[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Kittanning as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-8-1989 by Ord.
No. 336-1989 (Ch. XIII, Part 2A, of the 1970 Code
of Ordinances)]
A.
ASSEMBLAGE
PERSON
PROCESSION
STREET
The following words, as used in this article, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them herein;
A gathering of people without vehicles, which interferes
with the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on any street.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm, corporation
or group or organization.
A group of individuals, vehicles, animals and/or objects
(sometimes referred to as a "parade") moving upon and along a street
in a way that interferes with the normal movement of traffic. A "procession"
shall not include a funeral caravan or a military convoy.
A highway, street, avenue, road, roadway, alley, or other
public way intended for use by vehicular traffic, but the term "street"
shall not apply to any road or drive located on any park or other
public ground of the Borough.
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural
shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine
and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate in
any street assemblage unless the person organizing or conducting the
assemblage first obtains a permit from the Mayor, which shall be issued
without fee. Application for the permit shall be made at least one
week in advance of the day on which the assemblage is proposed to
be held, but, in any case where a state-designated highway is proposed
to be used, application shall be made at least three weeks in advance
of the proposed date. The permit shall state the place where and the
date when the assemblage is to be held, the hour when the assemblage
may convene and the hour by which it shall have been completely dispersed.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any
assemblage unless the permit has been granted, or at any time or place
other than that authorized by the permit.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate in
any street procession unless the person organizing or conducting the
procession first obtains a permit from the Mayor, which shall be issued
without fee. Application for the permit shall be made at least two
weeks in advance of the day when the procession is proposed to be
held, but in any case where a state-designated highway is proposed
to be used, application shall be made at least three weeks in advance
of the proposed date. The permit shall specify the date on which the
procession is to be held, the route to be followed by the procession,
the hour when and place where participants may commence to assemble
and form before the procession is under way, the time when the procession
may commence to move along its route, and the time by which the end
of the procession shall have reached the end of the route of the procession
and the procession shall have been disbanded. It shall be unlawful
for any person to hold or to participate in any procession unless
the permit shall have been granted, or under any condition as to time
or route or otherwise than those stated in the permit.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Adopted 5-8-1989 by Ord.
No. 337-1989 (Ch. XIII, Part 2B, of the 1970 Code
of Ordinances)]
A.
MEETING, PUBLIC GATHERING or SPECIAL ACTIVITY
(1)
(2)
PERSON
The following words and terms, as used in this article, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them herein:
Any use or occupancy or intended use or occupancy of any portion
of a public ground in the Borough for:
Provided: This definition shall not include, nor shall this
article apply to, any athletic or sports event upon a portion of public
grounds intended and designed for such events and for the accommodation
of spectators.
Any natural person, partnership, association, corporation,
group or organization.
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural
shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine
and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or hold any meeting,
public gathering or special activity on any public ground in the Borough
without first having obtained a permit from the Borough. Application
for the permit shall be made to the Mayor, in writing, at least five
days in advance of the date of the meeting, gathering or special activity,
and may be issued upon payment of a fee of $10, which shall be for
the use of the Borough. In addition, the Mayor may require, as a condition
for the issuance of the permit, that the applicant furnish a deposit
or a cash bond, with suitable surety, in the amount of $100, guaranteeing
that the public ground, at the conclusion of the affair, is left in
the same condition as it was in before the holding of the event. The
permit shall indicate the day or days and the hours when the permit
applies, and it shall be unlawful and a violation on the part of the
permit holder for the activity to commence before the opening hour
stated on the permit, to continue after the stated closing hour, or
to be held on any day other than that for which it is applicable.
Upon termination of the activity for which the permit was issued,
if Borough Council is satisfied that no public property has been damaged
or destroyed, the cash deposit shall be returned to the permit holder.
Otherwise, the deposit, or the portion of the deposit required to
repair or remedy damages, shall be used by the Borough for the purpose.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600
and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of fine and costs,
to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
