Section
94.01 Definitions
94.02 Permit required
94.03 Exceptions
94.04 Application
94.05 Fees
94.06 Standards for insurance
94.07 Nondiscrimination
94.08 Notice of denial of application
94.09 Alternative permit
94.10 Appeal procedure
94.11 Notice to town and other officials
94.12 Contents of permit
94.13 Duties of permittee
94.14 Prohibitions
94.15 Public conduct during parades or public assemblies
94.16 Revocation of permit
94.99 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Streets and sidewalks, see Ch. 95
Statutory reference:
Powers of local authorities; regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways, see S.C. Code § 56-5-710 (3)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARADE. Any march, procession or motorcade consisting of persons, animals or vehicles, or a combination thereof, upon the streets within the town that interferes with the normal flow or regulation of traffic upon the streets or sidewalks.
PARADE PERMIT or PUBLIC ASSEMBLY PERMIT. A permit as required by this chapter.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Any meeting, demonstra- tion, picket line, rally or gathering of more than 50 persons for a common purpose, as a result of prior planning, that interferes with the normal flow or regulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
SIDEWALK. Any public area or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of pedestrian traffic.
STREET. Any place or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including any berm or shoulder parkway, right-of-way, or median strip thereof, set aside for parking or for purposes of vehicular traffic. For purposes of this chapter, the term street shall include sidewalks.
(Ord. 02005, passed 3-12-02)
No person shall engage in or conduct any parade or public assembly unless a permit is issued by the Town Administrator.
(Ord. 02005, passed 3-12-02) Penalty, see § 94.99
This chapter shall not apply to the following:
(A) Funeral processions;
(B) A governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions; and
(C) Spontaneous events occasioned by news or affairs coming into public knowledge within three days of such public assembly, provided that the organizer thereof gives written notice to the town, at least 24 hours prior to such parade or public assembly.
(Ord. 2005, passed 3-12-02)
(A) A person seeking a parade or public assembly permit shall file and sign an application with the Town Administrator, or his or her designee, on forms provided by the Town Administrator.
(B) An application for a permit shall be filed with the Town Administrator at least 10 and not more than 180 days before the parade or public assembly is proposed to commence. The Town Administrator may waive the 10-day filing period and accept an applica- tion filed within a shorter period if, after due consider-ation of the date, time, place and nature of the parade or public assembly, the anticipated number of partici-pants, and the town services required in connection with the event, the Town Administrator determines that the waiver will not present a hazard to public safety.
(C) The application for a parade or public assembly permit shall set forth the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct such parade or public assembly who shall be deemed to be in charge of the parade or public assembly and responsible for compliance with the provisions of this chapter;
(2) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the headquarters of the organization for which the parade or public assembly is to be conducted, if any, and the authorized and responsible heads of the organization;
(3) The requested date of the parade or public assembly;
(4) The route to be traveled, including the starting point and the termination point;
(5) The approximate number of persons, animals and vehicles, the type of animals, and a description of the vehicles that will constitute such parade or public assembly;
(6) The hours when such parade or public assembly will start and terminate;
(7) A statement as to whether the parade or public assembly will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed;
(8) The location, by street, of any assembly areas for such parade or public assembly;
(9) The time at which units of the parade or public assembly will begin to assemble at any such area;
(10) The intervals of space to be maintained between units of such parade or public assembly;
(11) If the parade or public assembly is designed to be held by, or on behalf of, any person other than the applicant, the applicant for such permit shall file a letter from that person with the Town Administrator, authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his or her behalf;
(12) The type of public assembly, including a description of activities planned during the event;
(13) A description of any recording equip-ment, sound amplification equipment, and a physical description of banners, signs, or other attention-getting devices to be used in connection with the parade or public assembly, and the maximum decibel level of any such sound amplification equipment;
(14) The approximate number of participants (spectators are by definition not participants);
(15) A designation of any public facilities or equipment to be utilized.
(Ord. 2005, passed 3-12-02) Penalty, see § 94.99
(A) A non-refundable fee of $25, to cover administrative costs of processing the permit, shall be paid to the town by the applicant when the application is filed.
(B) If the application is for the use of any town property or if any town services shall be required for the parade or public assembly, the applicant shall pay, prior to the issuance of a permit, the charges for those services, in accordance with a schedule of service costs approved by resolution of the Town Council.
(Ord. 2005, passed 3-12-02)
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