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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1390_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1390 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING THE REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS ; SECTION ONE. That the Redlands ordinance Code be amended by adding Chapter 44, " Parades - Public Assembly. " SAFETY PARADES - PUBLIC ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 44 CHAPTER 44 PARADES - PUBLIC ASSEMBLY Article 440. General 441 , Permits 442. Interfering - Obstructing 443. Penalties Article 440 General 44000. DEFINITIONS. In this Chapter: § 44001. "PARADE" means any march, procession or assembly consisting of persons, animals or vehicles, or com- bination thereof, upon any public property, including but not limited to public streets, highways, rights of way, or parks of the City of Redlands which do not comply with normal and usual traffic regulations or controls. (1390) § 44002. " PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY" means a path or route which may be lawfully used. Includes streets, highways, side- walks, and public parks. (1390) Article 441 Permits § 44100.. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PERMITS. No person shall conduct an assembly or parade in or upon the public property, including but not limited to public streets, highways , rights of way or parks of the City of Redlands, or participate in any such assembly or parade unless and until a permit to conduct such assembly or parade has been obtained from the Chief of Police, City of Redlands, or, as hereinafter provided, from the Council of said City of Redlands. (1390) § 44101. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT - PARADES. Any person desirous of conducting a parade shall apply to the Chief of Police for a permit at least twenty (20) days in advance of the proposed parade. The application for such permit shall be made in writing on a form approved and provided by the Chief of Police. In order that adequate arrangements may be made for the proper policing of the parade, the application shall contain the following information: (1390) 5/20/69 SAFETY PARADES - PUBLIC ASSEMBLY § 44101 Cont. a. The name, address and telephone number of the person requesting the permit. If the parade is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf of or by an organization, the name, address and telephone number of the head- quarters of the organization, and of the authorized head of such organization. b. The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade chairman and will be responsible for its conduct. C. The purpose of the parade. d. The date when the parade is to be conducted. e. The hours when the parade will, start and terminate. f. The route of the parade, g. The approximate number of persons who, and the number and kind of vehicles and animals which will constitute the parade. h. The location of the assembly area of the parade. i. The location of the dispersal area of the parade.. j . The plans for the assembly and dispersal of the parade, including the times thereof. k. A statement as to whether the parade will occupy all or only a portion of the public property, street, highway, or public right of way proposed to be trav- ersed. 1. A statement indicating what provision for sanitary facilities at the assembly and dispersal areas have been provided. M. Such other information as the Chief of Police may require. (1390) 44102 . LATE FILING OF APPLICATION -- PARADES. The Chief of Police may, at his discretion., consider late appli- cations and shall have the authority to consider any applica- tion for a parade permit which is filed less than 20 days before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted. (1390) § 44103. ISSUING OF PERMITS - PARADES. If there be no prior applications for a parade at said time and place, the Chief of Police shall issue a permit granting said application 5/20/69 SAFETY PARACMES - PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 44103 Cont. subject to the provisions of Section 44105 hereof. In the event that there shall be a prior application for a parade to be held at said time, the Chief of Police may deny the permit therefor. The applicant for the parade permit shall be noti- fied in writing of the action of the Chief of Police in grant- ing or denying the permit at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the proposed parade. In the event the application is denied, the written notice of such denial shall set forth the reasons therefor. (1390) § 44104. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT - PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Ap- plication may be made by any person for a permit to hold a public assembly. The application for such public assembly shall be in writing and filed with the Chief of Police at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the date of the proposed public assembly. The application shall contain the following informations (1390) a. The time and place. b. Name of the person and/or organization requesting the permit. C. ,Such other information as may be required by the Chief of Police in order to enable him to make adequate arrangements, as circumstances may require, for the proper policing of the proposed public assembly. The Chief of Police shall forthwith issue a permit granting the said application unless a prior application for the said time and place shall have been made, in which event another time and place may be selected, and upon the selection of said alter- native time and place by the applicant, the Chief of Police shall forthwith grant a permit therefor subject to provisions of Section 441.05. (1390 § 44105. DENIAL OF PERMIT. The Chief of Police may deny an application for a permit for either a public assembly or parade when in his judgment: (1390) a. The conduct of such public assembly or parade will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic contiguous to the route of the parade or place of the assembly. b. The conduct of such public assembly or parade will 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. 5/20/69 SAFETY PARADES - PUBLIC ASSEMBLY § 44105 Cont. C. The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at such public assembly or at the assembly or dispersal points of a parade will unduly interfere with proper police and fire protection of areas contiguous to said public assembly or parade. d. The conduct of such public assembly or parade will interfere with the movement of fire fighting equipment enroute to a fire. e. The conduct of such public assembly or parade is rea- sonably likely to cause injury to persons or property. f. Such public assembly or parade is to be held for the sole purpose of advertising any product, goods or event, and is designed to be held purely for private profit. § 44106. APPEAL. Upon a denial by the Chief of Police of an application made in pursuance of Section 44103 or Section 44105 of this chapter, the applicant may appeal from the deter- mination of the Chief of Police within two (2) days thereafter to the City Council of the City of Redlands by filing his said application with the Clerk of the said City, who shall set said appeal for hearing by the Council at its next regular meeting. Upon such appeal, the said Council may reverse, affirm or modi- fy in any regard the determination of the Chief of Police. To carry out the judgment of said Council upon appeal, the Chief of Police shall be directed to act in conformity with the judg- ment of the Council. (1390) Article 442 Interfering - Obstructing § 44200. INTERFERING - OBSTRUCTING. a. No person shall sit or stand on or at the entrance of any church, hall, theatre or other place of public assembly in any manner so as to obstruct such entrance. b. No person shall willfully block, impede or obstruct any aisle, passageway, hallway, lobby, foyer, or stairway leading to or from any entrance or exit re- quired by law within any office building, public building, place of business, hotel or other structure with the intent to prevent, delay, hinder or interfere with the free use of such passageway by any other person who is within, entering, occupying or leaving said premises. (1390) 5/20J69 r - us. SECTION TWO - Severance. Each prevision of this ordinance shall be separate and severable, and in the event any specific provision is declared void or invalid, no other section, other- wise legal and valid, shall be affected thereby, SECTION THREE. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect as provided by law. SECTION FOUR. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a daily newspaper hereby designated for that purpose. ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Redla s Deputy City Clerk APPROVED FOR FORM: s/ Edward F . Taylor City Attorney I, Alice Ge Walls, Deputy City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of May, 1969, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Martinez, Cummings, DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Mayor Burroughs NOES: None ABSENT: None Deputy City Clerk Ordinance No. 1390 - Page seven