"With the 24th of July around the corner, here's a reminder of the Public
Parade Regulations. We wish you all a safe and fun holiday.
Regulations for public property adjacent to event routes.
The following shall apply to public property adjoining routes and
staging areas for authorized commercially related special events or free
expression activities and it shall be unlawful for any person to violate
these provisions.
A. Time Restrictions.
Before eight p.m. of the day before the
authorized commercially related special event or free expression activity,
no person shall actually claim or attempt to claim, reserve, occupy or
otherwise control public property either in person or by the placement of
any object. Prohibited claiming activities include, but are not limited to,
the placement of ropes, chairs, blankets, banners or vehicles or barriers of
any kind.
B. Reserving Public Space.
From and after eight p.m. of the day before
an authorized commercially related special event or free expression
activity, a person may physically occupy a position on public property and
may use a blanket, sleeping bag or chair to reserve the position for that
person only. No person may reserve a space for anyone other than
themselves. No person may claim or attempt to reserve any public property
for themselves or others by placement of ropes, tents, barricades or other
barriers.
C. Enclosed Shelters Prohibited.
No person shall place, erect, use or
employ any tent or other enclosed shelters, including vehicles or trailers,
on public property along the route or staging areas of any authorized
commercially related special event or free expression activity at any time.
D. Obstruction of Public Rights-Of-Way.
No person shall obstruct
public sidewalks, paved portions of street, or occupy any unsafe position or
occupy a position which may cause damage to public or private property.
E. Vehicle Parking Restrictions.
From and after eight p.m. of day
before an authorized commercially related special event or free expression
activity and continuing until the conclusion of the event, no person shall
park a motor vehicle, or trailer or tent trailer on the streets designated
by the city as a route for an authorized commercially related special event
or free expression activity. Only motor vehicles or trailers which are
entries or parts thereof in an authorized commercially related special event
or free expression activity are allowed to be in the areas designated as
staging areas. Any vehicle, motor vehicle, trailer or tent trailer parked
in violation of this section is a public nuisance and may be towed from the
prohibited area at the owner's expense.
F. Reserved Spectator Viewing Areas.
As part of the permit process,
the mayor or the mayor's designee may authorize:
1. The city to reserve places for the observation of an authorized
commercially related special event or free expression activity and to erect
and control seating on such reserved public property; and
2. The permit holder to reserve areas for observation of an authorized
commercially related special event or free expression activity and to erect
and control seating in the reserved areas.
G. Dogs Prohibited.
From and after eight p.m. of the night before an
authorized commercially related special event or free expression activity,
all dogs, except for seeing-eye dogs and dogs who are actually part of the
authorized commercially related special event or free expression activity
shall be prohibited on public property along the route and staging areas
whether or not such dogs are leashed. This subsection shall not prohibit
the owners of dogs who live adjacent to the route from taking their leashed
dogs on walks to and from their property using the most direct route away
from the route.
(Ord. 23-93 4 (part), 1993)"
