[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Wrightstown
by Ord. No. 1975-4 as Sec. 3-6 of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the parade regulation of the borough.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Chief of Police of the borough.
Any parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant or procession
of any kind, or any similar display in or upon any street, park or other public
place in the borough.
A permit as required by this chapter.
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start any parade
unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the Chief of Police,
provided that this chapter shall not apply to funeral processions; students
going to and from school classes or participating in educational activities
under the immediate direction and supervision of the proper school authorities;
or a governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions.
A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application
with the Chief of Police not less than 20 days nor more than 30 days before
the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade. The application shall
set forth the following:
A.
The name, address and telephone number of the person
seeking to conduct the parade.
B.
If the parade is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf
of, or by an organization, the name, address and telephone number of the headquarters
of the organization, and of the authorized and responsible heads of such organization.
C.
The name, address and telephone number of the person
who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct.
D.
The date when the parade is to be conducted.
E.
The route to be traveled, the starting point and the
termination point.
F.
The approximate number of persons who, and animals and
vehicles which, will constitute such parade; the type of animals, and description
of the vehicles.
G.
The hours when the parade will start and terminate.
H.
A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all
or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed.
I.
The location by streets of any assembly areas for such
parade.
J.
The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble
at any such assembly area or areas.
K.
The interval of space to be maintained between units
of such parade.
L.
If the parade is designed to be held by, and on behalf
of or for, any person other than the applicant, the applicant for such permit
shall file with the Chief of Police a communication in writing from the person
proposing to hold the parade, authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit
on his behalf.
M.
Any additional information which the Chief of Police
shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit
should be issued.
The Chief of Police shall issue a permit as herein provided for when,
from a consideration of the application and from such other information as
may otherwise be obtained, he finds that:
A.
The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route.
B.
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion
of so great a number of police officers of the borough to properly police
the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal
police protection to the borough.
C.
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion
of so great a number of ambulances as to prevent normal ambulance service
to portions of the borough other than that to be occupied by the proposed
line of march and areas contiguous thereto.
D.
The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at
assembly points of the parade will not unduly interfere with proper fire and
police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to such assembly
areas.
E.
The conduct of the parade will not interfere with the
movement of fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire.
F.
The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to
cause injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly conduct or create
a disturbance.
G.
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin
to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays
en route.
H.
The parade is not to be held for the sole purpose of
advertising any product, goods or event, and is not designed to be held purely
for private profit.
The Chief of Police shall act upon the application for a parade permit
within 10 days after the filing thereof. If the Chief of Police disapproves
the application, he shall mail to the applicant within 10 days after the date
upon which the application was filed a notice of his action, stating the reasons
for his denial of the permit.
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a
parade permit to the Borough Council. The appeal shall be taken within five
days after notice. The Borough Council shall act upon the appeal within two
days after its receipt.
The Chief of Police, in denying an application for a parade permit,
shall be empowered to authorize the conduct of the parade on a date, at a
time, or over a route different from that named by the applicant. An applicant
desiring to accept an alternate permit shall, within five days after notice
of the action of the Chief of Police, file a written notice of acceptance
with the Chief of Police. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the
requirements of, and shall have the effect of a parade permit under this chapter.
Immediately upon the issuance of a parade permit, the Chief of Police
shall send a copy thereof to the Mayor, Borough Attorney, Fire Chief, postmaster
and general manager or responsible head of each transportation utility, the
regular routes of whose vehicles will be affected by the route of the proposed
parade.
Each parade permit shall state the following information:
A.
Starting time.
B.
Minimum speed.
C.
Maximum speed.
D.
Maximum interval of space to be maintained between the
units of the parade.
E.
The portions of the streets to be traversed that may
be occupied by the parade.
F.
The maximum length of the parade in miles or fractions
thereof.
G.
Such other information as the Chief of Police shall find
necessary to the enforcement of this chapter.
A permittee shall comply with all permit directions and conditions and
with all applicable laws and ordinances.
The parade chairman or other person heading or leading the activity
shall carry the parade permit upon his person during the conduct of the parade.
No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct or impede, or interfere
with any parade or parade assembly or with any person, vehicle or animal participating
or used in a parade.
No driver of a vehicle, street car or trackless trolley shall drive
between the vehicles or persons comprising a parade when such vehicles or
persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority, when necessary, to prohibit
or restrict the parking of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting
a part of the route of a parade. The Chief of Police shall post signs to such
effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended
any vehicle in violation thereof. No person shall be liable for parking on
a street unposted in violation of this chapter.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit
issued hereunder upon application of the standards for issuance as herein
set forth.
