§ 3.14.050. Standards for issuance.

The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall approve issuance of a permit as provided for under this chapter when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he or she 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 City as to prevent normal police protection to the City;

(c)

The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade will not interfere with adequate fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to such assembly areas;

(d)

The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of emergency equipment;

(e)

The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons, property, roadways or public property;

(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 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.

Provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to signs identifying organizations or sponsors furnishing or sponsoring floats or transportation for any given parade;

(h)

The course and/or time of the proposed parade does not interfere with the parade of any other person or organization who currently holds or has applied for a parade permit;

(i)

The permit application is incomplete;

(j)

The applicant has had a parade permit revoked within the preceding two years of the application;

(k)

The applicant has failed to pay all necessary fees;

(l)

The parade is scheduled to be conducted between the heavy traffic demand hours of seven a.m. and nine a.m. and four p.m. and six p.m.

(m)

No parade permit shall be issued for a parade to be held on any portion of highways U.S. 54, I-235, I-135 and K-96.

(o)

The applicant shall designate the starting point of the parade and its termination point. No parade shall travel over any portion of a street on the same route more than once during one parade but shall move from point of origin to point of destination in a reasonably continuous manner.

The speech content of the parade shall not be a consideration in reviewing the standards for permit issuance.

(Ord. No. 48-767, § 5, 7-20-2010)