As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PARADE
Any parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant, procession
and demonstration of any kind or any similar display in or upon any
street, park or other public place in the Village, conducted by more
than 25 persons.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
The Chief of Police shall recommend that a permit be issued
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 Village to properly police the
line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal
police protection to the Village.
C. The conduct of such parade will not require the diversion of so great
a number of ambulances as to prevent normal ambulance service to portions
of the Village 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 services to areas contiguous to such assembly
areas.
E. The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of
fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire.
F. The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point
of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
G. The parade is not designed to be held purely for private profit.
The Village Clerk shall act upon the application for a parade
permit within five days after the filing thereof. If an application
is denied, he shall mail to the applicant, within five days after
the day 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 Board of Trustees. The appeal shall be taken within five days after notice. The Board of Trustees shall act upon the appeal within 14 days after its receipt. Late applications rejected under §
181-3D may be appealed as soon as the Board of Trustees convenes.
The Village Clerk, in denying an application for a parade permit,
shall be empowered, on recommendation of the Chief of Police, 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 seven days after notice of the action
of the Clerk, file a written note of acceptance with the Clerk. 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 Clerk
shall send a copy thereof to the following:
Each parade permit shall state the following information:
B. The portions of the streets to be traversed that may be occupied
by the parade.
C. The maximum length of the parade in miles or fractions thereof.
D. Such other information as the Clerk shall find necessary to the enforcement
of this chapter.
The Clerk shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit
issued hereunder upon a violation of the standards for issuance as
herein set forth.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in §
1-12 of Chapter
1, General Provisions. Each day such a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.