(a) When marches, demonstrations, assemblies or picketing occur within the city rights-of-way upon any street or highway, the permit described in section 316.02 is required.
(b) No city permit shall be required for marches, demonstrations, assemblies or picketing, which do not take place on a street or highway within the city rights-of-way. No city permit shall be required for marches, demonstrations, assemblies or picketing that occur on a tree lawn or sidewalk, even though within the city rights-of-way. Notification of such an event must be given either to the City Manager’s Office or the city police department.
(c) The following guidelines must be followed:
(1) No unlawful activities shall take place during an event.
(2) Activities shall not take place upon private property without the property owner’s consent.
(3) Pedestrians shall be provided safe passage within the area of the event, in including access to any adjacent private property.
(4) Vehicular traffic shall not be blocked from legal ingress or egress to private property.
(5) Participants shall obey all traffic regulations, such as pedestrian walkways, traffic signals, etc.
(6) Police shall be provided notice of the event if notice has not been given to the City Manager’s Office, in order to provide for safety of the participants.
(d) Marches, demonstrations, assemblies or picketing may be ordered disbanded by the City Manager, his/her designate, or if he/she is not present, by a duly authorized police officer, if the event creates an imminent threat to the safety of the participants or other citizens in the immediate area, or if the event is in substantial non-compliance with the conditions in section(c) above.
(e) Failure to disperse when a proper order to do so has been lawfully issued may subject participants to arrest for violation of Failure to Disperse, City Ordinance 509.02.
(f) No actions by City Officials in enforcement of this ordinance shall be undertaken with a purpose to inhibit the exercise of freedom of speech.
(Ord. 2006-45. Passed 4-19-06.)