No person shall conduct or cause any parade on any street except as provided herein:
1. “Parade” Defined. “Parade” means any march or procession of 15 or more persons, with or without vehicles, organized for marching or moving on the streets, sidewalks, or other public ways in an organized fashion or manner, or any march or procession of persons or vehicles represented or advertised to the public as a parade.
2. Permit Required. No parade shall be conducted without first obtaining a written permit from the Council. The permit application must be made in writing not less than 21 days in advance of the parade and shall state:
A. The date and time of the parade;
B. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
C. The route of the parade; and
D. The approximate number of persons and vehicles in the parade.
3. Issuance. The City shall issue the applicant a permit unless:
A. The Police Chief determines that the time, route, or size of the parade will disrupt the use of any street or sidewalk that is ordinarily subject to significant congestion or traffic;
B. Another parade permit has already been issued for that day; or
C. The proposed parade violates any other governing law or ordinance.
4. Such written permit granted to the person organizing or sponsoring the parade shall be permission for all participants therein to parade when such participants have been invited by the permittee to participate therein.
5. Hours; Fee. No permit shall be granted for a parade through a residential district, except during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. No fee shall be charged for the parade permit.
6. Parade Not a Street Obstruction. Any parade for which a permit has been issued as herein required, and the persons lawfully participating therein, shall not be deemed an obstruction of the streets notwithstanding the provisions of any other ordinance to the contrary.
7. Control by Police and Firefighters. Persons participating in any parade shall at all times be subject to the lawful orders and directions in the performance of their duties of law enforcement personnel and members of the Fire Department.