Applicant.
A person who has filed a written application for a parade permit.
Chief of police.
The chief of police for the city or his designated agent.
Parade.
Any assembly, march, demonstration, procession or motorcade upon public streets within the city consisting of three (3) or more persons, animals, or vehicles, or any combination thereof with an intent of attracting public attention that interferes with or has a tendency to interfere with the normal flow or regulation of traffic upon public streets; which shall include before, during or disassembly of the parade.
Parade permit.
Written approval from the city secretary for a parade or procession.
Permittee.
The person to whom a parade permit is granted pursuant to this article.
Person.
Any individual, assumed-name entity, partnership, association, corporation or organization.
Sidewalk.
That portion of the street intended for the use of pedestrians that is located between the curblines or lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines.
Street.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained, when any part is open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular traffic.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-26; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
A person commits an offense if he engages in, participates in, aids or commences a pedestrian parade or vehicular parade, or a combination of both, upon the streets of the city without making written application for and receiving a parade permit from the city secretary.
(b) 
Application for a parade permit for a parade of more than twenty-five (25) persons or more than three (3) motor vehicles shall be made not less than five (5) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the date and time of the commencement of the parade. Application for a parade permit for a parade of twenty-five (25) persons or less and three (3) motor vehicles or less shall be made not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time of the commencement of the parade.
(c) 
No parade permit shall be required under this article for the following:
(1) 
The armed forces of the United States of America, the military forces of the state, and the forces of the police and fire departments acting within the scope of their duty.
(2) 
A funeral procession proceeding by vehicle under the most reasonable route from a funeral home, church, or residence of a deceased to a place of service or place of interment.
(3) 
A peaceful demonstration in any fixed location which is not a street.
(4) 
A sidewalk procession which observes and complies with the traffic regulations and traffic-control devices, using that portion of the sidewalk nearest the street, but at no time using more than one-half (1/2) of the sidewalk.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-27)
(a) 
The application for a parade permit shall contain the following information and be signed by the applicant.
(1) 
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant and of any other person, organization, firm, or corporation on whose behalf the application is made;
(2) 
The date and time requested for the parade;
(3) 
The parade’s commencement time, the specific route to be traveled, and the starting and termination points;
(4) 
The estimated number of persons to participate in the parade and the estimated number of animals that will be used; and
(5) 
The estimated number, if any, of animals and riders, animal-drawn vehicles, floats, motor vehicles, motorized displays, and marching units or organizations such as bands, color guards, and drill teams.
(b) 
An application for parade permit must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in the amount established by city council.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-28; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Upon receipt of an application for parade permit, the city secretary shall furnish the applicant within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, with approval or denial of the permit.
(b) 
Should the application for parade permit reveal that the parade route requested will interfere with the orderly flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the chief of police shall have authority to establish a reasonable alternate route and regulate the width of the parade.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-29)
In each permit, the city secretary shall specify:
(1) 
The assembly area and the time therefor;
(2) 
The starting time;
(3) 
The minimum/maximum speeds;
(4) 
The route of the parade or motorcade;
(5) 
What portions of the streets to be traversed may be occupied by such parade or motorcade;
(6) 
The maximum number of platoons or units, and the maximum and minimum intervals of space to be maintained between the units of such parade or motorcade;
(7) 
The maximum length of such parade or motorcade in miles or fractions thereof;
(8) 
The disbanding area and time;
(9) 
The number of persons required to monitor the parade or motorcade;
(10) 
The number or type of vehicles, if any;
(11) 
The material and maximum size of each sign, banner, plaque or carrying device therefor;
(12) 
The materials used in the construction of floats for any parade shall be of fire-retardant materials and shall be subject to such requirements concerning fire safety as may be required by the fire chief;
(13) 
That permittee advise all participants of the parade or motorcade, either orally or by written notice, of the terms and conditions of the permit prior to the commencement of the parade or motorcade;
(14) 
That the amplification to emanate from sound trucks or bull horns be fixed and not variable;
(15) 
That the parade or motorcade continue to move at a fixed rate of speed, and that any willful delay or willful stopping of said parade or motorcade, except when reasonably required for the safe and orderly conduct of the parade or motorcade, shall constitute a violation of the permit; and
(16) 
Such other requirements as are found by the chief of police to be reasonably necessary for the protection of persons or property.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-30)
The city secretary shall deny a parade permit when the parade for which the permit was requested would:
(1) 
Cross or use as a route, or part of a route, any street on which a parking ban is imposed, during the enumerated hours of the parking ban;
(2) 
Begin during, or within two (2) hours after the end of a parade for which a permit has been granted and follow a route that passes within one-half (1/2) mile of the route of a parade for which a permit has been granted; or
(3) 
Unreasonably disrupt the orderly flow of traffic and no reasonable means of rerouting traffic or otherwise meeting traffic needs are available.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-31)
The chief of police may revoke a parade permit if:
(1) 
The parade fails to begin within one (1) hour of the appointed time of commencement;
(2) 
Information contained in the application permit is found to be false in any material detail; or
(3) 
The applicant refuses to abide by or comply with all condition of the permit.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-32)
If the chief of police denies or revokes a parade permit, this action shall be final unless the applicant or permittee shall, within two (2) days after receipt of notice of denial or revocation, file with the city administrator a written appeal. The city administrator shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after the appeal has been filed, consider all the evidence in support of or against the action appealed, and render a decision either sustaining or reversing the denial or revocation. The decision of the city administrator shall be final unless appealed to city council.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-33)
Immediately upon the granting of a permit for a parade, the city secretary shall send a copy thereof to the mayor, city administrator, fire chief, police chief, and superintendent of public works.
(1995 Code, sec. 16-34)