[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Monroe as Chapter 484, Sec. 484.05, of the 1995 Codified
Ordinances of Monroe. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any parade, march, ceremony, show, demonstration, exhibition,
pageant or procession of any kind, or any similar display, in or upon
any street, park or other public place in the City.
No parade shall be held between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.
A.
Application for a parade permit shall be filed with
the Chief of Police on forms provided by him or her.
B.
An application for a parade permit shall be filed
with the Chief of Police not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days
before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
C.
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 an 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 chairperson 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, as well as the type
of animals and a 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)
The interval of space to be maintained between
units of such parade;
(12)
If the parade is designed to be held by or on
behalf of or for any person other than the applicant, the applicant
for such permit shall file with the Chief of Police a communication
in writing from the person proposing to hold the parade, authorizing
the applicant to apply for the permit on his or her behalf;
(13)
Any additional information which the Chief of
Police shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as
to whether a permit should issue.
The Chief of Police shall issue a parade permit
when, from a consideration of the application and from such other
information as may otherwise be obtained, he or she 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 police officers of the City, to properly police
the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto, as to preclude
normal police protection to the City;
C.
The conduct of such parade will not require the diversion
of so great a number of ambulances as to preclude normal ambulance
service to portions of the City other than that to be occupied by
the proposed line of march and areas contiguous thereto;
D.
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 service to, areas contiguous
to such assembly areas;
E.
The conduct of such parade will not interfere with
the movement of fire-fighting equipment enroute to a fire;
F.
The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely
to cause injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct
or to create a disturbance;
G.
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of
origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable
delays enroute.
The Chief of Police shall act upon the application
for a parade permit within five days after the filing thereof. If
the Chief of Police disapproves the application, he or she shall notify
the applicant within five days after the date upon which the application
was filed of his or her action, stating the reasons for his or her
denial of the permit.
Without regard to § 474-6 hereof, the Chief of Police, only from his or her consideration of available, appropriate and necessary information, shall deny the application for a license provided for by this chapter, when, from this information, he or she has reason to believe that any contemplated advocacy at the proposed event will be directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and will likely incite or produce such action.
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to
appeal the denial of a parade permit to the Council. The appeal shall
be taken within five days after notice. The Council shall act upon
the appeal within five days after its receipt.
The Chief of Police, 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 alternative
permit shall do so within five days after notice of the action of
the Chief of Police. An alternative parade permit shall conform to
the requirements of and shall have the effect of a parade permit under
this chapter.
Prior to issuance of a parade permit, the Chief
of Police shall send a copy thereof to the following:
Each parade permit shall contain the following
information:
A.
The starting time of the parade;
B.
The minimum speed of the parade;
C.
The maximum speed of the parade;
D.
The maximum interval of space to be maintained between
the units of the parade;
E.
The portions of the streets to be traversed that may
be occupied by the parade;
F.
The maximum length of the parade in miles or fractions
thereof; and
G.
Such other information as the Chief of Police finds
necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority
to revoke a parade permit issued under this chapter upon application
of the standards for issuance as set forth in this chapter.
A.
No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct, impede
or interfere with any parade or parade assembly or with any person,
vehicle or animal participating or used in a parade.
B.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles
or persons comprising a parade when such vehicles or persons are in
motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade.
C.
The Chief of Police 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 the route of
a parade. The Chief of Police shall post signs to such effect. No
person shall park or leave unattended any vehicle in violation of
such a sign. No person shall be liable for parking on a street that
is unposted with signs as required herein.
