A. Any person desiring to conduct or manage a parade shall not less than forty (40) nor more than one hundred and eighty (180) days before the date on which the parade is proposed to be conducted file a verified application for a permit with the Secretary of the Committee.
1. The application shall contain:
a. The name of the applicant, the sponsoring organization, the parade chairman and the address and telephone numbers of each; the assembly area, disbanding area and the route to be traveled; the assembly time, and the starting time; and
b. So far as reasonably practicable, the disbanding time; the maximum parade length; the total number of bands, sound vehicles or musical units, if any, their type and number of members in each unit; the total number of marching units, if any, their type and the number of members in each unit; the number of animals, if any, and type; the number of floats, if any, their size, type and how powered; the space between the units and their speed.
B. If such parade is to be held by or on behalf of any organization, other than the applicant, the applicant for such permit shall file a statement in writing from such organization, authorizing the applicant to apply for such permit on its behalf.
C. The Committee shall have authority, upon a showing of good cause, to consider any application for a permit to conduct a parade which is filed less than forty (40) days before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subchapter, if the applicant for a parade permit files a declaration signed under penalty of perjury, stating the reasons the proposed parade is topical and time is of the essence and demands, in writing, immediate consideration of the application, the Chief of Police, City Manager and Fire Chief, or their designees, shall form an ad hoc committee to consider the application. Such ad hoc committee shall consider the application no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first full working day after the filing of the declaration and written demand. Such consideration shall be limited by the provisions set forth in § 9.06.140.
('65 Code, § 3-3) (Ord. No. 84-012 § 2; Ord. No. 84-035 § 1; Ord. No. 2006-009 § 22 (part))