Source: https://ecode360.com/9898073
Timestamp: 2018-12-15 09:16:17
Document Index: 502359152

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146']

City of College Park, MD Parades
§ 146-2 Permit required; exceptions.
§ 146-3 Permit application.
§ 146-4 Issuance of permit.
§ 146-5 Notification of action.
§ 146-7 Alternate permit.
§ 146-8 Permit contents.
§ 146-9 Duties of permittee.
§ 146-10 Public conduct.
§ 146-11 Revocation.
§ 146-13 Severability.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park 10-1-1991 by Ord. No. 91-O-18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start any parade unless a parade permit shall have been obtained from the Public Services Department, pursuant to the standards for issuance of a parade permit in § 146-4.
A person or organization seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application with the Public Services Department as follows:
Filing period. An application for a parade permit shall be filed with the Public Services Department not less than 15 days nor more than 60 days before the date on which the proposed parade is to take place. Upon good cause shown, the Public Services Department shall have the authority to consider any application which is filed less than 15 days before the date such parade is proposed to be conducted.
Fee. There shall be paid at the time of filing the application for a parade permit a fee of $1.
Insurance. The applicant is required to obtain and present evidence prior to the event of an approved surety indemnity bond or approved comprehensive liability insurance policy naming the City of College Park as an additional insured. The insurance requirement is a minimum of $500,000 personal injury and $100,000 property damage from all claims arising from the permit issued pursuant to this chapter. The City shall not be deemed to have assessed the risks that may be applicable to the event. The permittee shall be responsible for assessing the risks of the event and obtaining additional insurance coverage if appropriate and prudent.
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 Public Services Department a communication, in writing, from the person proposing to hold the parade, authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his/her behalf.
Any additional information which the Public Services Department shall find reasonably necessary for a fair determination as to whether a permit should be issued.
The Public Services Department shall issue a permit if it finds the following:
The Public Services Department shall act upon the application for a parade permit within five working days after the filing thereof. Within seven working days of the date on which the application was filed, the Public Services Department shall mail to the applicant a notice of the Department's action. If the permit is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be stated in the notice.
Any person aggrieved shall have the right to appeal the denial of a parade permit to the Mayor and City Council.
The Public Services Department, 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 Public Services Department, file a written notice; of acceptance with the Public Services Department. An alternate parade permit shall conform to the requirements of and shall have the effect of a parade permit under this chapter.
Such other information as the Public Services Department shall find necessary to the enforcement of this chapter.
Parking on parade route. The Public Services Department shall have the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a public roadway or part thereof constituting part of the route of a parade. The Public Services Department 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 chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $100 or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 60 days, or be both so fined and imprisoned.