§ 118-273. Standards for issuance.

(a)

A public safety official designated by the county manager shall issue a permit as provided for under this division when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he or she finds 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 county to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal police protection to the county;

(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 county 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 conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, provoke disorderly conduct or create a disturbance;

(7)

The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route; and

(8)

The applicants for such permit have not violated the terms of any previous parade permit granted to them and have not caused undue traffic congestion and police problems under any previous parade permit.

(b)

All signs, traffic studies and detour routes shall meet with the approval of a public safety official designated by the county manager and/or the county department of transportation director.

(Ord. of 6-29-76, § 5; Code 1977, § 3-24-74; Amd. of 2-22-11)