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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC
STREETS FOR PARADES, PROCESSIONS, STREET
DANCES, AND SIMILAR NON TRAFFIC USES; DEFINING
PARADE; REQUIRING A PARADE PERMIT; PROVIDING
FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; ESTABLISHING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION; PROVIDING FOR
A FILING FEE; FIXING CONDITIONS FOR THE
GRANTING OF A PERMIT; REQUIRING LIABILITY
INSURANCE; REQUIRING A CLEANUP DEPOSIT;
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO BE
IMPOSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS:
00 Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance
(o the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
Iq respectively ascribed to them by this section:
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Q Parade: Any parade, march or procession of any kind or any
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similar display consisting of fifty (50) or more persons or
twenty-five (25) or more vehicles or twenty-five (25) or more
beasts of burden in or upon any public street, alley, or sidewalk
in the City. The word parade shall specifically include any
street dance, race, rally, concert, flea market, block party, or
other similar activity occurring upon any public street, alley,
or sidewalk in the City; and similar events held on property
adjacent to such streets, alleys and sidewalks when such activity
requires the closing of said public ways or creates an undue
traffic hazard.
Parade Permit: A permit as required by this ordinance.
Section 2.
Exceptions. This ordinance shall not apply to:
(a) Funeral processions.
(b) Students going to and from classes or participating in
educational activities; providing such conduct is under the
immediate direction and supervision of the proper school
authorities.
(c) A governmental agency acting within the scope of its
functions.
Section 3. 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 aap rade
permit shall have first been obtained from the City Council.
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Section 4. A person seeking issuance of a parade permit
shall file an application with the City Council on forms provided
by the City Secretary.
Section -5. An application for a parade permit shall be
filed with the City Council not less than twenty ( 20 ) nor more
than sixty ( 60 ) days before the date on which it is proposed to
conduct the parade or event.
Section 6. The application for a parade permit shall set
forth the following information:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the person
seeking to conduct such parade or event and who will be
responsible for its conduct.
(b) If t h e parade or event is proposed to be conducted for, on
behalf of, or by an organization., the name, address and telephone
number of the headquarters of the organization and of the
authorized and responsible heads of such organization.
(c) The date and times when the parade is to be conducted, the
route to be travelled, the starting point, and the termination
point.
(d) The name and location of any streets, alleys or sidewalks to
be blocked or closed.
(e) The approximate number of participants and whether or not
there will be any animals used anywhere along the course of the
parade.
(f) Any additional information which the City Council shall find
reasonably necessary for a fair determination as to whether a
permit should issue.
Section 7. A filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
shall be paid to the City Secretary upon submission of the
application.
Section S. The City Manager may issue a parade permit, when
from a consideration of the application and such other
information as may otherwise be obtained it finds that:
(a) The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt
the safe and orderly movement of other traffic, both vehicular
and pedestrian.
(b) The conducting of the parade will not require the diversion
of so great a number of police officers as to prevent normal
police protection to the City.
(c) The conducting of such parade will not interfere with the
movement of fire fighting equipment enroute to a fire.
(d) The conducting of the parade is not reasonably likely to
cause injury to persons or property, to provoke disorderly
conduct, or create a disturbance.
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(e) 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.
(f) The parade i s of sufficient interest to the general public
as to justify the temporary closing of the public roadways to
vehicles and pedestrians.
(g) The applicant has provided a general liability insurance
policy for the event in the amount of $300,000 or in a greater
amount of coverage should the Council deem it necessary.
(h) The applicant has provided a cash deposit in the amount
required by the Council not less than $250.00 to insure the
cleanup of any litter, trash, garbage or other material from the
streets and areas adjacent to the route or location of the event.
(i) The applicant has complied with any other special conditions
imposed by the City Council or other authorized official for the
issuance of a parade permit.
00 Section 9. Each parade permit shall state the following
CD information pursuant to the application as may have been mo difie d
by the City Council.
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Q (a) Dates and times covered by the permit.
(b) Routes to be traversed or location and streets to be
blocked.
(c) Any special conditions imposed by the City Council.
(d) Approximate number of participants.
Section 10. The Parade Chairman or other person heading o r
leading such activity shall carry the parade permit upon his
person during the duration of the parade and exhibit it upon
demand of any city official.
Section 11. It shall be unlawful for any person
participating in any parade, for which a permit hereunder has
been issued, to fail to comply with all directions and conditions
of said permit and all applicable laws and ordinances.
Section 12. Penalties. Any person, firm, association of
persons, corporation, or every other organization violating any
provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be subject to a fine not exceeding two
hundred ($200.00) dollars.
'Section 13.
Severability.
If any
section, sub -section,
paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase
or word
in this ordinance or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of the ordinance and the City Council hereby
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declares it would have passed such remaining portion of the
ordinance despite such invalidity.
Section 14. Repealing Clause. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
Passed on the first reading on the 9 th day of November
1982, and passed on the second reading on the _14 day of
December , 1982.
ATTEST:
JI!`1 COLBERT, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED:
CITY ATTORNEY
1..a. , - -, _ /
MAYOR