupted.
E.
Parade route. The Village Board shall determine the parade route.
The Village Board shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit
issued hereunder upon applications of the standards for issuance that are
not compliant as herein set forth.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $250 or be imprisoned for a period
not exceeding 30 days, or both so fined and imprisoned. Each day such a violation
is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense
and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
