[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Pennsburg
at time of adoption of Code 4-4-1977 by Ord. No.
2-77 (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art I). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An organized procession containing 25 or more vehicles, except funeral
processions, upon any public street, sidewalk or alley.
Any march or procession consisting of people, animals or vehicles,
or combination thereof, except funeral processions, upon any public street,
sidewalk or alley, which does not comply with normal and usual traffic regulations
or controls.
[Amended 4-1-1991 by Ord. No. 4-91]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a parade or motorcade
in or upon any public street, sidewalk or alley in the borough or knowingly
participate in any such parade or motorcade unless and until a permit to conduct
some parade or motorcade has been obtained from the Borough Secretary or,
as hereinafter provided, from the Borough Council; said permits for parades
and/or motorcades shall be issued to borough residents only, following compliance
with all other sections of this chapter, by the Borough Secretary, only for
routes to be traveled on and along through streets in the Borough of Pennsburg,
and no other streets, sidewalks or alleys may be used for the purpose of a
parade or motorcade in said borough unless the Borough Council finds unusual
circumstances and, in the exercise of its sound discretion, waives the foregoing
requirement; the foregoing does not preclude the use of side streets along
through streets in the Borough of Pennsburg for assembly and disbanding areas
so long as those side streets are enumerated in the application and ultimately
approved in the permit subsequently issued.
No permit shall be issued authorizing the conduct of a parade or motorcade
which the Borough Secretary finds is proposed to be held for the sole purpose
of advertising any product, goods, wares, merchandise or event and is designed
to be held purely for private profit.
No person shall knowingly join or participate in any parade or motorcade
conducted under permit from the Borough Secretary in violation of any of the
terms of said permit, nor knowingly join or participate in any permitted parade
or motorcade without the consent and over the objection of the permittee,
nor in any manner interfere with its progress or orderly conduct.
[Amended 4-1-1991 by Ord. No. 4-91]
Any person who wants to conduct a parade or motorcade shall apply to
the Borough Secretary for a permit at least 30 days in advance of the date
of the proposed parade or motorcade. The Borough Secretary may, in his discretion,
consider any application for a permit to conduct a parade or motorcade which
is filed less than 30 days prior to the date such parade or motorcade is to
be conducted. The application for such permit shall be made in writing on
a form approved by the Borough Secretary. In order that adequate arrangements
may be made for the proper policing of the parade or motorcade, the application
shall contain the following information and fee, which can be waived at the
discretion of the Borough Council:
A.
The name of the applicant, the sponsoring organization,
the parade or motorcade chairman and the address and telephone number of each.
B.
The purpose of the parade or motorcade, the date when
it is proposed to be conducted, the location of the assembly area, the location
of the disbanding area, the route to be traveled and the approximate time
when the parade or motorcade will assemble, start and terminate.
C.
A description of the individual floats, marching units,
vehicles and bands.
D.
Such other information as the Borough Secretary may deem
reasonably necessary.
E.
A filing fee of $100.
F.
A security deposit of $500 in a form acceptable to the
Borough Solicitor. Said deposit will be held by the Borough Secretary and
will be used as security for damages to borough property and any costs incurred
by the borough as a result of the parade. The borough will refund to the applicant
any unused portion of the security deposit.
A.
Standards for issuance. The Borough Secretary shall issue
a parade or motorcade permit conditioned upon the applicant's written
agreement to comply with the terms of such permit unless the Borough Secretary
finds that:
(1)
The time, route and size of the parade or motorcade will
disrupt to an unreasonable extent the movement of other traffic.
(2)
The parade or motorcade is of a size or nature that requires
the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the borough to properly
police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto that allowing
the parade or motorcade would deny reasonable police protection to the borough
in general.
(3)
Such parade or motorcade will interfere with another
parade or motorcade for which a permit has been issued.
B.
Standards for denial. The Borough Secretary shall deny
an application for a parade or motorcade permit and notify the applicant of
such denial where:
(1)
The Borough Secretary makes any finding contrary to the
findings required to be made for the issuance of a permit.
(2)
The information contained in the application is found
to be false or nonexistent in any material detail.
(3)
The applicant refuses to agree to abide by or comply
with all conditions of the permit and any and all other sections of this chapter.
A.
In each permit the Borough Secretary shall specify:
(1)
The assembly area and time therefor.
(2)
The starting time.
(3)
The minimum and maximum speeds.
(4)
The route of the parade or motorcade.
(5)
What portions of streets to be traversed may be occupied
by such parade or motorcade.
(6)
The maximum number of platoons or units and the maximum
and minimum intervals of space to be maintained between units of such parade
or motorcade.
(7)
The maximum length of such parade or motorcade in miles
or fractions thereof.
(8)
The disbanding area and disbanding time.
(9)
The number of persons required to monitor the parade
or motorcade.
(10)
The number and type of vehicles, if any.
(11)
The material and maximum size of any sign, banner, placard
or carrying device therefor.
(12)
The materials used in the construction of floats used
in any parade shall be of fire-retardant materials and shall be subject to
such requirements concerning firesafety as may be determined by the Fire Chief.
(13)
That permittee advise all participants in the parade
or motorcade, either orally or by written notice, of the terms and conditions
of the permit, prior to the commencement of such parade or motorcade.
(14)
That the parade or motorcade continue to move at a fixed
rate of speed and that any willful delay or willful stopping of said parade
or motorcade, except when reasonably required for the safe and orderly conduct
of the parade or motorcade, shall constitute a violation of the permit.
(15)
Such other requirements as are found by the Borough Secretary
to be reasonably necessary for the protection of persons or property.
B.
All conditions of the permit shall be complied with.
A.
Upon denial by the Borough Secretary of an application made pursuant to § 67-5 of this chapter, the applicant may appeal from the determination of the Borough Secretary within five days thereafter to the Borough Council by filing a written notice of appeal for hearing by the Borough Council at its next meeting. Upon such appeal, the Borough Council may reverse, affirm or modify in any regard the determination of the Borough Secretary.
B.
In the event an application is not filed within the required time as specified in § 67-5, the applicant may request a waiver of such requirement by the Borough Council at its next regular meeting or at a special meeting which may be called prior thereto by said Borough Council to consider such matter, and the Borough Council, if it finds unusual circumstances and in the exercise of its sound discretion, may waive such requirement.
Immediately upon the granting of a permit for a parade or motorcade,
the Borough Secretary shall send a copy thereof to the following:
Any permit for a parade or motorcade issued pursuant to this chapter may be summarily revoked by the Borough Secretary at any time when, by reason of disaster, public calamity, riot or other emergency, the Borough Secretary determines that the safety of the public or property requires such revocation. Notice of such action revoking a permit shall be delivered in writing to the permittee by personal service or by certified mail at the address given in regard to § 67-5A of this chapter.
