The following criteria shall apply to issuance or denial of a parade permit, and the permit shall be issued unless there is a finding that:
(a) The applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application;
(b) The preparation for or the conduct of the parade will unduly impair, obstruct, impair or interfere with the public's use of the street or other public property;
(c) The parade will interfere with another parade for which a permit has been granted;
(d) The proposed route or location of the parade traverses a street or other public right-of-way that was scheduled for maintenance, construction or repair prior to the application for that parade permit and the conduct of the parade would interfere with such maintenance, construction or repair or the maintenance, construction or repair would represent a threat to the health or safety of the participants in the parade;
(e) The proposed area for the set-up or dispersal of a parade could not physically accommodate the number of participants expected to participate in the parade, as reflected in the application completed and submitted pursuant to the requirements of this chapter;
(f) The parade would result in a violation of any Federal, State or local law or regulation;
(g) The parade or assembly is proposed to take place in the roadway portion of any street in a commercial zone between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. or between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless the parade or assembly will occur on a national holiday; or
(h) The parade or assembly, by itself or in combination with other parades or assemblies, will require closure of the roadway portion of any street in a commercial zone for more than three hours in any one day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(Ord. 2004-15. Passed 4-5-04.)