It shall be unlawful for any person to sponsor, organize, direct, lead, or participate in any parade or demonstration upon any street or sidewalk or upon or in any public place within the city unless a city permit has been granted to hold such parade or demonstration; provided, that this chapter shall not apply to parades, processions, or convoys of any component of the armed forces of the United States or the state, to any governmental organization, or to any funeral procession.
(A) A person commits an offense if he or she engages in, participates in, aids, or commences a pedestrian parade or vehicular parade, or a combination of both, upon the streets of the city without making written application for and receiving a parade permit from the Chief of Police.
(B) (1) Application for a parade permit for a parade of more than 25 persons or more than three motor vehicles shall be made not less than five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the date and time of the commencement of the parade.
(2) Application for a parade permit for a parade of 25 persons or less and/or three motor vehicles or less shall be made not less than 48 hours prior to the time of the commencement of the parade.
(C) No parade permit shall be required under this subchapter for the following:
(1) The armed forced of the United States, the military forces of the state, and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments acting within the scope of their duties;
(2) A funeral procession proceeding by vehicle under the most reasonable route from a funeral home, church, or residence of a deceased to the place of service or place or interment;
(3) A peaceful demonstration at a fixed location which is not a street; or
(4) A sidewalk procession which observes and complies with traffic regulations and traffic control devices, using the portion of a sidewalk nearest the street, but at no time using more than one-half of the sidewalk.
(Prior Code, § 8-3) Penalty, see § 10.99