(a) No person, group of persons or organization shall conduct or participate in any parade, assemblage or procession other than a funeral procession upon any street or highway, or block off any street or highway area, without first obtaining a permit from the Chief of Police.
(b) Application for such permits shall be made on such forms as may be prescribed and shall contain such information as is reasonably necessary to render a fair determination of whether a permit shall be issued. Applications shall be filed not less than five days excluding weekends before the time intended for such parade, procession or assemblage.
(c) The permit may be refused or cancelled if:
(1) The time, place, size or conduct of the parade, including the assembly areas and route of assemblage or processions would unreasonably interfere with the public convenience and safe use of the streets and highways.
(2) The parade would require the diversion of so great a number of police officers to properly police the line of movement, assembly area or areas contiguous thereto as to deny normal police protection to the Municipality.
(3) The parade route of assemblage or procession assembly areas would unreasonably interfere with the movement of police vehicles, firefighting equipment or ambulance service to other areas of the Municipality.
(4) The parade would unreasonably interfere with another parade for which a permit has been issued.
(5) The information contained in the application is found to be false, misleading or incomplete in any material detail.
(6) An emergency such as a fire or storm would prevent the proper conduct of the parade.
(d) The permit or any order accompanying it may limit or prescribe reasonable conditions, including the hours, the place of assembly and of dispersal, the route of march, or travel and the streets, highways, or portions thereof which may be used or occupied.
(Ord. 2013-01. Passed 2-5-13.)