A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application,
in writing, with the Chief of Police on forms provided by the latter.
A. Filing period. An application for a parade permit shall
be filed with the Chief of Police not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days
before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
B. Forms. The application for a parade permit shall set
forth the following information and provide the following documentary or evidenciary
matter:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of applicant,
and if the applicant is not a singular person then of the chief officer of
the applicant, together with an identifying photograph of the applicant or
of its chief officer.
(2) If the parade is proposed to be conducted for or on behalf
of other than an individual or individuals, the name, address and telephone
number of the organization under whose auspices the parade is intended to
be held and the name, address and photograph of the person or persons representing
such organization and to whom will be entrusted the responsibility for the
good order and conduct of the parade.
(3) The date and hours of the parade, from commencement to
termination.
(4) The precise route to be traveled, designating starting
point and termination point.
(5) The approximate number of the persons who will participate
in such parade, the number and description of vehicles to be used, and if
animals of any kind are to be employed the numbers and types thereof.
(6) An estimate of the portion or width of streets to be
used by the parade force.
(7) The time and place of assembly in preparation for the
parade.
(8) The distance to be maintained between units of the parade.
C. If the sponsorship of the parade is for or on behalf
of any organization, there shall likewise be filed with the Chief of Police
the written authorization of such organization for its sponsorship thereof,
executed by the directing head of the organization.
D. Waiver of time limitation. The Chief of Police, for good
cause shown, is authorized to waive the foregoing limitations for application
for permit as hereby provided.
The Chief of Police, in consideration of applications for parade permits,
shall employ the following standards and criteria before granting any such
application.
A. That the proposed parade will be orderly in character
and not tend to unduly disturb the public peace.
B. That the conduct of the parade will not unduly interrupt
the normal functioning of the city.
C. That the conduct of the parade will not unduly interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular travel.
D. That the concentration of persons, vehicles and animals
at the assembly area and along the route of the parade will not unduly interfere
with proper fire, police and ambulance service.
E. That the parade is so planned and scheduled as to move
from the point of origin to the point of termination expeditiously and without
unnecessary delay en route.
The Chief of Police, in denying an application for a parade permit,
shall be empowered to authorize the conduct of the parade on a date, at a
time or over a route different from that designated by the applicant. An applicant
desiring to accept an alternate permit shall, within three days after notice
of the action of the Chief of Police, file a written notice of acceptance
with the Chief of Police. In default of such acceptance, the application for
the original permit or alternate permit shall be deemed abandoned. Alternate
parade permits shall be issued based upon the same criteria as original permits
under this chapter.
Each parade permit shall contain the following information:
A. The name and address of the permittee.
B. The date, starting time and termination time of the parade.
C. The assembly area, the starting point, the exact route
to be traveled and the termination point.
D. The minimum and maximum speed of the parade force and
the maximum interval of space to be maintained between the units of the parade,
if any.
E. The portions of the streets on the parade route to be
traversed that may be occupied by the parade force.
F. The maximum length of the parade in miles or fraction
thereof.
Any infraction of any of the terms of this chapter which constitute
an offense and any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization found guilty thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed $250 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days for each such
violation and offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each such
violation or offense.