Ordinance 461-77 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Section 6. Standards for Issuance. The Chief of Police shall approve a permit as provided for hereunder when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he 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 to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal police protection to the City. C. 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 City other than that to be occupied by the proposed line of march and areas contiguous thereto. D. 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. E. The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of fire fighting equipment enroute to a fire. F. The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, to provoke dis- orderly conduct or create a disturbance. G. The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays enroute. H. 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. Section 7. Action on Application--Notice of Disapproval. The Chief of Police shall act upon the application for a parade permit within three days after the filing thereof. If the Chief of Police disapproves the application, he shall mail to the applicant within three days after the date upon which the application was filed, a notice of his action, stating the reasons for his denial of the permit. Section 8. Appeal Procedure. Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a parade permit to the City Council. The appeal shall be taken within two days after notice. The City Council shall act upon the appeal within seven days after its receipt. • Section 9 . Alternative Permit. The Chief of Police, 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 alternative permit shall, within five days after notice of the action of the Chief of Police, 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.