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For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARADE. Any parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant or procession of any kind, or any similar display in or on any street, sidewalk, park or other public place in the city.
PARADE PERMIT. A permit required by this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 71.40)
(A) No person or persons shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start any parade unless a parade permit has been obtained from the Chief of Police or other authorized city official.
(B) This subchapter shall not apply to:
(1) Funeral processions; or
(2) A governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions.
(Prior Code, § 71.41) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application with the Chief of Police or other authorized city official on forms provided by such officer.
(B) The application for a parade permit shall be filed not less than five days, or not more than 60 days, before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
(C) 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 the parade;
(2) If the parade is proposed 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 the organization;
(3) The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade chairperson and who will be responsible for its conduct;
(4) The date when the parade is to be conducted;
(5) The route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;
(6) The approximate number of persons, animals and vehicles which will constitute the parade, the type of animals, if any, and the description of the vehicles;
(7) The hours when the parade will start and terminate;
(8) A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the streets, sidewalk, park or other public place proposed to be traversed;
(9) The location by street of any assembly area for the parade;
(10) The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble at any such assembly area or areas;
(11) The interval of space to be maintained between units of the parade;
(12) If the parade is designed to be held by, and on behalf of or for, any person other than the applicant, the applicant for the permit shall file a communication in writing from the person authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his or her behalf; and
(13) Any additional information reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should issue.
(D) There shall be paid at the time of filing an application for a parade permit a fee in an amount as established by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 71.42) Penalty, see § 71.99
The Chief of Police or other authorized city official shall issue a permit when, from a consideration of the application and from other information obtained, he or she finds that:
(A) The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route;
(B) The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the city to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal police protection to the city;
(C) The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of ambulances as to prevent normal ambulance service to portions of the city other than that to be occupied by the proposed line of march and areas contiguous thereto;
(D) The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to the assembly areas;
(E) The conduct of the parade will not interfere with the movement of firefighting equipment en route to a fire; and
(F) The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
(Prior Code, § 71.43) Penalty, see § 71.99
The Chief of Police or other authorized city official shall act on the application for a parade permit within three days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, after filing thereof. If he or she disapproves the application, he or she shall mail to the applicant within the three days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, after the date on which the application was filed, a notice of his or her action stating the reasons for his or her denial of the permit.
(Prior Code, § 71.44)
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a parade permit to the City Council. The appeal shall be taken within 30 days after notice of denial. The City Council shall act on the appeal within 30 days after its receipt.
(Prior Code, § 71.45)
The Chief of Police or other authorized city official, 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 than that named by the applicant. An applicant desiring to accept an alternate permit shall file a written notice of his or her acceptance. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements of, and shall have the effect of, a parade permit under this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 71.46)
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