[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or any organization of any kind shall engage on, be a part of, or
participate in or start any parade, procession or assemblage, marching,
occupying or assembling upon any street, lane, alley, highway or any
other public place within the City to the exclusion of or interruption
of other citizens in their individual rights of the use thereof, or
to the disturbance of the peace or order of the City, or to the deprivation
of the public of police and fire protection, unless a permit has first
been obtained for such parade, procession or public assemblage from
the Mayor.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
An applicant seeking issuance of a parade or public assemblage
permit shall file and application on forms as provided by the City,
with the Police Chief, not less than seven nor more than 90 days prior
to the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade or public
assemblage.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
The Chief of Police shall submit his recommendation in writing
to the Mayor as to the propriety of the issuance of such permit. The
Mayor shall make the final decision on the issuance of the permit,
and notification shall be given by the Mayor to the applicant in writing
as to whether the permit shall be issued or denied. The application
and permit shall be free of charge to all applicants.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
Application for a parade or public assemblage permit shall set
forth the following insofar as applicable:
(a)Â The name, address and telephone number of the person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company or organization seeking to conduct
such parade or public assemblage.
(b)Â If the parade or public assemblage is proposed to be conducted for,
on behalf of, or by an organization, the name, address and telephone
number of the headquarters of that organization and the authorized
heads of such organization, and also a communication in writing shall
be filed with the Mayor by the person proposing to hold the parade
or public assemblage authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit
on behalf of the organization.
(c)Â The name, address and telephone number of the person or person who
will be in charge of and who will be responsible for its conduct.
(d)Â The date and location of the parade or public assemblage to the conducted
and the route to be traveled with the starting point and termination
point for a parade.
(e)Â The hours when such parade or public assemblage will start and terminate,
and the approximate number of persons and/or vehicles constituting
or participating in such parade or public assemblage.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
The Mayor shall issue a parade or public assemblage permit when,
from a consideration of the application and from such other information
as may be otherwise obtained, he finds that:
(a)Â The conduct of the parade or public assemblage will not substantially
interrupt the safe and orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular
traffic.
(b)Â The conduct of the parade or public assemblage will not require the
diversion of so great a number of police officers of the City to properly
police the line of movement or place of the assemblage and the areas
contiguous thereto, so as to prevent normal police protection to the
City.
(c)Â The concentration of persons, animals and/or vehicles at the assembly
point or points will not interfere with proper police and fire protection
of areas contiguous to such assembly areas.
(d)Â The conduct of such parade or public assemblage will not interfere
with the movement of fire fighting equipment en route to a fire.
(e)Â The conduct of such parade or public assemblage is not reasonably
likely to cause injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly
conduct or to create a disturbance.
(f)Â The parade or public assemblage is scheduled to move from its point
of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without any
unreasonable delays en route.
(g)Â The parade or public assemblage is not to be held for the sole purpose
of advertising any product, goods or event, and is not designated
to be held purely for private profit, and that the parade or public
assemblage is generally in the public interest.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
No parade, procession or public assemblage shall form, march
or assemble except at such time, place or route or be of different
character or purpose than as set out in the permit issued pursuant
to the application. No person shall participate in a parade, procession
or assemblage as described herein prior to the compliance with the
provisions of this article.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
This article shall not apply to funeral processions or any governmental
agency acting within the scope of its authority.
[Ord. 6402, passed 10-14-1971]
The provisions of this article are declared to be severable,
and if any of its sections, provisions, sentences, phrases or parts
are held unconstitutional or void, the remainder of this article shall
continue in full force and effect. It is hereby declared to be the
legislative intent that this article would have been passed even if
such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included herein.
Whoever violates any provision of this article shall be punished
as provided in Section 101.9 of the Administrative Code.