(A) A written application shall be made to the Chief of Police by any person desiring to have a parade, setting forth the object, time, place and route of the parade, or the object, time and place of the meeting.
(B) The Chief of Police shall have authority to designate the route of the parade and the portion of the streets or other public places to be used in such a way as to avoid as much as possible the obstruction or impediment of public travel or public business. The Chief of Police may refuse to issue a permit for a parade or meeting unless application therefor is filed with him or her at least 24 hours before the time thereof.
(C) In the absence of the Chief of Police, the ranking officer of the Police Department present shall act in his or her name and stead.
(Prior Code, § 12-3)