The short title of this Chapter is the "Parade Ordinance."
(Ord. 45 § 1, 1968)
The City would like to take pride in its parades and public
events of a similar nature. Such occasions would give rise to a festive
atmosphere, uplift the public spirit and act as boosters for charitable
drives and philanthropic programs. However, attendant with these public
benefits are problems of traffic and pedestrian control, safe and
orderly conduct of participants and witnesses, and need for protection
of persons and property. Therefore, in order to facilitate the movement
of traffic, fire trucks, ambulances and other emergency vehicles and
to preserve the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people, it
is necessary to enact this ordinance regulating parades.
(Ord. 45 § 2, 1968)
(a)
Permit
Conditions. No person shall conduct or manage any parade without a
written permit. Such a permit shall be issued by the City Council
after approval by the City Manager upon recommendation by the Chief
Law Enforcement Officer. The City Council may refuse a permit for
a parade when the primary function thereof is to publicize or advertise
a person, business organization or event unless such event serves
a public purpose and the overall good of the community. Permits shall
not be issued if the parade would require extraordinary police service
or endanger public safety. The criteria to be considered in the denial
of a permit on the grounds of the endangering of public safety are
the route of the parade, the total period of elapsed time for the
event, the proximity in time and area of other similar events, the
nature and purpose of the parade, the special traffic problems such
an event would engender, the ability of the law enforcement officers
to control the event, the number of persons, animals or units involved
and any health, moral or safety hazards that might threaten the community
as a result of such activity.
(b)
Duration
and Time Periods. In each permit the duration of the parade shall
be limited to a total of approximately two (2) hours, exclusive of
assembly time, commencing at or around 10:00 a.m. and concluding at
or around twelve noon. The City Manager may make minor changes in
the duration and time periods of such events where reasonable grounds
therefor are presented.
(c)
Additional
Conditions. The permit shall include the maximum speed of the vehicles,
animals or units; the maximum interval of space to be maintained between
the units of such parade; the maximum total length of the parade in
miles or fractions thereof; the assembly and disassembly points and
plans for these processes. Such plan may be included on a sketch or
map attached to the permit.
(Ord. 45 § 3, 1968)
(a)
Time
Requirements for Application. Any person or organization desiring
to conduct or manage a parade within a City area shall make application
therefor with the City Clerk not less than thirty (30) days nor more
than ninety (90) days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct
such a parade.
(b)
Required
Information. The application for such permit shall include information
as to the number of persons, the sponsoring organization; the approximate
number of vehicles, animals or other units to be in the parade; the
nature of items of equipment or persons to be utilized to produce
music, sound or noise during the parade; the name of the marshal or
person in charge of the parade while it is being conducted; the proposed
assembly area, the route, duration, speed and dispersal area of the
parade; the proposed alternate routes or times, if any; the nature
and purpose of the parade, and any other similar information required
by the City at the time the application is filed. The City Clerk shall
not accept the application unless all of the required information
is contained thereon.
(Ord. 45 § 4, 1968)
Upon receipt of an application for a parade permit, the City
Clerk shall forthwith refer the same to the Chief Law Enforcement
Officer who shall investigate the facts, plans and programs as set
forth in the application. Within fourteen (14) days after receiving
the application the Chief Law Enforcement Officer shall make a recommendation
to the City Council relative to issuing or denying the parade permit.
The City Council shall fix the conditions for granting the permit,
or may grant or deny the application as presented. The City Clerk
shall, upon receipt of the Council's action, notify the applicant
of the action taken, as soon as reasonably possible.
(Ord. 45 § 5, 1968)
The City Council shall issue the permit upon the following findings:
(a)
The
parade will not unduly interrupt the safety and orderly movement of
other traffic along and across its route for an unreasonable period
of time;
(b)
The
conduct of such parade will not require the diversion of so great
a number of law enforcement officers of the City as would be needed
to police the line of movement in the area contiguous thereto and
as would be needed to prevent normal police protection to the remainder
of the City;
(c)
The
conduct of the parade would not unduly interfere with ambulance or
fire department service;
(d)
The
conduct of such parade is not unreasonably likely to cause injury
to person or property;
(e)
The
parade can be moved from its point of origin to its point of termination
expeditiously;
(f)
When
the parade is to traverse a stretch of the State highway, and no objection
thereto is filed by the State Division of Highways.
(Ord. 45 § 6, 1968)
The Council may directly consider any application for permit
to conduct a parade which is not filed within the time limits prescribed
in this Chapter if placed upon the Council agenda by a Councilmember.
In such a case, the criteria set forth in this Chapter shall apply.
(Ord. 45 § 7, 1968)
Immediately upon the granting of a parade permit, the City Clerk
shall send a copy thereof to the Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Fire
Department and to any other person having particular interest in the
parade.
(Ord. 45 § 8, 1968)
No person shall, without the consent of the permittee, join
or participate in a parade, nor in any manner interfere with its orderly
conduct.
(Ord. 45 § 9, 1968)
