A. Issuance; Conditions: The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a permit as provided hereunder when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he finds that:
1. The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route;
2. The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the Town to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal police protection to the Town; (2014 Code § 10-405)
3. The conduct of such parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of emergency vehicles as to prevent normal emergency service to portions of the Town other than that to be occupied by the proposed line of march and areas contiguous thereto;
4. The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of, or emergency service to, areas contiguous to such assembly areas; (2014 Code § 10-405; amd. 2018 Code)
5. The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of firefighting equipment en route to a fire;
6. The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or to create a disturbance; and
7. The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
B. Denial; Alternate Permit:
1. Without regard to the provision of section 8-3-4 of this chapter, the Town Clerk-Treasurer, from his consideration of available, appropriate and necessary information, shall deny the application for a permit provided by this chapter when, from this information, he has reason to believe that any contemplated advocacy at the proposed event will be directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and will likely incite or produce such action.
2. The Town Clerk-Treasurer, in denying an application for a parade permit, may authorize the conduct of the parade on a date, at a time or over a route different from that named by the applicant. An applicant desiring to accept an alternate permit shall so indicate within five (5) days after notice of the action of the Town Clerk-Treasurer. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements of, and shall have the effect of, a parade permit under this chapter. (2014 Code § 10-405)