HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 900117 - Parade PermitsORDINANCE NO® 900117
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, SUBSECTION
(a) OF 17-6.1, "SAME - PERMIT REQUIRED;
EXCEPTION" AND SUBSECTION (a) OF 17-6.3, "SAME
ISSUANCE; STATEMENT OF TERMS, RESTRICTIONS"
OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES
TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS, AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FOR PURPOSES OF CONFORMITY
TO STATE LAW, EFFICIENCY IN MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT
PRACTICES OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
has previously recognized that many provisions of the City Code are
out-of-date, no longer appropriate for the current needs of the
City, and, in certain circumstance, not in conformance with
applicable law;
WHEREAS, in light of this recognition, the City Council
approved the process of recodification of the entire City Code,
including addressing the obsolete provisions;
WHEREAS, as a part of this review and process, the following
items contained in the ordinance have been identified as those that
need to be modified, added, or deleted as provided hereafter;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION I.
The
Council adopts the
recitals
set
forth above as true
and correct
and
are adopted herein
verbatim
as
if fully set forth
at length.
SECTION II.
That Subsection (a) of Section 17-6.1, "Same - Permit Required;
Exceptions", of Chapter 17, "Offenses and Miscellaneous
Provisions", is hereby amended as follows.
(a) No person shall engage in, participate in, form or start
any parade, street dance, block party, race, rally, concert, flea
market, or any other activity requiring the closing or blocking off
of any portion of any street, alley or sidewalk, or requiring the
directing of traffic, unless a parade permit shall have first been
obtained from the City Manager.
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SECTION III.
That Subsection (a) of Section 17-6.3, "Same ® Issuance, Statement
of Terms, Restrictions", of Chapter 17, "Offenses and Miscellaneous
Provisions", is hereby amended as follows.
(a) The City Manager shall issue a parade permit, when from
a consideration of the application and such other information as
may otherwise by obtained, he finds that:
(1) The conduct of the parade will not substantially
interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic,
both vehicular and pedestrian;
(2) The conducting of the parade will not require the
diversion of so great a number of police officers as to
prevent normal police protection for the city;
(3) The conducting of such parade will not interfere with the
movement of fire -fighting equipment to a fire;
(4) The conducting of the parade is not reasonably likely to
cause injury to persons or property, to provoke
disorderly conduct, or create a disturbance,
(5) The parade is not to be held for the sole purpose of
advertising any product or goods and is not designed to
be held purely for private profit,
(6) The applicant has provided such general liability
insurance coverage as may be required by the city manager
and in the amounts as prescribed by the city manager.
Such insurance, if any, shall name the city as an insured
party.
(7) The applicant has complied with any other special
conditions imposed by the city or other authorized
official, for the issuance of a parade permit.
SECTION IV.
All Ordinances, parts of Ordinances, or Resolutions in conflict
herewith are expressly repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION V.
If any article, provision, paragraph or part of a paragraph of this
Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
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competent jurisdiction, the same shall not invalidate or impair the
validity, force or effect of any other article, paragraph or part
of a paragraph of the remainder of this Ordinance.
SECTION VI.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon Second Reading and Final
Passage thereof.
READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading this 1&k day of
` 1990.
READ, P SSED AND APPROVED on Second and Final Reading this,,2744 ,
day of , 1990.
Tim Xennedy, Mayor
ATTEST.
City Secretary
Diane Callander, City Attorney
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