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A. The issuing authority shall be the director of public safety.

B. The approving authority shall be the director of public safety. Disapproval by the approving authority shall constitute disapproval of the permit. The director of public safety shall conduct an investigation into the nature of the proposed parade or assembly considering:

1. Whether the time, duration, route, location and size of the parade or assembly will unreasonably disrupt the movement of traffic;

2. Whether the parade or assembly is of a size and nature such that it would require the diversion of so great a number of public safety officers of the city to properly police the line of movement or assembly area and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent reasonable police protection to the city;

3. Whether the permittee has the ability and resources to provide for the services of monitors to control the orderly conduct of the parade or assembly in conformity with conditions that may be required by such permit;

4. Whether the permittee has provided reasonable means for informing all the persons participating therein of the terms and conditions of such permit;

5. Whether the concentration of persons, animals or vehicles, or a combination thereof, is such as to prevent proper police, fire and ambulance services;

6. Whether the parade will move from its assembly area to its disbanding area expeditiously or not without stopping en route except when reasonably required for the safe and orderly conduct of the parade;

7. Whether the parade or assembly will interfere with another parade or assembly for which a permit has been granted;

8. Whether the parade or assembly will result in harm to persons or property.

C. Any person desiring to conduct a parade or assembly shall make a written application to the director of public safety at least fourteen days in advance of the proposed parade or assembly. Such application shall include the following information:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the person requesting the permit;

2. The name and address of any organization or group he/she is representing;

3. The name, address and telephone number of the person who will act as parade or assembly chairman, who will be responsible for the conduct of the parade or assembly;

4. The number of monitors provided by the permittee and the identifying marks, badges or symbols to be worn or used by such monitors;

5. The purpose of the parade or assembly, the estimated number of persons to participate and to otherwise attend, and the number and types of vehicles and animals to participate;

6. The method of notifying the participants of the terms and conditions of the permit prior to the parade or assembly;

7. The date the assembly or parade is to be conducted and the hours the assembly or parade will commence and terminate;

8. If a parade, the specific assembly and dispersal locations, the specific route, and the plans, if any, for assembly and dispersal;

9. Whether any costumes, masks or unusual attire will be worn;

10. Whether any music will be provided, either live or recorded;

11. The number, types and locations of all loudspeakers and amplifying devices to be used;

12. Such other information as the director of public safety may deem necessary in order to properly provide for traffic control, street and property maintenance, administrative arrangements, police and fire protection, and the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.

D. The director of public safety shall deny the application for the permit if any information supplied by the applicant is false or intentionally misleading, or if the director of public safety determines that the parade or assembly will endanger the public health, welfare or safety by applying the criteria set forth in subsection B of this section, and if he determines that reasonable adjustments to the community traffic control, street and property maintenance, and police, fire and ambulance protection would not alleviate such danger. Nothing in this chapter shall allow the director of public safety to deny a permit based upon political or religious grounds or reasons.

E. The director of public safety shall uniformly consider each application upon its facts and shall not discriminate in granting or denying applications.

F. The director of public safety shall notify the applicant within five days of receipt of the application, as follows, that:

1. The permit shall be issued subject to any conditions for the conduct of its parade or assembly; or

2. The permit is to be denied together with the reasons therefor. (Ord. 91-3 § 1, 1991)