For purposes of this chapter, "parade" shall mean any march
or procession of persons, animals, or vehicles, or combination thereof,
upon any public street, sidewalk, alley or other public place, which
does not comply with normal traffic regulations or controls.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
No person shall conduct, manage, lead, or participate in any
parade unless a permit therefor shall have been previously issued,
as provided for in this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
Any person desiring to conduct or manage a parade shall, not
less than 15 days prior to the date on which it is proposed to conduct
such parade, file with the City Manager a written application for
a parade permit setting forth the following information:
(a)
The
name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the permit;
(b)
The
name and address of the person, group, organization, corporation or
other entity sponsoring the activity, if any;
(c)
The
nature and purpose of the proposed parade;
(d)
The
date, time and place of the start of the parade, the time when parade
participants will begin to assemble at the starting place, and the
time and place the parade shall finish;
(e)
The
route the parade shall travel, described by street names and travel
directions, including a description of the starting point and termination
point;
(f)
The
estimated number of persons who will participate in the parade; where
applicable, the number and type of animals and the proposed method
of their control, and the number and kinds of vehicles and their proposed
speed;
(g)
Any
other information regarding the public health, safety and welfare
which the City Manager finds reasonably necessary to a fair determination
as to whether a permit should be issued.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
The City Manager shall act on an application for a parade within
10 days after said application is filed. The City Manager shall issue
said permit unless the City Manager finds:
(a)
The
parade will substantially interfere with the safe and orderly movement
of vehicular traffic along, crossing, or contiguous to its proposed
route; or
(b)
The
proposed time or estimated size of the parade, the manner in which
it is proposed to be conducted or its proposed route will require
so great a diversion of police officers to secure the line of movement
and areas contiguous thereto such that the remainder of the City will
be left without adequate police protection; or
(c)
The
proposed parade route will substantially interfere with the ability
of emergency vehicles or equipment to move from the locations where
normally parked when not in use to the scene of an emergency; or
(d)
The
proposed time and route of the parade will substantially interfere
with a previously scheduled and publicly announced activity involving
or available to the general public; or
(e)
The
estimated concentration of persons, animals or vehicles or combinations
thereof at the parade's assembly or termination points will substantially
interfere with fire and police protection of or ambulance service
to these points and contiguous areas in the event of an emergency;
or
(f)
The
conduct of such parade will obstruct any construction or maintenance
work scheduled to take place upon public roads.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
If a proposed parade is found by the City Manager to conflict
with any of the requirements of this chapter, the City Manager may
suggest an alternate date, time, route and associated terms and conditions.
If the applicant wishes to accept the proposed date, time, route and
associated terms and conditions, the applicant may, within three days,
file a notice of acceptance and the City Manager shall proceed to
issue the permit upon said terms and conditions.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
The permit shall contain:
(a)
The
starting time and route of the parade;
(b)
The
maximum length of such parade in miles or kilometers, or fractions
thereof;
(c)
The
minimum and maximum permissible speeds of the parade;
(d)
The
maximum number of persons, animals and vehicles which will be allowed
to participate in the parade, provided that said numbers shall not
be less than the estimated numbers in the permit application without
the prior written consent of the applicant.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
If the City Manager finds that a parade permit should not be
issued, he or she shall notify the applicant by mail within 10 days
after the date on which the application was originally filed with
the City and state in general terms the reason for the denial of the
permit.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
Interested persons shall have the right to appeal to the City Council from determinations made by the City Manager with respect to parade permits. Such appeals shall be controlled by the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 1 of this Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
Any permit for a parade may be revoked by the City Manager at
any time because of a disaster, public calamity, or other emergency,
because the permit was issued through mistake or inadvertence, or
because the safety and convenience of the public or property requires
such revocation, as determined by the City Manager.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
No person shall:
(a)
Knowingly
join or participate in any parade conducted pursuant to a permit under
this chapter in violation of the terms of such permit;
(b)
Knowingly
join or participate in any permitted parade without the consent and
over the objection of the permittee;
(d)
Throw
or project objects or materials at parade participants or spectators.
(§ 1, Ord. 712, eff. April 11, 1996, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)
