[R.O. 1993 § 342.010; Ord. No.
2061 § 1, 4-10-1984]
When used in this Chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the
context, the following words shall have the prescribed meanings:
The Director of the Department of Public Safety of the City
of Charleston, Missouri.
An organized procession containing twenty-five (25) or more
vehicles, except funeral processions, upon any public streets, sidewalks
or alleys.
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.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.020; Ord. No.
2061 § 2, 4-10-1984]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a parade or motorcade
in or upon any public street, sidewalk or alley in the City or knowingly
participate in any such parade or motorcade unless and until a permit
to conduct such parade or motorcade has been obtained from the Director
of the Department of Public Safety, or, as hereinafter provided, from
the City Council.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.030; Ord. No.
2061 § 3, 4-10-1984]
No permit shall be issued authorizing the conduct of a parade
or motorcade which the Director 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.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.040; Ord. No.
2061 § 4, 4-10-1984]
No person shall knowingly join or participate in any permitted
parade or motorcade without the knowledge and consent of the permittee,
nor in any manner interfere with its progress or orderly conduct.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.050; Ord. No.
2061 § 5, 4-10-1984]
A.
Any
person who wants to conduct a parade or motorcade shall apply to the
Director for a permit at least thirty (30) days in advance of the
date of the proposed parade or motorcade. The Director may in his/her
discretion consider any application for a permit to conduct a parade
or motorcade which is filed less than thirty (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
Director. In order that adequate arrangements may be made for the
proper policing of the parade or motorcade, the application shall
contain the following information:
1.
The name of the applicant, the sponsoring organization, the parade
or motorcade chairman and the address and telephone numbers of each.
2.
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, route to be traveled and the approximate time
when the parade or motorcade will assemble, start and terminate.
3.
A description of the individual floats, marching units, vehicles,
bands, including a description of any sound amplification equipment
to be used.
4.
Such other information as the Director may deem reasonably necessary.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.060; Ord. No.
2061 § 6, 4-10-1984]
A.
The
Director shall issue a parade or motorcade permit conditioned upon
the applicant's written agreement to comply with the terms of such
permit unless the Director 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 Public Safety Officers of the City
to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto
that allowing the parade or motorcade would deny reasonable Public
Safety protection to the City.
3.
Such parade or motorcade will interfere with another parade or motorcade
for which a permit has been issued.
B.
The Director shall deny an application and notify the applicant of such denial if the information contained in the application is found to be false or non-existent in any material detail or the Director finds one (1) (or more) of the grounds for denying application as set forth in Subsection (A)(1), (2) or (3) hereof exists.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.070; Ord. No.
2061 § 7, 4-10-1984]
[R.O. 1993 § 342.080; Ord. No.
2061 § 8, 4-10-1984]
Immediately upon the granting of a permit for a parade or motorcade,
the Director shall send a copy thereof to the City Manager.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.090; Ord. No.
2061 § 9, 4-10-1984]
Any permit for a parade or motorcade issued pursuant to this
Chapter may be summarily revoked by the Director at any time when
by reason of disaster, public calamity, riot or other emergency, the
Director determines 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.
[R.O. 1993 § 342.100; Ord. No.
2061 § 10, 4-10-1984]
Any person who shall knowingly and willfully violate any of
the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty, upon conviction, of
an ordinance violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed
ninety (90) days in the City Jail, or by both fine and imprisonment.
