[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Bellerose 11-27-1978 by L.L. No. 9-1978.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 157.
Vehicle and traffic regulations — See Ch. 204.
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Editor's Note: Pursuant to L.L. No. 1-1976 which established the Code, the provisions of this chapter were originally designated as Ch. 45.
No procession or parade shall be allowed in the Incorporated Village of Bellerose at any time along any highway or street unless a permit for such procession or parade at that time has been obtained from the Village Clerk. No person shall take part in, aid, form or start any such procession or parade unless a permit for said procession or parade has been issued by the Village Clerk, and no person shall take part in any procession or parade which is proceeding in a manner not in accordance with the terms of such permit.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. 
Processions or parades when all persons taking part therein are policemen, firemen, members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the State of New York or veterans of such forces or officials of governmental units.
B. 
Processions or parades declared by resolution of the Board of Trustees to be a part of official village ceremonies or to be sponsored by the village.
C. 
Students going to and from school classes or participating in school activities, provided that such conduct is under the immediate direction and supervision of the proper school authorities.
Upon application in such form as the Village Clerk shall require, duly made not less than seven days, not counting holidays or Sundays, prior to the proposed date of the procession or parade, a permit for the procession or parade shall be issued by the Village Clerk within five days, not counting holidays or Sundays, after the application is made, unless:
A. 
The procession or parade for which a permit is sought would conflict with another procession or parade for which a permit is to be or has been issued and for which application was made previous to the subject application.
B. 
The procession or parade would conflict with a procession or parade to which this chapter does not apply.
C. 
The Mayor or Police Commissioner shall advise the Village Clerk that the procession or parade for which a permit is sought would endanger the public health or safety or would be detrimental to the public welfare.
D. 
The procession or parade is to be held for the purpose of advertising any commercial product, goods or event or is designed purely for private profit.
The Village Clerk shall promptly mail written notice to the Mayor and Police Commissioner of any and all applications for permits under this chapter. If advised by either official that the procession or parade for which a permit is sought would endanger public health or safety or would be detrimental to the public welfare, the Village Clerk shall promptly notify the members of the Board of Trustees that he has been so advised and shall refrain from issuing the permit sought until directed to do so by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
Each permit issued under this chapter shall specify the names of the organizations participating, the name of the person or, if a committee without a chairman, the names of the members of the committee chiefly responsible for the marshaling and organization of the procession or parade, the highways through which it may move, how much of these highways in width it may occupy and the hours during which it may proceed.
No person shall drive any vehicle between the vehicles or persons comprising a procession or parade proceeding in accordance with the terms of a permit therefor duly issued by the Village Clerk when such vehicles or persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a procession or parade, nor shall any person unreasonably hamper, obstruct, impede or interfere with any person, vehicle or animal participating or used in such a procession or parade.
The Police Commissioner shall have the authority to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting a part of the route of a procession or parade and to cause signs to such effect to be posted, and it shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle upon any highway or portion thereof in violation of prohibitions so posted along said highway or portion thereof.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall be declared to be and shall be a disorderly person.