§ 9-228 CONDUCT DURING THE PARADE OR SPECIAL EVENT.
   (A)   Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct, impede or interfere with any parade or parade assembly or special event or with any person, vehicle, or animal participating or used in the parade or special event.
   (B)   Driving through. No driver of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles or persons constituting a parade or special event when such vehicles or persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade or special event.
   (C)   Parking on parade route or in special event area. The City Manager shall have the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a street or highway or part thereof constituting a part of the route of a parade or special event. The City Manager shall cause signs to be posted to this effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle in violation thereof.
   (D)   Dangerous weapons. No dangerous weapons of any kind may be possessed, exposed or concealed by any participant in the parade or special event, any person affiliated with and present at the parade or special event, or any person upon any street, sidewalk or other public place within 500 feet of the parade or special event.
   (E)   This section shall not apply to the following persons while acting lawfully and within the scope of their duties and authority:
      (1)   Law enforcement officers;
      (2)   Officers and soldiers of the armed forces, militia, and National Guard;
      (3)   Students of military science in an accredited program;
      (4)   Park rangers and animal control officers.
      (5)   Any person carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to a lawfully valid concealed handgun permit.
      (6)   Any person engaged in an war reenactment that has been approved by the City Manager under § 9-217.
   (F)   The applicant shall file with the City Manager a waiver signed by the applicant releasing and saving the city and its employees harmless for any claims, actions, and lawsuits, arising out of the conduct of the parade or special event, excepting injuries or damages proximately caused by the city.
(1989 Code, § 9-219) (Ord. passed 12-8-87; Am. Ord. passed 2-15-11) Penalty, see §§ 9-2, 9-18