(A) Standards. The Chief of Police shall issue a permit for the proposed parade unless he or she finds that:
(1) The parades, picket lines or group demonstrations are to commence before 6:00 a.m. or terminate after 5:00 p.m.;
(2) The parades or group demonstrations are to be held at the same time and place as those designated in a permit issued pursuant to a written application previously received by the Chief of Police or his or her designee;
(3) The conduct of the parade will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route;
(4) The conduct of the parade will require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the town to police properly the line of movement of the parade and of contiguous areas so that adequate police protection cannot be provided the remainder of the town;
(5) The conduct of the parade will require the diversion of so great a number of ambulances so that adequate ambulance service to portions of the town not occupied by the parade and contiguous areas will be prevented;
(6) The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade will substantially interfere with adequate fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to the assembly areas;
(7) The conduct of the parade is reasonably likely to result in violence to persons or property causing serious harm to the public;
(8) The parade is to be held for the primary purposes of advertising a product, good or event and is designed to be held primarily for private profit; or
(9) The conduct of the parade will interfere with the movement of firefighting equipment to an extent that adequate fire protection cannot be provided to the town.
(B) Issuance. The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall issue permits as required in the preceding section and in the issuance thereof the Chief of Police shall:
(1) Require a written application for permit to be filed not less than 24 hours in advance of the parade, picket line or group demonstration; the application shall specify the time and place for the commencement of any picket line and the time, place, route and duration of any parade or group demonstration;
(2) Require that the application for a permit specify whether or not minors below the age of 18 will be permitted to participate; and
(3) Require that the application for a permit shall specify and the permit shall designate the person or persons in charge of the activity. The person shall be required to accompany the parade, picket line or group demonstration and shall carry the permit with him or her at that time. The permit shall not be valid in the possession of any other person.
(C) Additional regulations applicable to picketing. Picket lines and picketing shall be subject to the following additional regulations:
(1) Picketing may be conducted only on the sidewalks reserved for pedestrian movement and may not be conducted on the portion of a street used primarily for vehicular traffic;
(2) Not more than ten pickets promoting the same objective shall be permitted to use either of the two sidewalks within a single block at any one time;
(3) Pickets may carry written or printed placards or signs not exceeding two feet in width and two feet in length promoting the objective for which the picketing is done, provided that the words used are not derogatory or defamatory in nature; and
(4) Pickets must march in single file and not abreast and must not march closer together than 15 feet, except in passing one another.
(Prior Code, § 74.22) Penalty, see § 10.99