The terms as used in this article shall be defined as follows:

PARADE — Any parade, march ceremony, show, exhibition, pageant or procession of any kind, or any similar display, in or upon any street, park or other public place in the City of Paola.

PARADE PERMIT — A permit as required by this article.

PERSON — Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.010; Code 2021)

(a)   No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start any parade, unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the City Manager.

(b)   Exceptions. This article shall not apply to:

(1)   Funeral processions;

(2)   Students going to and from school classes or participating in educational activities; provided that such conduct is under the immediate direction and supervision of the proper school authorities;

(3)   A governmental agency acting within the scope of its functions.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.020; Code 2021)

(a)   A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application with the City Manager on forms provided by such Officer.

(b)   Filing Period. An application for a parade permit shall be filed with the City Manager not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.

(c)   Contents. The application for a parade permit shall set forth the following information:

(1)   The name, address and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct such parade;

(2)   If the parade 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 head of such organization,

(3)   The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct;

(4)   The date the parade is to be conducted;

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

(6)   The approximate number of persons, animals and vehicles that will constitute such parade; the type of animals and description of the vehicles;

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

(8)   A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the streets to be traversed;

(9)   The location by streets of any assembly areas for such parade;

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

(11) The interval of space to be maintained between units of such parade;

(12) If the parade is designed to be held by, and on behalf of or for, any person other than the applicant, the applicant for such permit shall file with the City Manager a communication in writing from the person proposing to hold the parade, authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his/her behalf;

(13) Any additional information which the City Manager shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should issue.

(d)   Late Applications. The City Manager, where good cause is shown therefor, shall have the authority to consider any application hereunder which is filed less than forty-eight (48) hours before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.030; Code 2021)

(a)   The City Manager shall issue a permit as provided for hereunder when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, he/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 City to properly police the line of movement and the areas contiguous thereto as to prevent normal Police protection to the City;

(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 City 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 fire-fighting equipment enroute to a fire;

(6)   The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, to 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 enroute;

(8)   The parade is not to be held for the sole purpose of advertising any product, goods or event, and is not designed to be held purely for private profit.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.040; Code 2021)

The City Manager shall act upon the application for a parade within reasonable time after the filing thereof.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.050; Code 2021)

Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a parade permit to the Governing Body. The appeal shall be taken within ten (10) days after notice.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.060; Code 2021)

The City Manager, in denying an application for a parade permit, shall be empowered to authorize the conduct of the parade on a date, at a time or over a route different from that named by the applicant. An applicant desiring to accept an alternate permit shall, within ten (10) days after notice of the action of the City Manager, file a written notice of acceptance with the City Manager. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements of, and shall have the effect of a parade permit under this article.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.070; Code 2021)

(a)   Each parade permit shall state the following information:

(1)   Starting time;

(2)   Minimum speed;

(3)   Maximum speed;

(4)   Maximum interval of space to be maintained between the units of the parade;

(5)   The portions of the streets to be traversed that may be occupied by the parade;

(6)   The maximum length of the parade in miles or fractions thereof;

(7)   Such other information as the City Manager shall find necessary to the enforcement of this article.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.080; Code 2021)

(a)   A permittee hereunder shall comply with all permit directions and conditions and with all applicable laws and ordinances.

(b)   Possession Of Permit. The parade chairman or other person heading or leading such activity shall carry the parade permit upon his/her person during the conduct of the parade.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.090; Code 2021)

(a)   The following regulations shall apply to the public conduct during the parades.

(1)   Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct or impede, or interfere with any parade or parade assembly or with any person, vehicle or animal participating or used in a parade.

(2)   Driving through parades. No driver of a vehicle, streetcar or trackless trolley shall drive between the vehicles or persons comprising a parade when such vehicles or persons are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade.

(3)   Parking on parade route. The City Manager shall have the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a highway or part thereof constituting a part of the route of a parade. The City Manager shall post signs to such effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle in violation thereof. No person shall be liable for parking on a street unposted in violation of this article.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.100; Code 2021)

The City Manager shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit issued hereunder upon application of the standards for issuance as herein set forth.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.110; Code 2021)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the County or City Jail for a period of three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each offense.

(Prior Code 2016 §615.120; Code 2021)