[Adopted 7-25-1990 by L.L. No. 10-1990 (Ch. 148, Art. III, of the 1995
Code)]
In order to provide for the proper protection, order, conduct,
public safety, health, welfare and well-being of persons and property
within the Town of Ogden, the Town Board finds that it would be in
the public interest to enact the provisions of this article for the
purpose of regulating and controlling the conduct of all parades conducted
upon public streets or highways in the Town of Ogden, exclusive of
those roads or highways in the Village of Spencerport.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes but shall not be limited to any organized or any
informal or formal march, procession, festival, display, exhibition,
race, bike-a-thon or other ceremonial formation and march organized
or conducted for any purpose whatsoever intended to be conducted upon,
over or across any public highways or roadways within the Town of
Ogden.
The Town Clerk shall be authorized to issue a parade permit
for the conduct of a public parade within the Town of Ogden upon receipt
of a completed application therefor upon such application forms as
are available from time to time from the office of the Town Clerk.
All applications for a parade permit shall be filed with the Town
Clerk at least 21 days prior to the date of the conduct of the parade.
Such application shall contain at least the following information:
A.
The name and address of the applicant.
B.
The name and address of the organization or entity which is sponsoring
or otherwise conducting such parade.
C.
The name of the street or streets or roadways within the Town of
Ogden over which the parade is intended to be conducted, together
with the location of the gathering or commencement point of the parade
and the termination point of the parade.
D.
A narrative description of the course of the parade, including all
intersections or other public or private buildings, parking lots or
areas which may be temporarily blocked or obstructed during the conduct
of the parade.
E.
The hours of the commencement and anticipated termination or completion
of the parade.
F.
The name, address and phone number of the insurance agency or company
issuing or providing insurance coverage for the conduct of the parade.
G.
Such other or further information as the Town Board may reasonably
require and prescribe by resolution from time to time.
The permit application shall be reviewed by the Town Clerk,
Chief of Police, Superintendent of Highways and other interested Town
officials and may be denied if, in the opinion of the Town Clerk and/or
Town Board, the conduct of the parade along the streets or highways
or portions thereof on the date requested would unduly interfere with
the flow of vehicular traffic or would otherwise be such so as to
hinder or unduly interfere with the proper protection, safety, health,
welfare and well-being of the citizens of the Town of Ogden. In the
event of the denial of the permit, the Town Clerk shall advise the
applicant, in writing, of the reason or reasons of the denial of the
application.
Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article
shall be valid only for the date and hours specified thereon and for
no other date or times whatsoever.
The applicant shall be responsible for removal of all litter,
debris and other material from the street or highways upon which the
parade was conducted and shall provide for such cleanup immediately
upon completion of the conduct of the parade.
Any parade conducted pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to
the terms of this article shall be conducted so as not to obstruct
any roadways, highways or public or private entrances such that emergency
and hazard vehicles may pass in response to any emergency.
[Added 12-13-1995 by L.L.
No. 9-1995]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty of
not more than $250 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15
days, or both. Each day's continued violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
