CHAPTER 1. USE OF PUBLIC STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES

2-01-1000 LOITERING AT ENTRANCE TO BUILDINGS:

It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, stand or sit in or at the entrance to any church, hall, theater or other place of public assemblage in the County, so as to obstruct such entrance in any manner.

2-01-1005 PERMIT REQUIRED: PARADES:

It shall be unlawful for any person to hold, manage, conduct, carry on, or to cause or permit to be held, managed, conducted or carried on any parade, march or procession of any kind, other than a funeral procession, or for any person to use, beat or operate any wind instrument, stringed instrument or other musical instrument, upon any public highway in the County, without first having obtained from the Board of Supervisors a written permit so to do.

2-01-1010 SAME: CERTAIN ASSEMBLAGES:

It shall be unlawful for any person to hold, conduct or address any assemblage, meeting or gathering of persons, or to make or deliver any public speech, lecture or discourse, or to conduct or take part in any public debate or discussion, in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk in the County, in such a manner as to hinder or obstruct the free passage of persons or vehicles therein or thereon, without first having obtained from the Board of Supervisors a written permit so to do.

2-01-1015 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT:

Any person desiring to carry on, engage in or do any acts set forth in sections 2-01-1005 and 2-01-1010, shall first make a written application for and secure from the Board of Supervisors a written permit. The application shall be signed by the applicant if it be an individual, or by the managing agent of a firm, corporation or association applying for such a permit. Said application shall be upon forms prescribed by the Board of Supervisors and shall specify the time and place of and the purpose for which the permit is desired. The application shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by at least three (3) reputable residents of the Judicial District where the act for which the permit requested is to be done, certifying as to the character and reputation of the applicant or the managing agent of a firm, corporation or association applying for such a permit.

2-01-1020 CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION:

When considering an application for such a permit the Board of Supervisors shall hear any evidence offered that concerns the place where the assembly, speech, public debate or other proposed public act is to be held and its relation to the public peace, health and safety of the community. The Board may grant or deny the application, in whole or in part, and under such restrictions, as the Board shall deem necessary.

2-01-1025 DENIAL OF APPLICATION OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT:

It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors, and they shall have the right, to deny any application for a permit and to revoke any permit that has been granted by the Board, upon reasonable notice, if they shall deem it for the best interests of the public peace, health and safety of the County and the inhabitants thereof.

2-01-1030 JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISION:

Judicial review of a decision of the Board of Supervisors made pursuant to this Chapter, if the decision denies or revokes the permit, shall be made pursuant to section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of California. The method of judicial review, the time limits for judicial review, and all of the other provisions of said section 1094.6 shall govern such judicial review. When giving written notice to the applicant that the permit has been denied or revoked, the Board of Supervisors shall provide notice to the applicant that the time within which judicial review must be sought is governed by said section 1094.6.

(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)

2-01-1035 DURATION OF PERMIT:

All permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be nontransferable and non assignable; and a permit shall be restricted in its application to a single event at a designated time and specific location.

2-01-1040 VIOLATIONS:

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter, which are declared to be unlawful, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided in section 125 of this Ordinance Code.