Parade is any parade, march, or procession of any kind or any similar display in, or upon, any street, road, highway, alley or park within the City of Lakewood.
No person shall engage in or participate in, aid, form or start any parade unless a registration statement pertaining to said parade has been first filed in the office of the City Clerk stating the following:
A.
The name, address and telephone number of the person conducting such parade or sponsoring such parade.
B.
If the parade 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 heads of such organization.
C.
The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct.
D.
The date when the parade is to be conducted.
E.
The route to be travelled, the starting point and the termination point.
F.
The approximate number of persons, who, and animals and vehicles which will constitute such parade, the type of animals, and description of the vehicles.
G.
The hours when such parade will start and terminate.
H.
A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the street proposed to be traversed.
I.
The location by streets of any assembly area for such parade.
J.
The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble at any such assembly area or areas.
No parade shall be conducted within a business district as defined by the Motor Vehicle Code of this State, or on a street which is part of the City's select system of streets or any state highway, unless authorized by permit issued by the City Council. No permit to conduct such a parade shall be issued by the City Council except upon the finding that:
A.
The conduct of the parade will not unreasonably interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route.
B.
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of law enforcement officers of the City to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto so as to prevent normal police protection to the City.
C.
The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to such assembly areas.
D.
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
In lieu of issuing a permit as aforementioned, the City Council may determine that the public convenience and use of said street or place would not be unreasonably interfered with by the temporary closing of a portion of any street for such parade as necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during said parade.
The words "sound truck" as used herein, shall mean any motor vehicle, horse-drawn vehicle, or other vehicle, having mounted thereon or attached thereto any sound amplifying equipment, or the use of any sound amplifying equipment in connection with a parade whether or not mounted on or attached to a vehicle or other device. Sound trucks and sound amplifying equipment to attract attention to any advertising vehicle, sound truck or other device or thing for the purpose of advertising the sale of goods, wares or merchandise, or a commercial event of any nature shall be subject to the regulations contained in Article VI of this code.
The words "sound amplifying equipment" as used herein shall mean any machine or device for amplification of the human voice, music, or any other sound.
"Sound amplifying equipment" as used herein shall not be construed as including standard automobile radios when used and heard only by occupants of the vehicle in which installed, or warning devices on authorized emergency vehicles, or horn or other warning devices on other vehicles used only for traffic-safety purposes. |
No person shall use or cause to be used a sound truck with its sound amplifying equipment in operation for any non-commercial purpose in the City without filing a registration statement with the City Clerk in writing.
No person shall use, or cause to be used a sound truck with its sound amplifying equipment in operation for non-commercial purposes before filing a registration statement with the City Clerk stating the following:
A.
Name and address of such person.
B.
Address or place of business of such person.
C.
The purpose for which the sound truck will be used.
D.
A general statement as to the section or sections of the City in which the sound truck will be used.
E.
The hours of operation of the sound truck.
F.
The number of days of the operation of the sound truck.
G.
The approximate maximum distance for which sound will be thrown from the sound truck.
All persons using or causing to be used any sound truck for non-commercial purposes, shall amend any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 4261.3 within 48 hours after any change in the information therein furnished.
The City Clerk shall return to each person filing an application pursuant to Section 4261.3 of the chapter one copy of said registration statement, duly certified by the City Clerk as a correct copy of said application. Said certified copy of the application shall be in the possession of any person operating any sound truck at all times while the sound truck's sound amplifying equipment is in operation and said copy shall be displayed and shown to any policeman of the City upon request.
Non-commercial use of sound trucks with sound amplifying equipment in operation shall be subject to the following regulations:
A.
The only sounds permitted are music or human speech.
B.
The volume of sound shall be controlled so that it will not be audible for a distance in excess of 200 feet from the sound truck, and the volume of sound shall be so controlled that it will not be unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, disturbing, or a nuisance to persons within the area of audibility.
C.
In all sections of the City zoned for residential use no sound amplifying equipment shall be operated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. except police, fire or other emergency equipment.
No person shall remove or cause or permit to be removed from any business property in this City any shopping cart or grocery cart belonging to such business entity, unless the same is removed by the owner, manager or employee of such business entity, or the same is removed with the permission of said owner, management, manager or employee. No person shall abandon or leave any such shopping cart or grocery cart upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, parkway or other public place, nor upon any private property except that of the owner of such cart, basket or device.