[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.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Advertisements and handbills — See Ch. 139.
Animals — See Ch. 156.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 354.
Peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants — See Ch. 357.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 445.
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 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.
B. 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any lawful activity under the National Labor Relations Act[1] concerning picketing.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
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:
A. 
The Mayor.
B. 
The Borough Attorney.
C. 
The Fire Chiefs.
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.