§ 9.28.020. Parades and demonstrations.

A.

A parade means any organized parade, march, ceremony, demonstration, or procession of any kind with multiple persons participating and which occurs in or upon any street, park, or public place within the city.

B.

Except as allowed herein, no person or entity shall engage in, participate in, aid, form, or start any parade unless a parade permit is first obtained from the city manager.

C.

A parade permit is not required for funeral processions; governmental agencies acting with the scope of their functions; or students going to and from school classes or participating in educational activities, provided that their conduct is supervised by proper school authorities.

D.

Any person seeking a parade permit from the city shall file a permit application at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the beginning of the parade event. The application shall be in letter form, or on a form created by the city, and shall be presented to the city clerk or city manager.

E.

All parade permit applications shall contain the name of the sponsor(s) of the parade event, the name of the organizer(s) of the event, the exact time and place of the event, the approximate number of persons and vehicles involved in the parade event, the origination point, the route which the event will follow, and its concluding location.

F.

The city manager shall determine whether the parade permit should be granted by considering the hours of the parade event, the traffic conditions prevailing in the city at that time, the safety of the parade participants and citizens of the city, the movement of public safety vehicles in the vicinity of the parade, and the potential for littering or other detrimental effects to city property. The city manager may work constructively with parade sponsors and organizers to identify a time and place for a parade that does not adversely affect the factors listed above.

G.

The city manager shall grant or deny the permit at least twenty-four (24) hours before the parade event, but in no instance more than fourteen (14) days after the filing of the permit application. If the permit is granted, the city manager will immediately notify the mayor, all public safety personnel, and the department head of any city department likely to be affected by the parade.

H.

Each permit shall state the starting time, minimum and maximum speed, ending time, and the maximum length of the parade. The city manager may impose any additional restrictions necessary on the parade permit in order to ameliorate any of the potential adverse factors listed in subsection F.

I.

Permit holders are required to comply with all permit restrictions and directions, and abide by all laws and ordinances.

J.

The permit holder and parade leader shall carry the parade permit upon their person during the conduct of the parade.

(Ord. No. 13-320, § 1, 7-8-2013; Code 1971, §§ 13-9—13-11)