[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the City of College Park 10-1-1991 by Ord. No. 91-O-18. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any procession consisting of people, animals or vehicles
or combination thereof upon any public roadway, sidewalk or alley
that will affect the ordinary use of such public street, sidewalk
or alley.
A person or organization seeking issuance of
a parade permit shall file an application with the Public Services
Department as follows:
A.
Filing period. An application for a parade permit
shall be filed with the Public Services Department not less than 15
days nor more than 60 days before the date on which the proposed parade
is to take place. Upon good cause shown, the Public Services Department
shall have the authority to consider any application which is filed
less than 15 days before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted.
B.
Fee. There shall be paid at the time of filing the
application for a parade permit a fee of $1.
C.
Insurance. The applicant is required to obtain and
present evidence prior to the event of an approved surety indemnity
bond or approved comprehensive liability insurance policy naming the
City of College Park as an additional insured. The insurance requirement
is a minimum of $500,000 personal injury and $100,000 property damage
from all claims arising from the permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
The City shall not be deemed to have assessed the risks that may be
applicable to the event. The permittee shall be responsible for assessing
the risks of the event and obtaining additional insurance coverage
if appropriate and prudent.
D.
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 or, if the proposed 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.
(2)
The name, address and telephone number of the person
who will serve as Chairperson of the proposed parade and who will
be responsible for its conduct.
(3)
The date when the proposed parade will be conducted.
(4)
The route to be traveled, the starting point and the
termination point.
(5)
The approximate number of persons, animals and vehicles
which will constitute such parade, the type of animals and a description
of the vehicles.
(6)
The hours when such parade will start and terminate.
(7)
The location of assembly areas for such parade.
(8)
The time at which units of the parade will begin to
assemble at any such assembly area or areas.
(9)
The interval of space to be maintained between units
of such parade.
(10)
If the parade is designed to be held by and on behalf
of or for any person other than the applicant, the applicant for such
permit shall file with the Public Services Department a communication,
in writing, from the person proposing to hold the parade, authorizing
the applicant to apply for the permit on his/her behalf.
(11)
Any additional information which the Public Services
Department shall find reasonably necessary for a fair determination
as to whether a permit should be issued.
The Public Services Department shall issue a
permit if it finds the following:
A.
The parade will not substantially interrupt the safe
and orderly movement of other traffic.
B.
The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles
will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of
or ambulance service to the City.
C.
The application does not contain false information
or incomplete information of a substantive nature.
D.
The applicant has satisfied all the terms and conditions
of the permit, including proof of insurance.
The Public Services Department shall act upon
the application for a parade permit within five working days after
the filing thereof. Within seven working days of the date on which
the application was filed, the Public Services Department shall mail
to the applicant a notice of the Department's action. If the permit
is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be stated in the notice.
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to
appeal the denial of a parade permit to the Mayor and City Council.
The Public Services Department, 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 named by the applicant. An applicant desiring to accept
an alternate permit shall, within five days after notice of the action
of the Public Services Department, file a written notice; of acceptance
with the Public Services Department. 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.
The starting time.
B.
The minimum speed.
C.
The maximum speed.
D.
The maximum interval of space to be maintained between
the units of the parade.
E.
The portions of the streets to be traversed that may
be occupied by the parade.
F.
The maximum length of the parade, in miles or fractions
thereof.
G.
The assembly area and time.
H.
The disbanding area and time.
I.
The number of persons required to monitor the parade.
J.
Specifications regarding the amplification of sound.
K.
Such other information as the Public Services Department
shall find necessary to the enforcement of this chapter.
A.
A permittee hereunder shall comply with all permit
directions and conditions and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
B.
A permittee shall endeavor to advise all participants
in the parade or motorcade, either orally or by written notice, of
the terms and conditions of the permit, prior to the commencement
of such parade or motorcade.
C.
Possession of permit. The parade chairperson or other
person heading or leading such parade shall carry the parade permit
upon his/her person during the parade.
D.
Sanitation. A parade permit shall be issued only after
adequate waste disposal arrangements have been made.
A.
Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper,
obstruct, impede or interfere with any parade or parade assembly or
with any person, vehicle or animal participating or used in a parade.
B.
Driving through parades. No driver of any bus or other
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 Public Services Department
shall have the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or
restrict the parking of vehicles along a public roadway or part thereof
constituting part of the route of a parade. The Public Services Department
shall post signs 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.
All permits issued pursuant to this chapter
shall be temporary and do not vest any permanent rights in the permittee.
Reasons for revocation of a parade permit include but are not limited
to disaster, public calamity, riot or other emergency. Revocation
of a parade permit may be appealed by the same process as an appeal
which results from denial of a permit.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding
$100 or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 60 days, or be both
so fined and imprisoned.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this chapter is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
hereof.
