[Adopted 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
An organized procession containing 25 or more vehicles, except
funeral processions, upon any public street, sidewalk or alley.
Any march or procession consisting of people, animals or
vehicles, or combination thereof, except funeral processions, upon
any public street, sidewalk or alley, which does not comply with normal
and usual traffic regulations or controls.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct
a parade or motorcade in or upon any public street, sidewalk or alley
in the Village or knowingly participate in any such parade or motorcade
unless and until a permit to conduct such parade or motorcade has
been obtained from the Village Board.
No permit shall be issued authorizing the conduct
of a parade or motorcade which the Chief of Police finds is proposed
to be held for the sole purpose of advertising any product, goods,
wares, merchandise or event and is designed to be held purely for
private profit.
No person shall knowingly join or participate
in any parade or motorcade conducted under permit from the Chief of
Police in violation of any of the terms of said permit, nor knowingly
join or participate in any permitted parade or motorcade without the
consent and over the objecting of the permittee, nor in any manner
interfere with its progress or orderly conduct.
Any person who wants to conduct a parade or
motorcade shall apply to the Village Board for a permit at least 10
days in advance of the date of the proposed parade or motorcade. The
application for such permit shall be made in writing on a form approved
by the Village Board. In order that adequate arrangements may be made
for the proper policing of the parade or motorcade, the application
shall contain the following information:
A.
The name of the applicant, the sponsoring organization,
the parade or motorcade chairman and the addresses and telephone numbers
of each;
B.
The purpose of the parade or motorcade, the date when
it is proposed to be conducted, the location of the assembly area,
the location of the disbanding area, route to be traveled and the
approximate time when the parade or motorcade will assemble, start
and terminate;
C.
A description of the individual floats, marching units,
vehicles, bands, including a description of any sound amplification
equipment to be used; and
D.
Such other information as the Chief of Police may
deem reasonably necessary.
A.
Standards for issuance. The Chief of Police shall
issue a parade or motorcade permit conditioned upon the applicant's
written agreement to comply with the terms of such permit, unless
the Chief of Police finds that:
(1)
The time, route and size of the parade or motorcade
will disrupt to an unreasonable extent the movement or other traffic;
(2)
The parade or motorcade is of a size or nature that
requires the diversion of a great number of police officers of the
Village to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous
thereto that allowing the parade or motorcade could deny and the area(s)
contiguous thereto that allowing the parade or motorcade would deny
reasonable police protection to the Village; or
(3)
Such parade or motorcade will interfere with another
parade or motorcade for which a permit has been issued.
B.
Standards for denial. The Chief of Police shall deny
an application for a parade or motorcade permit and notify the applicant
of such denial where:
(1)
The Chief of Police makes any finding contrary to
the findings required to be made for the issuance of a permit;
(2)
The information contained in the application is found
to be false or nonexistent in any material detail; or
(3)
The applicant refuses to agree to abide by or comply
with all conditions of the permit.
A.
In each permit the Chief of Police shall specify:
(1)
The assembly area and time therefore;
(2)
The starting time;
(3)
The minimum and 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 of motorcade in
miles or fractions thereof;
(8)
The disbanding area and disbanding time;
(9)
The number of persons required to monitor the parade
or motorcade;
(10)
The number and type of vehicles, if any;
(11)
The material and maximum size of any sign, banner,
placard or carrying device therefor;
(12)
That the materials used in the construction
of floats used in any parade shall be fire-retardant materials and
shall be subject to such requirements concerning firesafety as may
be determined by the Fire Chief;
(13)
That the permittee advise all participants in
the parade or motorcade either orally or by written notice, of the
terms and conditions of the permit, prior to the commencement of such
parade or motorcade;
(14)
That the amplification of sound permitted to
be emitted from sound trucks or bull horns shall be fixed and not
variable;
(15)
That the parade or motorcade shall 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.
B.
All conditions of the permit shall be complied with
so far as reasonably practicable.
A.
Upon denial by the Chief of Police of an application made pursuant to § 152-8 of this article, the applicant may appeal from the determination of the Chief of Police within five days thereafter to the Village Board by filing a written notice of appeal for hearing by the Village Board at its next meeting. Upon such appeal the Village Board may reverse, affirm or modify in any regard the determination of the Chief of Police.
B.
In the event an application is not filed within the required time, as specified in § 152-8, the applicant may request a waiver of such requirement by the Village Board at its next regular meeting or at a special meeting which may be called prior thereto by said Village Board to consider such matter, and the Village Board, if it finds unusual circumstances and in the exercise of its sound discretion, may waive such requirement.
Immediately upon the granting of a permit for
a parade or motorcade, the Chief of Police shall send a copy thereof
to the following;
Any permit for a parade or motorcade issued
pursuant to this article may be summarily revoked by the Chief of
Police at any time when, by reason of disaster, public calamity, riot
or other emergency, the Chief of Police determines that the safety
of the public or property requires such revocation. Notice of such
action revoking a permit shall be delivered in writing to the permittee
by personal service or by certified mail.
