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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to inaugurate, promote or participate in any parade over the streets of the town except as herein provided. Parades may be held in conformity with the following requirements:
(1) Parades may consist of not more than 75 motor vehicles but there shall be no restrictions on the number of bands or pedestrians participating therein;
(2) No parades or parts thereof may be on the streets of the town between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. the following day;
(3) No more than one parade may be conducted during any one calendar day;
(4) Parade routes must be approved by the Chief of Police; and
(5) No person riding in a parade shall distribute therefrom any candy, cigarettes, prizes or favors of any kind.
(B) Parades may not be conducted until a permit has been secured from the Chief of Police. The application for permit must be made at least five days before the date on which the parade is to be held. The Chief of Police shall issue a permit if it appears that the parade will be held in conformity herewith, but he or she may stop and disperse a parade conducted in violation of this subchapter even though a permit has been issued by him or her.
(1985 Code, § 98.02) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Authority of municipality to regulate vehicles in parade, see G.S. § 20-169
PICKETING
(A) Peaceful picketing may be conducted only on the sidewalks reserved for pedestrian movement and not in the portion of the streets reserved for vehicular use, and only for lawful purposes.
(B) Peaceful pickets for lawful purposes may carry printed placards on non-metallic or non-wood bases not more than two feet in length or width. However, the words used may not be defamatory, derogatory, inflammatory in nature, or of a nature as would tend to produce violence.
(C) Not more than ten pickets promoting the same objective shall be permitted on the sidewalk of any one block between two successive intersections.
(D) Pickets must march in single file and not abreast, and may not walk within 15 feet of each other except in passing. When pickets promoting different objectives desire to use the same block for picketing and the picketing would result in more than ten pickets in the space of one block, the Chief of Police shall allot time to each group of pickets for the use of the sidewalk on the block on an equitable basis.
(E) It shall be unlawful for pickets to interfere with the free progress of pedestrians and vehicular traffic, and persons engaged in picketing shall maintain forward movement at all times during picketing.
(F) Picketing done contrary to the provisions of this section shall be unlawful, and effective July 1, 2012, violations of § 98.10 shall subject the offending person, firm or corporation to civil penalties of not more than $50. Each day that any of the provisions of this § 98.10 are violated shall constitute a separate offense. Pursuant to G.S. § 160A-175, all criminal penalties for these violations as set out in G.S. § 14-4 are hereby removed. Civil penalties may be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of the debt.
(1985 Code, § 98.10) (Ord. 2013-02, passed 7-18-2012)
EVENTS
(A) No person shall give or hold a public or private event, function or dance where alcoholic beverages are being served (except at a legally operated private club or a private residence) unless that person shall first obtain a permit issued by the Chief of Police or his or her designee. The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall issue a permit after first determining:
(1) The person obtaining a permit has, at their own expense, arranged to have one jurisdictional law enforcement officer present continuously for the duration of the function, dance or event. One officer would be required for 100-199 people present and then one additional officer for each additional 100 people present (200 to 299: two officers required; 300 to 399: three officers required and so on);
(2) The function, event or dance is being held in a manner so as to comply with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances;
(3) The function, event or dance will not create a fire hazard, traffic hazard or other safety hazard to the attendees or the general public; and
(4) The function, event or dance will not violate the Town of Zebulon Noise Chapter unless a permit for relief from allowable noise levels has been issued.
(B) The Chief of Police or his or her designee is authorized to revoke any permit granted and disburse all attendees in the event that any of the aforementioned standards are not being complied with or in the event that a permit has not been properly obtained.
(C) Exceptions:
(1) Any entertainment lounge having a capacity of 50 or more persons located in and affiliated with five County Stadium, hotels, motels, restaurants or licensed nightclubs may provide music and dancing facilities for their guests without first obtaining a permit and employing the law enforcement officers outlined in division (A) above. Provided that the establishment is continuously and adequately supervised by personnel employed by the establishment and that the establishment takes all reasonable steps to insure order and decorum in the establishment and the surrounding areas where the establishment’s patrons might reasonably be expected to congregate during and following a function; and
(2) In the event that any establishment fails to supervise patrons and to reasonably maintain order and decorum, then the Chief of Police or his or her designee shall warn the establishment and upon a subsequent failure to supervise and maintain order shall revoke the exception herein and no further events shall be held in that establishment without first obtaining the permit outlined in the preceding divisions of this section.
(Ord. 2004-50, passed 6-7-2004)
PARKS
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