Chapter 12.24
PARADES
Sections:
12.24.010 Parade defined.
12.24.020 Permit required.
12.24.030 Permit—Who may obtain.
12.24.040 Permit application.
12.24.050 Application—Initial review by chief of police.
12.24.060 Secondary review and issuance of permit.
12.24.070 Conditional permit (upon payment of costs).
12.24.080 Contents of permit.
12.24.090 Possession of permit.
12.24.100 Unauthorized parades.
12.24.110 Review of denial of permit application.
12.24.010 Parade defined.
The term “parade” as used in this chapter shall mean any person, animal, vehicle, machine or wagon, or any group of persons, animals, vehicles, machinery or wagons, which may be assembled in any march, procession or similar display, in or upon any street or public way of the city. “Parade” shall not mean otherwise lawful public gatherings without a procession, such as, but not limited to, one or more persons engaged in political speech or displaying hand-held political signs. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.020 Permit required.
It shall be unlawful for any parade to be organized, engaged in, aided, formed, started or conducted without a permit having been first obtained therefor. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.030 Permit—Who may obtain.
All parades shall be sponsored and conducted by an organization or group of persons having sufficient individual members to adequately control the spacing of groups within the parade and to maintain order in the conduct of the parade. All permits herein provided for shall be applied for and issued to and in the name of such organization and/or group of persons. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.040 Permit application.
Any organization or group of persons desiring to organize, form, start or conduct a parade within the city shall, not less than fifteen days prior to the proposed date of such parade, make written application therefor to the city of Kelso at the City Clerk's Office, 203 South Pacific, Kelso, WA, 98626. Such application shall contain the following information:
A. The name, address and telephone number of the organization or group of persons seeking the permit and the person or persons to be in charge of the proposed parade. If the applicant is a group or organization, a single person responsible for speaking on its behalf shall be listed;
B. The date upon which the parade is to be conducted;
C. The hours when such parade will start and terminate;
D. The route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;
E. The approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which, will constitute such parade; the type of animals and description of the vehicles;
F. The location, by streets, of any assembly areas for such parades;
G. The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble at any such assembly area or areas;
H. The purpose for which the parade is to be conducted. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.050 Application—Initial review by chief of police.
The chief of police or his designee shall examine the applicant's written application for a parade permit and make any changes or alterations deemed necessary in order that traffic control, fire protection and police activities will not be unduly interfered with.
For the purposes of this section, the chief of police or his designee shall have the authority to require such changes or alterations in the applicant's parade plans as may be necessary for such purpose. If changes are necessary, the chief of police or his designee shall contact the applicant no later than five days prior to the event to explain the changes to the applicant. If the chief of police or his designee deems it necessary, he may require a meeting with the applicant to discuss changes. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.060 Secondary review and issuance of permit.
After initial review, but not less than five days prior to the event, the chief of police or his designee, together with the director of public works or his designee and director of community development or his designee, shall conduct a secondary review of the application and shall issue to the applicant a parade permit when, from their consideration of the application and from such other information as may otherwise be obtained, they find:
A. That the conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to its route;
B. That 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;
C. That 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;
D. That the conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire;
E. That the conduct of the parade is not unreasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, to provide disorderly conduct or create a disturbance;
F. That the parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route.
G. That the parade not cause an undue burden on city of Kelso by necessitating extra staffing of police, emergency personnel, or others that may be deemed necessary to accommodate the crowds. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.070 Conditional permit (upon payment of costs).
A. In the event the parade is deemed likely to cause an undue burden on the city of Kelso by necessitating extra staffing of police, emergency personnel, or others that may be necessary to accommodate crowds, an applicant may be required to pay a portion of the estimated cost up to thirty percent and sign a promise to pay the balance within a time designated by the chief of police or his designee. This provision shall not apply to parades sponsored by the city of Kelso.
B. Conditional Permit (Liability Insurance, Hold Harmless, and Indemnification). At the discretion of the director of public works, community development director, and chief of police, proof of adequate liability may be a condition of the permit. Issuance of any permits may be conditioned on proof of adequate liability insurance in favor of the city and an agreement that applicant shall hold the city harmless and indemnify the city against any and all claims arising from the parade. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.080 Contents of permit.
Each parade permit shall contain the following information:
A. The starting time of the parade;
B. The route of the parade;
C. The assembly point for units of the parade;
D. Such other information as the chief of police or acting chief of police shall find necessary to the enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.090 Possession of permit.
The person or persons responsible for the conduct of any parade for which a permit has been issued shall have such permit in his possession during the conduct of the parade and shall exhibit the same, upon request, to any police officer of the city. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.100 Unauthorized parades.
Any parade conducted without a permit, or any parade conducted not in accordance with the terms of a permit issued therefor, may be summarily disbanded by the chief of police or his duly authorized agent if he has probable cause to believe that such unauthorized parade is, or will cause, a disturbance of the peace or a disorderly proceeding or is disruptive of the normal flow of traffic on the public ways. Any participant in such a parade who shall willfully fail to comply with an order to disband so issued shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)
12.24.110 Review of denial of permit application.
Any person, organization, or group of persons whose application for a parade permit as required herein is denied by the chief of police may appeal the denial of such parade permit application to the Kelso city manager or his designee. A hearing on such denial shall be held upon such terms and conditions as the Kelso city manager deems appropriate. (Ord. 3573 § 1, 2005)