[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall
apply:
An organized procession containing 20 or more vehicles, except
funeral processions, upon any public street, sidewalk or alley.
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.
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a parade or motorcade
in or upon any public street, sidewalk or alley in the Township 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 Board of Commissioners, or their designee, as hereinafter provided.
Permit fees may be established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
No permit shall be issued authorizing the conduct of a parade
or motorcade which the Board of Commissioners, or their designee,
finds as proposed to be held for the sole purpose of advertising any
product, wares, merchandise or event and is designed to be held purely
for private profit.
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
No person shall knowingly join or participate in any parade
or motorcade conducted under permit from the Board of Commissioners,
or their designee, in violation of any terms of said permit, not knowingly
join or participate in any permitted parade or motorcade without the
consent and over the objection of the permittee, nor in any manner
interfere with its progress or orderly conduct.
Any person who wants to conduct a parade or motorcade shall
apply to the Board of Commissioner, or their designee, for a permit
at least 30 days in advance of the date of the proposed parade or
motorcade. The Board of Commissioners, or their designee, may in their
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 Board of Commissioners.
In order that adequate arrangements may be made for the proper policing
for the parade or motorcade, the application shall contain the following
information:
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
A.
Standards for Issuance. The Board of Commissioners, or their designee,
shall issue a parade or motorcade permit conditioned upon the applicant's
written agreement to comply with the terms of the permit unless the
Board of Commissioners, or their designee, find 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 police officers of the Township
to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto
that allowing the parade or motorcade would deny reasonable police
protection in the Township; and
3.
Such parade or motorcade will interfere with another parade or motorcade
for which a permit has been issued.
B.
Standards for Denial. The Board of Commissioners, or their designee,
shall deny an application for a parade or motorcade permit and notify
the applicant of such denial where:
1.
The Board of Commissioners, or their designee, makes any finding
contrary to the findings required to be made for the issuance of a
permit;
2.
The information contained in the application is found to be false
or nonexistent in any material detail; and
3.
The applicant refuses to agree to abide by or comply with all conditions
of the permit.
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
A.
The assembly area and time therefore;
B.
The staring time;
C.
The minimum and maximum speeds;
D.
The route of the parade or motorcade;
E.
What portion of streets to be traversed may be occupied by such parade
or motorcade;
F.
The maximum number of platoons or units and 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 therefore;
L.
The materials used in the construction of floats used in any parade
shall be of fire-retardant materials and shall be subject to such
requirements concerning fire safety as may be determined by the fire
chief;
M.
That permittee 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 bull horns be fixed and not variable;
O.
That the parade or motorcade continue to move at a fixed rate of
speed and that any willfully 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; and
P.
Such other requirements as are found by the Board of Commissioners,
or their designee, to be reasonably necessary for the protection of
persons or property.
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All conditions of the permit shall be complied with so far as
reasonably practicable.
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[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
Immediately upon the granting of a permit for a parade or motorcade,
the Board of Commissioners shall direct hat notices be issued to the
following:
A.
The Township Manager;
B.
The Chief of Police;
C.
The Fire Chief; and the
D.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Notice to the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation is to be given if the parade or motorcade
is to use state designated highways. Such notice shall be given by
letter at least two weeks prior to the parade or motorcade, specifying
the activity, the time and any applicable detour route).
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
Any permit for a parade or motorcade issued pursuant to this
chapter may be summarily revoked by the Board of Commissioners, or
their designee, at any time when by reason of disaster, public calamity,
riot or other emergency, the Board of Commissioners, of their designee,
determines that the safety of the public or property requires such
revocation. Notice of such action revoking a permit should be delivered
in writing to the permittee by personal service or by certified mail.
[Ord. No. 93-1, 8-7-1993]
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter and/or article shall be guilty of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in Section 1-9.
