[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Woodsburgh 3-20-1989
as L.L. No. 7-1989 as L.L. No. 7-1989. Section
101-9 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art
I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Mayor of the Village of Woodsburgh.
Any parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant, procession
and demonstration of any kind or any similar display in or upon any street,
park or other public place in the village conducted by more than 15 persons.
A permit as required by this chapter.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, company, corporation
or organization or entity of any kind.
The Village of Woodsburgh.
A.
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form
or start any parade unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the
Mayor.
B.
Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to:
(1)
Funeral processions.
(2)
Wedding processions.
(3)
Students going to or from school or classes or participating
in educational activities, provided that such conduct is under the immediate
supervision and direction of school authorities. This exception shall not
apply to parades organized by a school or any body thereof more than 24 hours
prior to their occurrence.
(4)
A governmental agency acting within the scope of its
functions.
A.
A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file
an application with the Village Clerk and pay any required fees therefor.
B.
An application for a parade permit shall be filed not
less than 10 days nor more than one year before the date on which it is proposed
to conduct the parade.
C.
Contents. An application for a parade permit shall set
forth the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the person
or persons seeking to conduct such parade.
(2)
If the parade is 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.
(3)
The name, address and telephone number of the person(s)
who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct.
(4)
The date(s) when the parade is proposed to be conducted.
(5)
The route to be traveled, the starting point and the
termination point of the parade.
(6)
The approximate number of persons who and animals and
vehicles which will constitute such parade, the type of animals, if any, and
a description of the vehicles.
(7)
The hours when such parade will start and terminate.
(8)
A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all
or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed.
(9)
The location by streets of any assembly areas for such
parade.
(10)
The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble
at any such assembly area or areas.
(11)
If the parade is designed or intended to be held by or
on behalf of or for any person other than the applicant, the written consent
of any such person or a statement why such written consent should not be required.
(12)
Any additional information which the Mayor may require
for a fair determination of whether a permit should issue.
D.
Late applications. Where good cause is shown, the Mayor
may consider an application for a permit which is filed less than 10 days
prior to the date on which a parade is proposed to be conducted.
The Mayor shall issue a permit as provided for in this chapter, subject
to the imposition of reasonable conditions, when, from a consideration of
the application and any other information as may otherwise be obtained, the
Mayor finds that:
A.
The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of traffic, including emergency vehicles, contiguous
to its route.
B.
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion
of so great a number of law enforcement or other safety or emergency personnel
to properly safeguard the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto
as to prevent normal protection to the village.
C.
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin
to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays
en route.
D.
The parade is not designed to be held primarily for private
profit.
The Mayor shall act upon the application for a permit within five days
after the filing thereof and the payment of all required fees. Written notice
of the determination shall be given to the applicant within three days after
the determination.
Any person aggrieved by the determination of the Mayor with respect
to a parade permit application shall have the right to appeal to the Board
of Trustees of the village. The appeal shall be taken, in writing, within
15 days after the determination by the Mayor. The Board of Trustees shall
act upon said appeal at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees held at
least five days after the filing of the appeal.
The Mayor may revoke a parade permit upon a violation of the standards
for issuance or the conditions of such permit or in the event of a material
false statement in the application for the permit.
