Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context or unless a different meaning is stated in
a definition applicable to only a portion of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTORCADE
An organized procession containing 10 or more vehicles, except
funeral processions, upon any public street or sidewalk.
PARADE
Any march or procession consisting of 10 or more people,
animals or vehicles, or combination thereof, except funeral processions,
upon any public street or sidewalk, which does not comply with normal
and usual traffic regulations or controls.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation
other than the Town and a public corporation.
TOWN
The Town of Woodbury.
Any person who wants to conduct a parade or motorcade shall
apply to the Town Board for a permit at least 30 days in advance of
the date of the proposed parade or motorcade. The Town Board may,
in its discretion, consider any application for a permit to conduct
a parade or motorcade which is filed less than 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
Town Board. In order to ensure that adequate arrangements may be made
for the proper policing of the parade or motorcade, the application
shall contain the following information:
A. The name of the applicant, the sponsoring organization, the parade
or motorcade chairman and the addresses and telephone numbers of each.
B. 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, the route to be traveled and the approximate
time when the parade or motorcade will assemble, start and terminate.
C. A description of the individual floats, marching units, vehicles
and bands, including a description of any sound amplification equipment
to be used.
D. Each application shall be accompanied by the required application
fee, as may be set by the Town Board from time to time, and the execution
of an insurance/indemnification/escrow agreement sufficient to cover
the Town's actual costs in facilitating all privately organized
parades or motorcades within the Town.
E. Such other information as the Town Board may deem reasonably necessary.
In determining whether or not the Town Board will approve a
parade or motorcade permit, the Board may consider, among other things,
whether:
A. The time, route and size of the parade or motorcade will disrupt
to an unreasonable extent the movement of other traffic.
B. The parade or motorcade is of a size or nature that requires the
diversion of so great a number of police officers of the Town to properly
police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto that
allowing the parade or motorcade would deny reasonable police protection
to the Town.
C. Such parade or motorcade will interfere with another parade or motorcade
for which a permit has been issued.
D. The information contained in the application is found to be false
or nonexistent in any material detail.
E. The applicant refuses to agree to abide by or comply with all conditions
of the permit.
The Town Board, in approving a permit for a parade or motorcade,
shall specify the following:
A. The assembly area and time therefor.
C. The minimum and maximum speeds.
D. The route of the parade or motorcade.
E. What portions of streets to be traversed may be occupied by such
parade or motorcade.
F. The maximum number of platoons or units and the maximum and minimum
intervals of space to be maintained between the units of such parade
or motorcade.
G. The maximum length of such parade or motorcade in miles or fractions
thereof.
H. The disbanding area and disbanding time.
I. The number of persons required to monitor the parade or motorcade.
J. The number and type of vehicles, if any.
K. The material and maximum size of any sign, banner, placard or carrying
device therefor.
L. That the materials used in the construction of floats used in any
parade shall be of fire-retardant materials.
M. That the permittee shall advise all participants in the parade or
motorcade, either orally or by written notice, of the terms and conditions
of the permit prior to the commencement of such parade or motorcade.
N. That the amplification of sound permitted to be emitted from sound
trucks or bullhorns shall be fixed and not variable.
O. That the parade or motorcade shall continue to move at a fixed rate
of speed and that any willful delay or willful stopping of said parade
or motorcade, except when reasonably required for the safe and orderly
conduct of the parade or motorcade, shall constitute a violation of
the permit.
P. Such other requirements as are found by the Town Board to be reasonably
necessary for the protection of persons or property.
Upon the approval of a permit by the Town Board, the Town Clerk
shall review the application to ensure that it is complete, containing
payment of fees and escrow funds, that any required agreements and
proof of insurance have been provided, and that any other requirements
imposed by the Town Board have been met. If the application is determined
to be complete, the Town Clerk shall issue a permit.
Any permit for a parade or motorcade issued pursuant to this
chapter may be summarily revoked by the Town Board or Chief of Police
at any time when, by reason of disaster, public calamity, riot or
other emergency, the Town Board or Chief of Police determines that
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.