"Parade"
means any motorcade as defined in section 28-231(b), or any
march, assembly or procession consisting of people, animals or vehicles,
or combination thereof, upon any public street, sidewalk or alley,
which does not comply with normal and usual traffic regulations and
controls.
"Motorcade"
means an organized procession containing 25 or more vehicles
upon any public street, sidewalk or alley.
(Code 1957, § 6100.1; Ord. No. 76-30, § 1, 10-27-76)
No person shall hold, manage, conduct, aid, participate in,
form, start or carry on any parade or procession of any kind or any
other similar display or cause or permit the same upon any public
street, park, side-walk or any other public grounds in the city unless
there has first been obtained from the city manager, a permit to do
so, and such permit shall be carried by the person heading or leading
the activity.
(Code 1957, § 6100)
Any person desiring to conduct or manage a parade or procession
shall, not less than 30 days before the date on which it is proposed
to conduct such parade or procession, file with the city manager a
verified application on a form furnished by the city, setting forth
the following information:
(1) The
name of the person or organization wishing to conduct such parade
or procession;
(2) If
the parade or procession is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf
of or by any organization, the name, address and telephone number
of the headquarters of the organization and the authorized and responsible
head of such organization;
(3) The
name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade
or procession chairman and will be responsible for its conduct;
(4) The
name, address and telephone number of the person or organization to
whom the permit is desired to be issued;
(5) The
date when such parade or procession is to be conducted;
(6) The
route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;
(7) The
approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which,
will constitute such parade or procession; the type of animals, and
a general description of the vehicles;
(8) The
time when such parade or procession will start and terminate;
(9) Whether
the parade or procession will occupy all or only a portion of the
width of the streets proposed to be traversed;
(10) The location by streets of any assembly area for such parade or procession;
and
(11) The time at which units of the parade or procession will begin to
assemble at any such assembly area.
(Code 1957, § 6101)
The city manager may consider late applications for permits
required by this article. The manager shall have authority in his
discretion, to consider any application for a permit to conduct a
parade or procession which is filed less than 30 days before the date
such parade or procession is proposed to be conducted.
(Code 1957, § 6107)
If the city manager's denial of a permit required by this article
is based in whole or in part upon the date, hour or route of travel,
the applicant may submit a new application proposing alternate dates,
hours or routes of travel.
(Code 1957, § 6105)
The city manager shall act upon the original application for
a permit required by this article within 15 days after receipt thereof.
If the manager disapproves the application, he shall cause to be mailed
to the applicant within five days after his decision, a notice of
his action. Such notice shall be mailed to the applicant at his address
as given on the application.
(Code 1957, § 6104)
The city manager, in denying an application for a permit required by this article, may authorize the conduct of such parade or procession on a date, at a time, or over a route different from that named by the applicant, and if the applicant desires to accept the proposed date, time and route, he or she shall, within two days after notice of the action of the manager, file a notice of acceptance with the manager. The manager shall thereupon issue a permit, setting forth the terms in conformance with section
28-240.
(Code 1957, § 6106)
The city manager shall issue a permit required by this article
when, after consideration of the application and after such other
information as may otherwise be obtained, he finds that:
(1) The
conduct of such parade or procession will not substantially interfere
with the safe and orderly movements of other traffic contiguous to
its route;
(2) The
conduct of such parade or procession will not require the diversion
of so great a number of police officers to properly police the line
of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal
police protection to the city;
(3) The
concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points
of the parade or procession will not unduly interfere with proper
fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous
to such assembly areas;
(4) The
conduct of such parade or procession will not unduly interfere with
the movement of fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire, or the
movement of other emergency equipment;
(5) The
conduct of such parade or procession is not reasonably likely to cause
injury to person or property or to provide disorderly conduct or create
a disturbance; and
(6) Such
parade or procession is not to be held for the sole purpose of advertising
the goods, wares or merchandise of a particular business establishment
or vendor.
(Code 1957, § 6102)
The permit issued in accordance with this article shall prescribe
the following:
(1) The
name of the person or organization wishing to conduct such parade
or procession;
(2) If
the parade or procession is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf
of, or by an organization, the name, address and telephone number
of the headquarters of the organization, and of the authorized and
responsible head of such organization;
(3) The
name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade
or procession chairman and will be responsible for its conduct;
(4) The
name, address and telephone number of the person or organization to
whom the permit is desired to be issued;
(5) The
date when such parade or procession is to be conducted;
(6) The
route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;
(7) The
approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which,
will constitute such parade or procession; and the type of animal
and general description of the vehicles;
(8) The
time when such parade or procession will start and terminate;
(9) Whether
such parade or procession will occupy all or only a portion of the
width of the streets proposed to be traversed;
(10) The location by streets of any assembly area for such parade or procession;
and
(11) The time at which units of the parade or procession will begin to
assemble at any such assembly area.
(Code 1957, § 6103)
Immediately upon the granting of a permit required by this article,
the city manager shall send a copy thereof to the following:
(1) The
chief of the fire department;
(3) The
director of public works.
(Code 1957, § 6108)
No person shall, without the consent of the person to whom a
permit required by this article has been issued, join or participate
in a parade or procession, nor in any manner interfere with its progress.
(Code 1957, § 6109)
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess, while
participating in any demonstration, rally, picket line or public assembly,
any metal stake, club or pipe, or any length of lumber, wood, or lath,
unless that wooden object is one-quarter (1/4) inch or less in thickness
and two (22) inches or less in width. If not generally rectangular
in shape, such wooden object shall not exceed 1/2 inch in its thickest
dimension. All such objects shall have flat ends.
(Ord. No. 80-23, § 1, 3-19-80)