(a) Definitions.
(1) The term "parade" as used in this section means any march, procession or assembly consisting of persons, animals or vehicles, or combination thereof, upon any street, sidewalk or alley which does not comply with normal and usual traffic regulations or controls.
(2) The term "special event" as used in this section means any celebration, festival, fair, carnival or similar local special event which is held wholly or partially within a street, the participants in which do not comply with the normal or usual traffic regulations or controls.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall conduct or manage a parade or special event without a written permit from the Road Commissioner or the Board of Supervisors.
(c) Issuance of Permit.
(1) The Road Commissioner may issue permits in accordance with this section.
(2) Upon appeal from a decision of the Road Commissioner the Board of Supervisors may issue a permit in accordance with this section.
(3) Any such permit may be issued subject to such reasonable conditions as the Road Commissioner or the Board of Supervisors may prescribe.
(4) The Road Commissioner shall not, without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, issue a permit for a parade or a special event which requires the temporary closing of a portion of a street for more than 24 hours.
(5) Security Deposit - Prior to issuance of a permit, a security deposit may be required of the applicant or sponsoring organization, to assure the return of County barricades and signs, which must be used for traffic control around the parade or special event. If the applicant has properly placed, removed, and returned the barricades and signs in the same condition as received and no corrective action by County crews was necessary, the deposit will be refunded in full.
(6) Insurance - Liability insurance covering the parade or special event participants and the County of San Diego will be required for all events. The coverage amount to be determined by the Road Commissioner.
(d) Special Event for Public. No permit for a special event shall be issued unless the Road Commissioner or the Board of Supervisors determines that the special event is primarily for the benefit of the community and that the use of the street for such purpose is in the public interest.
(e) Prohibited Parades and Special Events.
(1) No permit shall be issued authorizing the conduct of a parade or special event which the Road Commissioner or Board of Supervisors determines:
a. Is to be held for the sole purpose of advertising any product, goods, wares, merchandise or event and is designed to be held purely for private profit;
b. Is likely to cause injury to persons or property;
c. Will unduly interfere with the movement of traffic along or across its route or the movement of fire fighting equipment or ambulances to a fire or emergency; or
d. Will require unreasonable extraordinary police service.
(f) Application for Permit.
(1) Any person desiring to conduct or manage a parade or special event shall, not less than thirty (30) nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct such parade or special event, file with the Road Commissioner an application for a permit for such parade or special event; provided, the Road Commissioner may accept and act on any application filed less than thirty (30) days before such parade or event. The application shall be in such a form and contain such information as the Road Commissioner may require.
(g) Appeal to Board of Supervisors. In the event the Road Commissioner denies a permit or imposes conditions considered unreasonable by the applicant, the applicant may appeal to the Board of Supervisors who may then consider the application and issue or deny the permit.
(h) Interference with Parades of Special Events. No person shall without the consent of the permittee, join or participate in a parade or special event nor in any manner interfere with its progress or orderly conduct.
(i) Exceptions. This section does not apply to:
(1) Funeral processions by a licensed mortuary.
(2) Any governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions.
(3) Picketing on the sidewalks only.
(4) Film making activities that:
a. are conducted under the auspices of the San Diego Motion Picture and Television Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, and;
b. have the California Highway Patrol conducting traffic control in conjunction with the filming; and;
c. have a Certificate of Insurance indemnifying the County of San Diego as an additional insured. The coverage amount to be determined by the Road Commissioner.
(Added by Ord. No. 2869 (N.S.), effective 10-7-65; amended by Ord. No. 2899 (N.S.), effective 12-30-65; amended by Ord. No. 7505 (N.S.), effective 8-4-88, operative 8-5-88)