No person shall conduct or cause any parade on any street except as provided herein:
1. Definition. “Parade” means any march or procession of persons or vehicles organized for marching or moving on the streets 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 Mayor or Chief of Police. Such permit shall state the time and date for the parade to be held and the streets or general route therefor. 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. No fee shall be required for such permit.
3. Sponsor Signature. The application for a permit shall be signed by the president, secretary, or some person having authority connected with the association, company, society, order, or exhibition sponsoring the parade.
4. Approval. If the Mayor or Chief of Police, upon presentation of an application for a permit for a street parade, is satisfied that the march or parade will not interfere with the safety of travel or good order of the City, he or she shall issue a permit without charge. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a permit for funeral processions.
5. Conditions. The Mayor or Chief of Police is empowered to prescribe the conditions governing any parade, procession or march, including the designation of the routes to be followed, held or proposed to be held on any public street. Should the public interest so require, he or she may for limited periods of time prohibit or restrict parking on any street where unrestricted or restricted parking is permitted under the provisions of this Code. Signs shall be placed, police officers stationed, or other steps taken to inform the public of special regulations.
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.