"Parade" means any march or procession consisting of people, animals or vehicles, or any 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. 1081 § 1, 1985)
"Motorcade" means an organized procession containing twenty-five or more vehicles, except funeral processions, upon any public street, sidewalk or alley.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
No person shall conduct a parade or motorcade in or upon any public street, sidewalk or alley in the city, 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 city manager or his/her designee or, as hereinafter provided, from the city council.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
No permit shall be issued authorizing the conduct of a parade or motorcade which the city manager or his/her designee finds is proposed to be held for the sole purpose of advertising any products, goods, wares, merchandise or event, and designed to be held purely for private profit.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
No person shall knowingly join or participate in any parade or motorcade conducted under permit from the city manager or his/her designee, in violation of any of the terms of the permit, nor 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 purpose or orderly conduct.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
Any person who wants to conduct a parade or motorcade shall apply to the city manager or his/her designee for a permit at least thirty days in advance of the date of the proposed parade or motorcade. The city manager or his/her designee shall have the discretion to consider any application for a permit to conduct a parade or motorcade which is filed less than thirty 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 city manager or his/her designee. In order that adequate arrangements may be made for the proper policing of the parade or motorcade, the application shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name of the applicant, the sponsoring organization, the parade or motorcade chairman, and the addresses and telephone numbers of each;
(2) 
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;
(3) 
A description of the individual floats, marching units, vehicles and bands, including a description of any sound amplification equipment to be used;
(4) 
Such other information as the city manager or his/her designee may deem necessary.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
(a) 
Standards for Issuance. The city manager or his/her designee shall issue a parade or motorcade permit conditioned upon the applicant's written agreement to comply with the terms of such permit unless the city manager or his/her designee finds 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 city police officers 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 city;
(3) 
Such parade or motorcade will interfere with another parade or motorcade for which a permit has been issued.
(b) 
Standards for Denial. The city manager or his/her designee shall deny any application for a parade or motorcade permit and notify the applicant of such denial where:
(1) 
The city manager or his/her 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;
(3) 
The applicant refuses to agree to abide or comply with all conditions of the permit.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
In each permit the city manager or his/her designee shall specify:
(1) 
The assembly area and time therefor;
(2) 
The starting time;
(3) 
The minimum and maximum speeds;
(4) 
The route of the parade or motorcade;
(5) 
What portions of streets to be traversed may be occupied by such parade or motorcade;
(6) 
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;
(7) 
The maximum length of such parade or motorcade in miles or fractions thereof;
(8) 
The disbanding area and disbanding time;
(9) 
The number of persons required to monitor the parade or motorcade;
(10) 
The number and type of vehicles, if any;
(11) 
The material and maximum size of any sign, banner, placard or carrying device therefor;
(12) 
The materials used in the construction of flats 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 city manager or his/her designee;
(13) 
That the 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;
(14) 
That the amplification of sound permitted to be emitted from sound trucks or bullhorns be fixed and not variable;
(15) 
That the parade or motorcade continue to move at a fixed rate of speed and that any wilful delay or wilful stopping of the parade or motorcade, except when reasonable and required for the safe and orderly conduct of the parade or motorcade, shall constitute a violation of the permit; and
(16) 
Such other requirements as are found by the city manager or his/her designee to be reasonably necessary for the protection of persons and property.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
Any person aggrieved by any administrative decision made under this chapter may, upon the payment of a fee to be established by resolution or minute order, appeal the decision to the city council. The city council may also review such decision on its own motion. The procedures for filing and bearing such appeals and reviews are set forth in Chapter 2.02 of this code, incorporated herein by reference.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
Any permit for a parade or motorcade issued pursuant to this chapter may be summarily revoked by the city manager or his/her designee at any time when by reason of disaster, public calamity, riot or other emergency, the city manager or his/her designee 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.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)