10.04.570 Parade regulations.
(1) Parade Permits Required. No person shall organize or participate in a parade which may disrupt or interfere with traffic without obtaining a permit. A permit shall always be required of a procession of people utilizing the public right-of-way and consisting of 20 or more persons or 10 or more vehicles.
(2) Application and Issuance of Parade Permits.
(a) Application for parade permits shall be made to the chief of police at least seven days prior to the intended date of the parade, unless the time is waived by him.
(b) Applications shall include the following information:
(i) The name and address of the person responsible for the proposed parade;
(ii) The date of the proposed parade;
(iii) The desired route including the assembling points;
(iv) The number of persons, vehicles and animals which will be participating in the parade;
(v) The proposed starting and ending time;
(vi) The application shall be signed by the person designated as chairman.
(c) If the chief of police, upon receipt of the application, determines that the parade can be conducted without endangering public safety and without seriously inconveniencing the general public, he shall approve the route and issue the permit.
(d) If the chief of police determines that the parade cannot be conducted without endangering public safety or seriously inconveniencing the general public, he may:
(i) Propose an alternate parade route;
(ii) Propose an alternate date;
(iii) Refuse to issue a parade permit.
(e) The chief of police shall notify the applicant of his decision within five days of receipt of the application.
(f) If the chief of police proposes alternatives or refuses to issue a permit, the applicant shall have the right to appeal his decision to the city council.
(3) Appeal to Council.
(a) An applicant may appeal the decision of the chief of police by filing a written request of appeal with the city recorder within five days after the chief of police has proposed alternatives or refused to issue a permit.
(b) The council shall schedule a hearing date which shall not be later than the second regular session following the filing of the written appeal with the city recorder and shall notify the applicant of the date and time that he may appear either in person or by a representative.
(4) Offenses Against Parade.
(a) No person shall unreasonably interfere with a parade or parade participant.
(b) No person shall operate a vehicle that is not part of a parade between the vehicles or persons comprising a parade.
(5) Permit Revocable. The chief of police may revoke a parade permit if circumstances clearly show that the parade can no longer be conducted consistent with public safety. (Ord. 1986 § 3 (Exh. A), 2014)