For purposes of this chapter, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, the following definitions shall apply:
“Assembly” means any meeting, demonstration, picket line, rally, gathering, or group of twenty-five or more persons, animals, or vehicles, or a combination thereof, having a common purpose, design, or goal, upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, park, or other public place, which assembly substantially inhibits the usual flow of pedestrian or vehicular travel or which occupies any public area, other than a parade, as defined in this section.
“Authorized city official” means the official designated by the city to act on the application for a permit to conduct a parade or hold an assembly.
“Parade” means any march, demonstration, procession, motorcade, or promenade consisting of persons, animals, or vehicles, or a combination thereof, having a common purpose, design, destination, or goal; upon any public place, which parade, march, demonstration, procession, motorcade, or promenade does not comply with normal and usual traffic regulations or control.
(Ord. 790 § 2 (part), 1999)