As used in this article the term "parade" shall mean any parade,
march or procession upon any street.
This article shall not apply to:
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start
any parade, without a parade permit issued by the Chief of Police.
(a)
A person desiring a parade permit shall file an application with
the Chief of Police on forms provided by such officer. Such application
shall be filed not less than seven (7) days nor more than ten (10)
days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
(b)
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 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)
The interval of space to be maintained between units of such
parade;
(12)
If the parade is designed to be held by, and 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 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.
(c)
The Chief of Police, where good cause is shown therefor, shall have
the authority to consider any application hereunder which is filed
less than seven (7) days before the date such parade is proposed to
be conducted.
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 finds that:
(1)
The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt the safe
and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route;
(2)
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great
a number of police officers of this municipality to properly police
the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent
normal police protection to this municipality;
(3)
The conduct of such parade will not require the diversion of so great
a number of ambulances as to prevent normal ambulance service to portions
of this municipality other than that to be occupied by the proposed
line of march and areas contiguous thereto;
(4)
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;
(5)
The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of
firefighting equipment en route to a fire;
(6)
The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury
to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or create a
disturbance;
(7)
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point
of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route;
(8)
The parade is not to be held for the sole purpose of advertising
any product, cause, goods or events and is not designed to be held
purely for private profit.
If the Chief of Police disapprove the application for a parade
permit, he shall mail to the applicant within three (3) days after
the date upon which the application was filed, a notice of his action.
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 alternate permit
shall, within five (5) days after notice of the action of the Chief
of Police, file a written notice of acceptance with the Chief of Police.
An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements of, and
shall have the effect of a parade permit under this article.
Each parade permit shall state the following information:
(1)
Starting time;
(2)
Minimum speed;
(3)
Maximum speed;
(4)
Maximum interval of space to be maintained between the units of the
parade;
(5)
The portions of the streets to be traversed that may be occupied
by the parade;
(6)
The maximum length of the parade in miles or fractions thereof;
(7)
Such other information as the Chief of Police shall find necessary
to the enforcement of this article.
The parade chairman or other person heading or leading such
activity shall carry the parade permit upon his person during the
conduct of the parade.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority, after a hearing
affording due process, to revoke a parade permit issued hereunder
upon application of the standards for issuance as set forth in this
article.
A person holding a parade permit shall comply with all permit
directions and conditions and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
