Chapter 10.36
PARADES

Sections:

10.36.010 Parade defined.

10.36.020 Permit required.

10.36.030 Permit – Who may obtain.

10.36.040 Permit application.

10.36.050 Application – Review by chief of police.

10.36.060 Issuance of permit.

10.36.070 Contents of permit.

10.36.080 Possession of permit.

10.36.090 Unauthorized parades.

10.36.100 Review of denial of permit application.

10.36.010 Parade defined.

The term “parade” as used in this chapter shall mean any person, animal, vehicle, machine or wagon, or any group of persons, animals, vehicles, machinery or wagons, which may be assembled in any march, procession or similar display, in or upon any street or public way of the city. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.020 Permit required.

It shall be unlawful for any parade to be organized, engaged in, aided, formed, started or conducted without a permit having been first obtained therefor. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.030 Permit – Who may obtain.

All parades shall be sponsored and conducted by an organization or group of persons having sufficient individual members to adequately control the spacing of groups within the parade and to maintain order in the conduct of the parade. All permits herein provided for shall be applied for and issued to and in the name of such organization and/or group of persons. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.040 Permit application.

Any organization or group of persons desiring to organize, form, start or conduct a parade within the city shall, not less than 15 days prior to the proposed date of such parade, make written application therefor to the chief of police. Such application shall contain the following information:

(1) The name, address and telephone number of the organization or group of persons seeking the permit and the person or persons to be in charge of the proposed parade;

(2) The date upon which the parade is to be conducted;

(3) The hours when such parade will start and terminate;

(4) The route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;

(5) The approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which, will constitute such parade; the type of animals and description of the vehicles;

(6) The location, by streets, of any assembly areas for such parades;

(7) The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble at any such assembly area or areas;

(8) The purpose for which the parade is to be conducted. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.050 Application – Review by chief of police.

A committee representing the organization or group of persons making application for a parade permit shall, after submission of a written application and not less than three days prior to the date of the proposed parade, meet with the chief of police or acting chief of police to examine the applicant’s written application for a parade permit and to make any changes or alterations deemed necessary by the chief of police or acting chief of police in order that traffic control, fire protection and police activities will not be unduly interfered with.

For the purposes of this section, the chief of police or acting chief of police shall have the authority to require such changes or alterations in the applicant’s parade plans as may be necessary for such purpose. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.060 Issuance of permit.

The chief of police or acting chief of police shall issue to the applicant a parade permit when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he finds:

(1) That the conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route;

(2) That 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;

(3) That 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;

(4) That the conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of fire fighting equipment en route to a fire;

(5) That the conduct of the parade is not unreasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, to provide disorderly conduct or create a disturbance;

(6) That the parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.070 Contents of permit.

Each parade permit shall contain the following information:

(1) The starting time of the parade;

(2) The route of the parade;

(3) The assembly point for units of the parade;

(4) Such other information as the chief of police or acting chief of police shall find necessary to the enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.080 Possession of permit.

The person or persons responsible for the conduct of any parade for which a permit has been issued shall have such permit in his possession during the conduct of the parade and shall exhibit the same, upon request, to any police officer of the city. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.090 Unauthorized parades.

Any parade conducted without a permit, or any parade conducted not in accordance with the terms of a permit issued therefor, may be summarily disbanded by the chief of police or his duly authorized agent if he has probable cause to believe that such unauthorized parade is, or will cause, a disturbance of the peace or a disorderly proceeding or is disruptive of the normal flow of traffic on the public ways. Any participant in such a parade who shall willfully fail to comply with an order to disband so issued shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).

10.36.100 Review of denial of permit application.

Any person, organization, or group of persons whose application for a parade permit as required herein is denied by the chief of police may appeal the denial of such parade permit application to the Longview city manager. A hearing on such denial shall be held upon such terms and conditions as the Longview city manager deems appropriate. (Ord. 2122 § 1, 1983).