[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:
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.
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 firefighting 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.
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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating any of the terms of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, or imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or community
service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof, in
the discretion of the Judge.
