[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Shorewood
as Ch. 13, Art. 11 and § 13-1703 of the 1986 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Chief of Police of the Village of Shorewood.
Any number of people engaged in a march, ceremony, show, exhibition,
pageant, demonstration, or procession of any kind, or any similar display
in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, park, parkway, or any other public
way or public place in the Village.
A permit as required by this chapter.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
The Village of Shorewood.
A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application
with the Village Clerk on forms provided by such officer.
A.
Filing. An application for a parade permit shall be filed
with the Village Clerk not less than 15 days before the date on which it is
proposed to conduct the parade.
B.
Contents. The application for a parade permit shall set
forth the following information:
(1)
The name, address, and telephone number of the person
seeking to conduct such parade;
(2)
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;
(3)
The name, address, and telephone number of the person
who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct;
(4)
The date when the parade is to be conducted;
(5)
The route to be traveled, the starting point, and the
termination point;
(6)
The approximate number of persons who, and animals and
vehicles which, will constitute such parade, the type of animals and the 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)
The interval of space to be maintained between units
of such parade;
(12)
If the parade is designed to be held by or in behalf
of or for any person other than the applicant, the applicant for such permit
shall file with the Village Clerk a communication in writing from the person
proposing to hold the parade authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit
on his behalf; and
(13)
Any additional information which the Village Clerk shall
find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should
be issued.
C.
Late applications. The Village Clerk, where good cause
is shown therefor, shall have the authority to consider any application hereunder
which is filed less than 15 days before the date such parade is proposed to
be conducted.
D.
Fee. There shall be a fee charged for a parade permit.
(See Village Fee Schedule.)
The Village Clerk, upon written approval of the Village Manager and
Chief of Police, 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, he finds 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 Village to properly police
the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent adequate
police protection to the Village;
C.
The conduct of such parade will not prevent or interfere
with the operation of any public service within the Village which it may be
necessary to provide during the period the parade is in progress;
D.
The concentration of persons and vehicles at assembly
points of the parade will not unduly interfere with proper police and fire
service or ambulance service to areas contiguous to such assembly points;
E.
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;
F.
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin
to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays
en route; and
G.
The parade is not to be held for the sole purpose of
advertising any product or goods and is not designed to be held purely for
private profit.
The Village Clerk shall act upon the application for a parade permit
within three days after the filing thereof. If the application is not approved,
the Village Clerk shall mail to the applicant, within five days after the
date upon which the application was filed, a notice of the action, stating
the reasons for the denial of the permit.
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a
parade permit to the Village Board. The appeal shall be taken within 10 days
after notice. The Village Board shall act upon the appeal at its next meeting
after the receipt of same or within a reasonable time thereafter.
The Village Clerk, in denying an application for a parade permit, with
the written approval of the Village Manager and Chief of Police, shall be
empowered to authorize the conduct of the parade on a date, at a time, or
over a route different from that named by the applicant. An applicant desiring
to accept an alternative permit shall, within five days after notice of the
action of the Village Clerk, file a written notice of acceptance with the
Village Clerk. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements
of and shall have the effect of a parade permit under this chapter.
Each parade permit shall state the following information:
A.
Starting time;
B.
Speed of travel;
C.
Maximum interval of space to be maintained between units
of parade;
D.
The portions of the streets to be traversed that may
be occupied by the parade;
E.
The maximum length of the parade; and
F.
Such other information as the Village Clerk shall find
necessary to the enforcement of this chapter.
A permittee hereunder shall comply with all permit directions and conditions
and with all applicable laws and ordinances. The parade chairman or other
person heading or leading such activity shall carry the parade permit upon
his person during the conduct of the parade.
A.
Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct
or impede, or interfere with any parade or parade assembly, or with any person
or vehicle participating or used in a parade.
B.
Driving through parades. 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.
C.
Parking on parade route. The Chief of Police shall have
the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking
of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting a part of the route
of a parade. Signs shall be posted to such 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 Village Clerk, with written approval of the Village Manager and
the Chief of Police, shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit issued
hereunder upon application of the standards of issuance as herein set forth.
