[Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985; Ord. No. 1095, § I, 11-25-2014]
In order to ensure public safety before and during parades, the following regulations pursuant to MGL c. 101, § 22, are hereby enacted. The Commissioner of Public Services shall designate specified areas for vending along the proposed route of every parade held in the City.
[Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985; Ord. No. 1095, § II, 11-25-2014]
In order for the Commissioner of Public Services to determine the appropriate location of vending areas, the organizers of every parade, including City agencies, shall notify the Commissioner of Public Services and Police Chief 90 days in advance of the date of parade of the proposed parade route.
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 11-33, Assignment by lottery, Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985, as amended by Ord. No. 1095, § III, 11-25-2014, was repealed 11-13-2025 by Ord. No. 1332.
[Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985; Ord. No. 1332, 11-13-2025]
All successful applicants for designated vending areas shall pay the City an amount in accordance with Chapter 24 to defray the costs of the issuance and production of the permit and identification.
[Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985; Ord. No. 1151, § VII, 9-29-2015; Ord. No. 1332, 11-13-2025]
The Commissioner of Public Services or their designee shall issue a permit for each vending area which will identify the parade, the vending areas, the person granted the permit, and all properly licensed agents of said persons. Each person and all agents to be employed shall be required to wear a visible identification that indicates the parade, the vending area, and the name and address of the person wearing the identification. The identification shall also have a photograph of each person so licensed. Only persons with the proper state license as required by MGL c. 101 are eligible for a permit.
[Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985]
Fifteen minutes before a parade is schedule to begin and during the course of the parade, no vending except fundraising by parade organizers shall be allowed within and/or on any roadway, street, or sidewalk, in the course of the parade route, except all vending during the period shall be conducted at the designated vending areas as described in Section 11-33.
[Ord. No. 510, § 1, 5-17-1985; Ord. No. 1332, 11-13-2025]
The Chief of Police, or a designee(s), and the Sealer of Weights and Measures shall enforce this article.