[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Glassboro
2-9-1971 by Ord. No. 3-71 as Ch. 88 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Parade Ordinance
for the Borough of Glassboro."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
- PARADE
- 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.
- PERSON
- Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
A.
No person shall engage, participate in, aid, form or
start any parade unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the
Chief of Police after review by the Police Committee.
B.
Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to:
(1)
Funeral and wedding processions.
(2)
Students going to and from school classes or participating
in educational activities, providing such conduct is under the immediate direction,
supervision and authorization of the proper school authorities.
(3)
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 on forms provided by such officer.
A.
Filing period. An application for a parade permit shall
be filed with the Chief of Police not less than 10 days before the date on
which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
B.
Contents. The application for a parade permit shall set
forth the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the person
seeking to conduct such parade.
(2)
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.
(3)
The name, address and telephone number of the person
who will be the parade chairman or who will be responsible for its conduct.
(4)
The date when the parade is to be conducted.
(5)
The route to be traveled, the starting point and the
termination point.
(6)
The approximate number of persons who, and animals and
vehicles which, will constitute such parade; type of animals and description
of the vehicles.
(7)
The hours when such parade will start and terminate.
(8)
A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all
or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed.
(9)
The location by streets of any assembly areas for such
parade.
(10)
The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble
at any such assembly area or areas.
(11)
The interval of space to be maintained between units
of such parade.
(12)
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.
(13)
Any additional information which the Chief of Police
shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit
should issue.
C.
Late applications. The Chief of Police and the Public Safety Committee, where good cause is shown why the time limit under § 346-4A could not be complied with, shall have the authority to consider any application hereunder which is filed less than three days before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted.
A.
The Chief of Police and the Public Safety Committee shall
issue a permit as provided for hereunder when, from a consideration of the
application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained,
they find that:
(1)
The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route.
(2)
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.
(3)
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 Borough other than that to be occupied by the proposed
line of march and areas contiguous thereto.
(4)
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.
(5)
The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the
movement of fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire.
(6)
The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin
to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays
en route.
(7)
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.
B.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit
any lawful activity under the National Labor Relations Act concerning picketing.
If the Chief of Police and the Public Safety Committee disapprove the
application, they shall mail to the applicant at least five days before the
date of the parade a notice of their action, stating the reasons for their
denial of the permit.
The applicant may appeal from the denial of this application to the
Mayor and Borough Council within 48 hours of said notice of denial. The Mayor
and Council shall consider the appeal within 48 hours of the filing of said
appeal.
The Chief of Police and the Public Safety Committee, 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 three days
after notice of the action of the Chief of Police and Public Safety Committee,
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 following:
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 for the enforcement of this chapter.
A permittee hereunder shall comply with all permit directions and conditions
and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
The parade chairman or other person heading or leading such activity
shall carry the parade permit upon his person during the conduct of the parade.
A.
Interference. 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.
B.
Driving through parades. No driver of a vehicle 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.
C.
Parking on parade route. The Chief of Police shall have
the authority, when reasonably 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.
Any person violating any of the terms of this chapter shall be subject
to a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not exceeding 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge.
