The following prohibitions shall apply to all parades and public assemblies.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to stage, present, or conduct any public assembly, parade, neighborhood association parade or block party without first having obtained a permit as herein provided.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a public assembly, parade, neighborhood association parade or block party for which the person knows a permit has not been granted.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of, or responsible for the conduct of, a duly licensed public assembly, parade, neighborhood association parade or block party to knowingly fail to comply with any condition of the permit.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any public assembly, parade, neighborhood association parade or block party activity that would constitute a substantial hazard to the public safety or that would materially interfere with or endanger the public peace or rights of residents to the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their property.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person participating in any public assembly, parade, neighborhood association parade or block party to carry or possess any length of metal, lumber, wood or similar material for purposes of displaying a sign, poster, plaque or notice, unless such an object is one-fourth inch or less in thickness and two inches or less in width, or if not generally rectangular in shape, such object shall not exceed three-fourths inch in its thickest dimension.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any sign, poster, plaque or notice, whether or not mounted on a length of material as specified in (E) above, unless such sign, poster, plaque or notice is constructed or made of a cloth, paper or cardboard material.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person participating in a public assembly, parade, neighborhood association parade or block party to utilize sound amplification equipment at decibel levels that exceed those limits imposed by Chapter 96 of this code.
(H) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive, or cause to be ridden or driven, any animal or any animal-drawn vehicle upon any public street, unless specifically authorized by the permit.
(Ord. G-32-96, passed 12-3-96)