(a) In this section LEGAL HOLIDAY means New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
(b) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) uses a portion of Stone Place, Four-Way Place or the Bullington Street Mall for the purpose of a demonstration, entertainment, or speech between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday and legal holidays, without first obtaining a permit from the chief of police;
(2) uses an area outside of, but within 100 feet of, an entrance to Stone Place, Four-Way Place or the Bullington Street Mall for the purpose of a demonstration, entertainment, or speech, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday and legal holidays; or
(3) while using Stone Place, Four-Way Place, or the Bullington Street Mall, for the purpose of a demonstration, entertainment, or speech creates a sound pressure level equal to or in excess of the following decibel limits specified in the designated octave bands:
Octave Band | 37 | 75 | 150 | 300 | 600 | 1200 | 2400 | 4800 | A |
(cps) | 75 | 150 | 300 | 600 | 1200 | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | Scale |
Decibel Band Limit (db re 0.0002 Micro-bar) | 80 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 56 |
NOTE: A Scale levels are provided for monitoring purposes only. Noise measurements are made in the same manner as provided in the Environmental Performance Standards of the Dallas Development Code. | |||||||||
(c) The chief of police is authorized to issue permits for demonstrations, entertainment, or speeches in Stone Place, Four-Way Place, or the Bullington Street Mall when application is made in writing. The permit will state the date and time of use and the purpose and manner of use, and a permittee shall act in accordance with the provisions of the permit.
(d) The chief of police shall limit permits issued to the following periods:
Period A - from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Period B - from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Period C - from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Period D - from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Period E - from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The chief of police shall issue a permit for only one time period per day to each person or organization applying and shall issue the permit for a particular time and designated location, i.e. Stone Place, Four-Way Place, or the Bullington Street Mall, to the first applicant making proper application for that time and location. No permit may be issued for the period of time between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
(e) The chief of police shall issue only one permit for each location during a single time period.
(f) If a permittee commits an offense under this section or violates a provision of the permit, the chief of police shall revoke the permit. If the chief of police denies or revokes a permit, the appeal procedure described in Section 28-192 of this code applies.
(g) A permit issued pursuant to this section does not authorize a person to obstruct or cause obstruction of a sidewalk, entrance, or exit to which the public has access nor does it authorize the violation of other provisions of this code. (Ord. Nos. 14971; 15472; 19455)