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Timestamp: 2018-02-17 19:07:56
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149', '§ 149']

Township of Stafford, NJ Parades
§ 149-2 Definitions.
§ 149-3 Permit required; exceptions.
§ 149-4 Application.
§ 149-5 Issuance of permit.
§ 149-6 Notice of reasons for denial.
§ 149-7 Alternate permits.
§ 149-8 Notice of permits to Township officials.
§ 149-9 Contents of permit.
§ 149-10 Compliance.
§ 149-11 Possession of permit.
§ 149-12 Public conduct during parades.
§ 149-13 Revocation of permit.
§ 149-14 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 149: Parades
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township of Stafford 12-27-1979 by Ord. No. 79-28. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 149 : Parades
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Parade Ordinance of the Township of Stafford."
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 Township.
Funeral or wedding processions.
Filing period. An application for a parade permit shall be filed with the Chief of Police not less than 10 days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade.
The name address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its conduct.
The approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which, will constitute such parade, the type of animals and a description of the vehicles.
The interval of space to he maintained between units of such parade.
If the parade is designed to be held by and on behalf of or for any person other than an applicant, the applicant for such permit shall file with the Chief of Police a communication in writing from the person proposing to hold the parade, authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his behalf.
Any additional information which the Chief of Police shall find reasonably necessary for a fair determination as to whether a permit should issue.
Late applications. The Chief of Police, where good cause is shown therefor, shall have the authority to consider any application hereunder which is filed less than 10 days before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted.
The Chief of Police 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 finds that:
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the Township to properly police the line of movement of the parade and of contiguous areas so that adequate police protection cannot be provided to the remainder of the Township.
The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of ambulances so that adequate ambulance service to portions of the Township not occupied by the parade and contiguous areas will be prevented.
The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade will not substantially interfere with adequate fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to such assembly areas.
The conduct of the parade will not be likely to result in violence to persons or property, causing serious harm to the public.
The parade is not to be held for the primary purpose of advertising a product, goods or event and is not designed to be held primarily for private profit.
The conduct of the parade will not interfere with the movement of firefighting equipment to such an extent that adequate fire protection cannot be provided to the Township.
If the Chief of Police disapproves the application, he shall mail or have served upon the applicant, within five days after the date upon which the application was filed, a notice of his action, stating the reasons for his denial of the permit.
The Chief of Police 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 five days after notice of the action of the Chief of Police, file a written notice of acceptance with the Chief of Police. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements of, and shall have the effect of, a parade permit under this chapter.
The Fire Chief of the area or areas where the parade shall be conducted.
The minimum speed.
The maximum interval of space to be maintained between the units of the parade.
The portion of the streets to be traversed that may be occupied by the parade.
A person issued a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with all permit directions and conditions and with all applicable laws and ordinances.
The parade chairman or other person heading or leading such activity shall carry the parade permit upon his person during the conduct of the parade.
Parking on parade route. The Chief of Police 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 Chief of Police shall post signs to such effect, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicles in violation thereof. No person shall be liable for parking on a street unposted in violation of this chapter.
[Amended 11-11-1986 by Ord. No. 86-55; 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-22]
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than 90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.