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Home My WebLink AboutCC ORD 1970-1253 Parades (Repealed by 2154)DRDINAlsWGE NO. 1253 Manager shall issue a permit ager, file a notice of acceptance AN ORDINANCE RELATING therefor subject to the pro- wit the e steal M eager. The eissue ..'City TO .THE REGULATION OF visions of paragraph c. ST RE ET S AND PUBLIC Area.) If Within Congestedardito be conforms to the requirements ments shall of PLACES WHEREAS, the City a Na-ly Traffic ted Area,t the Cite Managed subsectioni.CitManager May Consider City does not presently shall issue the permit if he finds Late Applications. The City havegan parades,ordiance effectively that: Manager shall have authority, regulatingS,in and WHEREAS, in order to facili- (a) The parade will not in- in his discretion, to consider are the movement of traffic, movementhe safe and of other traffic along conductlication a paradeor a whiche is ifiled fire trucks,gambulances and less than thirty (30) days before other emergency vehicles, it is and across its route; necessary ton immediately enactacing radeb) The conduct will not require fsuch the diver- posed to such conducted. is pro - a ordinance regulating parades, and sion of so great a number of j. Officials to be Notified. WHEREAS, ip order to pro- police officesof tthe he Cityne toof Iomad atpaely upon the gr nt ng g vide for the preservation of the properly police peace, health, safety, and wel- movement and the areas con- Manager shall send a copy fare of the people of the City tiguous thereto, as to prevent thereof to the following: of National City, it is necessary normal police protection to the (1) The The Chief ofoPo ice; Fire to pass and adopt this ordi- remainder of the City; nance; (c) The ebnduct of such Department; NOW, THEREFORE,he Council of- parade ion`ill not of so great require number' ( ()4 CityrEngineer; c to r of Public the City EIA ;by City of 'Na'tional City as of ambulances as to service to Works;(5)General Manager or follows:re- SECTION SECTION 1. PARADES. portions of the City other than' sponsfble: head of each public a. Definttigns. As used in this posedt� line obe f mach bythe areas lo.rnroutes ofnwhose vehicles the are u- section• affected by the route of the pro - march, "PARADE" means any contiguous thereto; march, procession or assembly sons, The animals sand a vehicles 'at on of per- posed k. Interfere tee With Parade. consisting vehicles, person, torh ,poor combinationlitrwill mnot unduly of parade No consent of then shall, join thereof, upon any public street,or sidewalk or alley which 'goes' proper fire and police protection in any icmannern interferes with not comply regulation normaln and of,r or ambulance service to, usual traffic regulation or con- areas contiguous to such assem- ls. itI prThgee City or Managorderly in his too bly areas; (2) "CONGESTED TRAFFIC (e) The conduct of such pa - AREA" shall include the follow- rade will not unduly interfere ing streets: National Avenue with the movement of fire - Prom the northern City limits fighting equipment en route to to the southern City limits; Highland Avenue from Division Street to 30th Street; 8th Street from Harbor Drive to Paradise Valley Road; and Plaza Boule- vard from National Avenue to Palm. b. Permit Required. No per- son shall conduct, manage or participate wany parade with- out awritten permit from the City Manager. c. Parade Prohibited. Permits will not be approved for a parade, if any major portion of the theme of the parade is directed at solicitation of funds, sale of merchandise, or tickets or any other exploitation of the crowd. Permits shall not be issued if the parade would require extraordinary police service or endanger public safety. d. Application for Permit. Any g. Request for Hearing. if the person desiring to conduct or denial of a permit is based in manage a parade shall, not less whole or in part upon the date, than thirty (30) nor more than hour, or route of travel, the one hundred eighty (180) days applicant may submit a new before the date on which it is request proposing alternate proposed to conduct such dates, hours or routes of travel. parade, file an application for When a permit is denied, the a permit. applicant may within fifteen If such parade is designed to (15) days of such action appeal be held by and on behalf of to the City Council by filing a or for any organization other petition therefor with the City than the applicant, the applicant Clerk. Such denial shall become for such permit shall file a final if an appeal is not filed. communication in writing from The City Council shall appoint such organization, authorizing a time for hearing the petition, the applicantto apply for such and upon hearing the petition, permit on its behalf. the City Council may approve The application shall include or disapprove the denial of the information as to the sponsoring permit. The decision of the City organization, the number of ve- Council shall be final as to all hicles, animals, and persons to issues involved. he in the parade, the nature h. Alternate Permit. Within of items of equipment to be twenty-four (24) hours after utilized to produce sounds or completion of a hearinthe g or noise during the parade while denial of a permit, y it is being conducted, the Manager shall make his order proposed assembly area, route, denying or granting said appli- duration in time, speed, and cation, or the alternative appli- dispersal area of the parade, cation, if any, and shall (by and the proposed alternate special delivery mail) notify the routes or times, if any. applicant of his action. The City e. Application. The City Man- Manager, in denying such appli- ager shall, within eight (8) days cation, may authorize the con - after the filing of such applica- duct t of such hr overparade a onra date, tion, act thereon. f. Permit — Issuance of. ferent from that named by the (1) Outside Congested Traf- applicant, and if the applicant fie Area. If the City Manager desires to accept the proposed finds that the parade is to be date, time and route„ he shall, conducted wholly outside the within two (2) days after notice ,Congested Traffie Area, the City of the action of the City Man - a fire; (f) The conduct of such parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property• (g) Such parade will move from its point of termination expeditiously a n d without stopping en route. (3) Contents of Permit. In each permit, the city Manager shall prescribe: (a) Starting time; (b) The minimum speed; (c) The maximum speed; (d) The maximum interval of space to be maintained be- tween the units of such parade; (e) What portions of the street to be traversed may be occupied by such parade; (f) The maximum length of such parade in miles or frac- tions thereof. discretion, may delegate any or all of his functions hereunder, subject to all of the conditions hereof, to the Chief of Police. m. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provi- sion or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the re- quirements of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misde- meanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for a period of not More than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of 2National0 hday of y October, 1970, California, , by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Camacho, Hogue, Waters, Morgan NAYS: Councilmen none ABSENT: Reid KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California ATTEST: IONE MINOGUE City Clerk I hereby approve the fore- going Ordinance this 20th day of October, 1970. KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of Na- tional City, California I hereby certify that the above and fore oing is a full nce No nn Or di and true copy o 1253 of the per antes of the Ci - - Nati.' al Ci California, s adopted ;+y the Ci y Council of said CI and ap roved by e Ma . `• .ai. C' on the 2 .ay of :c ..er, f-'4-9—"' (Signed) IONE MINOGUE (SEAL) /City lerk of I City of L% National City, Calif. NC5109 10-29-70 AND I HIM BY CERTINT that the a -me has been duly p••. ,-d co to law. v'1 ,City, Clerk. City or `Nattonrl City, CalHmiata