[Ord. No. 1157 § 1, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 1, 3-19-1990]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
The Chief of Police of the City, or the next highest ranking
police officer in the absence of the Police Chief.
Any parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant or
procession of any kind, or any similar display, in or upon any street,
park or other public place in the City.
A permit as required by this Chapter.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 2, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 2, 3-19-1990]
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start
any parade, unless a Parade Permit shall have been obtained from the
Chief of Police, provided, that this Section shall not apply to:
[Ord. No. 1157 § 3, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 3, 3-19-1990; Ord.
No. 2357 § 1, 6-20-2005]
A person seeking issuance of a Parade Permit shall file an application
with the Chief of Police on forms provided by such officer, in accordance
with the following provisions:
A.
Filing Period. An application for a Parade Permit
shall be filed with the Chief of Police not less than seven (7) days
nor more than two (2) months before the date on which it is proposed
to conduct the parade.
B.
Contents. 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 areas;
11.
The interval of space to be maintained between units of such parade;
12.
If the parade is designated 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 whether a permit should be issued.
C.
Late Applications. 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
such parade is proposed to be conducted.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 4, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 4, 3-19-1990]
The Chief of Police shall issue a permit as provided for under
this chapter when, from a consideration of the application and from
such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he 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 areas contiguous thereto as to prevent 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 prevent 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 the 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 en route 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 en route;
H.
The parade is not to be held for the sole purpose of advertising
any product, goods or event and is not designed to be held purely
for private profit.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 5, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 5, 3-19-1990]
The Chief of Police shall act upon a properly completed application
for a Parade Permit within two (2) days after the filing thereof.
If the Chief of Police disapproves the application, he shall mail
to the applicant, within three (3) days after the date upon which
the application was filed, a notice of his action, stating the reasons
for his denial of the permit.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 6, 11-12-1979]
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial
of a Parade Permit to the Board of Aldermen. The appeal shall be taken
within ten (10) days after notice. The Board of Aldermen shall act
upon the appeal within thirty (30) days after its receipt.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 7, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 6, 3-19-1990]
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 two (2) days after notice of the action of the Chief
of Police, file a 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 Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 8, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 7, 3-19-1990]
Immediately upon the issuance of a Parade Permit, the Chief
of Police shall send a copy thereof to the following:
[Ord. No. 1157 § 9, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 8, 3-19-1990]
Each Parade Permit shall state the following information:
A.
Starting time;
B.
Minimum speed;
C.
Maximum speed;
D.
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;
G.
Such other information as the Chief of Police shall find necessary
to the enforcement of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 10, 11-12-1979]
A.
Compliance With Conditions, Laws, Etc. A permittee
under this Chapter shall comply with all permit directions and conditions
and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
B.
Possession of Permit. 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.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 12, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 9, 3-19-1990]
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 herein set forth.
[Ord. No. 1157 § 11, 11-12-1979; Ord. No. 1539 § 10, 3-19-1990]
A.
Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper,
obstruct or impede or interfere with any parade or 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 Route. 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 a parade route. The Chief of Police shall post signs to
such effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave
unattended any vehicle in violation thereof. No person shall be liable
for parking on a street unposted in violation of this Chapter.
