[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Burlington
by Ord. No. 8-1997 (Ch. 12.04 of the 1996 Municipal Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall engage in, form or start any parade in the City
without obtaining a permit from the Council. For the purpose of this
chapter, a "parade" shall mean any assemblage of 25 or more persons
engaged in an organized procession of any duration along a public
street or highway following a certain route, whether predetermined
or not.
A person seeking a parade permit shall file an application with
the Municipal Clerk on forms provided by the Clerk.
A.
Filing period. The application shall be filed not less than 30 days
nor more than 60 days before the dates on which the parade shall be
conducted.
B.
Contents. In addition to the requirements in Chapter 213, Licensing, of the Code of the City of Burlington, the application for a parade permit shall set forth the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be
the parade chairperson and who will be responsible for its conduct;
(2)
If the parade is proposed to be conducted for or 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
head of the organization;
(3)
The date when the parade is to be conducted;
(4)
The route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination
point;
(5)
The approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which,
will constitute such parade; the type of animals and description of
the vehicles;
(6)
The hours when such parade will start and terminate;
(7)
The location by streets of any assembly areas for such parade;
(8)
Any additional information which the Municipal Clerk shall find reasonably
necessary for a fair determination as to whether a permit should be
issued.
C.
Late applications. The Council, 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 the parade is proposed
to be conducted.
The Council shall act upon the application for a parade permit
at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Council after the
filing of the application.
A.
Notice of rejection. If the Council disapproves the application,
a notice of the action stating the reason for the denial of the permit
shall be mailed to the applicant within three days of the meeting
of Council wherein the application was considered.
B.
Alternative permit. The Council, 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 one day after notice of the action of the Council, file
a written notice of acceptance with the Municipal Clerk. An alternate
parade permit shall conform to the requirements of and shall have
the effect of a parade permit under this chapter.
A permittee hereunder shall comply with all permit directions
and conditions and with all applicable laws and ordinances. The parade
chairperson or other person heading or leading such activity shall
carry the parade permit on his/her person during the conduct of the
parade.
Upon written notice of the approval of the parade permit, the
parade chairperson or other person heading or leading the parade shall
be responsible, within five days of the date the parade is to be conducted,
to cause to be printed in a daily newspaper with primary circulation
in the City a proper notification to the general public specifying
the time, date, assembly point, route and duration of the parade for
which the permit is granted.
A.
Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct, 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 vehicles or
persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade.
C.
Parking on parade routes. The Chief of Police shall have the authority,
when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of
vehicles along a street or highway or part thereof constituting a
part of the parade route. The Chief of Police shall post signs to
this effect and no person shall park or leave any vehicle unattended
in violation thereof. The Chief of Police shall also be empowered
to cause the removal by means of a tow truck of any vehicle found
to be in violation, when reasonably necessary. All fees that result
shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle so parked
or left unattended in violation of these provisions.
This chapter shall not apply to:
A.
Funeral processions;
B.
Students going to and from school classes or participating in educational
activities, providing such conduct is under the immediate supervision
and direction of the proper school authorities;
C.
Victory parades by students following the conclusion of a sporting
event, provided that prior notification is given to and authorization
is received from the Chief of Police;
D.
A governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions.
