(a) No person, group of persons or organization shall conduct or participate in any parade, assemblage, or other special event, other than a funeral procession, upon any street, highway, or other public property, or block off any street, highway, or other public property, without first obtaining a permit from the Police Chief.
For the purposes of this chapter, “parade or assemblage” means a group of ten or more persons on foot, or three or more vehicles or equestrians standing or moving upon any public highway, street, or alley or any other public ground under common control or direction of the Village. This definition shall not include any governmental officers or employees acting in their capacity as such, or persons under their direction, any funeral procession, or any person while engaging in his lawful employment or trade.
(b) Applications for such permits shall be made on such forms as may be prescribed by the Police Chief and shall contain such information as is reasonably necessary for a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued including the name, address, and telephone number of the individual person designated by applicant for notice purposes, a statement of the area sought to be included in the permit, and the length of time for which the permit is sought, not to exceed three days. Applications must be submitted with a non-refundable administration fee to be paid to the Village of Carey, Ohio in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(c) Applications shall be filed not less than ten days before the time intended for such parade, procession or assemblage. Applications will be accepted no earlier than the first regular business day after January 1st for parades, processions or assemblages proposed for that calendar year.
(d) Within three business days of receiving a properly filed application, the Police Chief shall communicate to the individual person designated in the application whether the application has been approved or denied and the grounds for such denial.
(e) An application may be denied or a permit cancelled if:
(1) The time, place, size or conduct of the parade including the assembly areas and route of march would unreasonably interfere with the public convenience and safe use of the streets and highways.
(2) The parade would require the diversion of so great a number of police officers to properly police the line of movement, assembly area and areas contiguous thereto so as to deny normal police protection to the Village.
(3) The parade route of march or assembly areas would unreasonably interfere with the movement of police vehicles, fire-fighting equipment or ambulance service to other areas of the Village.
(4) The parade would unreasonably interfere with another parade, assemblage, or special event for which a permit has already been applied for or issued.
(5) The information contained in the application is found to be false, misleading or incomplete in any material detail.
(6) An emergency such as a fire or storm would prevent the proper conduct of the parade, assemblage, or special event.
(7) The applicant has previously violated the provisions of a similar permit, or any similar municipal ordinances, state laws, or laws of the United States in connection with a previous parade, assemblage, or special event in or upon the public highways, streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public grounds in the Village or elsewhere.
The permit or any order accompanying it may limit or prescribe reasonable conditions, including the hours, the place of assembly and of dispersal, the route of march or travel and the streets, highways or portions thereof which may be used or occupied.
The permit may be revoked at any time by the Chief of Police for reasons set forth herein. Notice of denial or revocation shall be sent or caused to be sent by the Chief of Police to the individual person designated in the application via certified mail.
(f) If the Chief of Police denies the application or revokes a permit, the applicant may file an appeal with Village Council. The appeal must be filed within seven (7) days of the date upon which the denial or revocation was mailed to the individual person designated in the application. The appeals shall be filed in writing with the Fiscal Officer and shall set forth, in detail, grounds for appeal. The Village Council shall hear the appeal at the next regular meeting held at least five working days after the filing of the appeal. The decision of Village Council may be appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Wyandot County pursuant to Chapter 119 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(g) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2006-10. Passed 6-19-06.)