A. 
Applications for such permit shall be made to the Commissioner of Accounts on the forms provided by the Commissioner.
B. 
Filing period. An application for a parade permit shall be filed with the Commissioner of Accounts not less than 30 days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
C. 
For any event that will attract 5,000 or more persons the applicant must obtain a permit from the NYS Department of Health and include it with the application. A safety plan, as required by the Department of State, must also be included with the application.
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There shall be no fee for any fraternal, civic, veterans and school organizations, or other organizations or entities that the Commissioner of Accounts determines to be in the public interest.
B. 
Fees shall be established from time to time by the City Council for the licensure of auctions. A schedule of all such fees will be available for review in the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's web page.
C. 
Payment of the applicable fee under this section shall be due upon filing or renewal of the application.
The Commissioner of Public Works shall have the authority, in situations where he determines that the proposed parade is of such magnitude or character that it will generate an excessive or extraordinary amount of debris upon the public ways, to require an agreement from the applicant stating that the applicant shall be responsible for the costs of cleanup of the public ways after the parade. The Commissioner of Public Works may enter into any agreement with the applicant as may be necessary.
The applicant shall provide proof of insurance to the Commissioner of Accounts as follows:
A. 
Proof of commercial general liability insurance, including completed products and operations and personal injury liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate. The City shall be included as an additional insured on said insurance.
B. 
In the event a motorized vehicle shall be utilized in the permitted event, commercial automobile liability in the combined single limit of $1,000,000 shall be required for all non-owed, hired and/or owned vehicles. The City shall be included as an additional insured on said insurance.
C. 
Proof of statutory workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance for all employees participating in the event.
D. 
A fully executed hold harmless agreement, in a form satisfactory to the City, by which the applicant shall indemnify and save harmless the City and its agents and employees from and against all claims, damages, loss and expense (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising out of or resulting from the licensed activity, sustained by any person or persons, provided that any such claims, damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of property caused by the tortious or negligent act or omission of the applicant, or the applicant's employees, agents, or subcontractors.
If the Commissioner of Accounts finds that all applicable provisions of this chapter have been complied with or will be complied with by the applicant, a permit shall be issued to hold a parade conditional upon such reasonable limitations and requirements as may be deemed necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
The Commissioner of Accounts shall issue a permit as provided for hereunder when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, it is found that:
A. 
The conduct of the parade will not substantially 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 police officers of the City to properly manage the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal police protection to the rest of the City.
C. 
The conduct of such parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of emergency services to portions of the City other than that occupied by the proposed line of march and areas contiguous thereto.
D. 
The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or to create a disturbance.
E. 
The issuance of a parade permit under this chapter shall not be construed as granting authorization to conduct activities defined as "demonstration" in Chapter 69 or "special events" in Chapter 98 of the Code of the City of Saratoga Springs.
A. 
Driving through parades. Except in emergencies, no driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles or persons comprising a parade when such vehicles or persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade, unless directed to do so by a police officer.
B. 
Parking on the parade route. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the power and authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting a part of a route of a parade. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have posted signs to the effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle in violation thereof. No person shall be liable for parking on a street unposted in violation of this chapter.
The City shall be empowered to change the date, time or parade route should such a change be in the best interest of the public health, safety or welfare. If the applicant refuses to accept such changes and chooses to cancel the parade, all fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded.
Immediately upon the application for a parade permit, the Commissioner of Accounts shall send a copy of the parade permit application to the following:
A. 
Mayor.
B. 
Commissioner of Accounts.
C. 
Commissioner of Public Safety.
D. 
Fire Chief.
E. 
Commissioner of Finance.
F. 
Commissioner of Public Works.
G. 
Police Chief.
H. 
Risk and Safety.
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The parade permit shall state the following information:
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The starting and ending times.
B. 
The portions of the streets to be traversed that may be occupied by the parade.
C. 
The maximum length of the parade in miles or fractions thereof.
D. 
The name of the responsible party and telephone number.
E. 
Such other information as the Commissioner of Accounts may find necessary to the enforcement of this chapter.
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The permit holder hereunder shall comply with all permit directions and conditions and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
B. 
Possession of permit. The parade chairperson or the person heading or leading such activity shall carry the parade permit upon his/her person during the conduct of such parade.
The Commissioner of Accounts shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Notice of such revocation and the reason or reasons therefor shall be served upon the person named in the permit application or by mailing the same to the address given on the permit application.