Section 10-12-4 Application | Oro Valley Town Code

10-12-4 Application.

A. A person seeking a parade or general assembly permit shall file an application with the Chief of Police on forms provided by such officer and the application shall be signed by the applicant under oath.

B. For single, non-recurring parades or public assemblies, an application for a permit shall be filed with the Chief of Police at least ten (10) days and not more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the parade or public assembly is proposed to commence. The Chief of Police may waive the minimum ten (10) day filing period and accept an application filed within a shorter period if, after due consideration of the date, time, place and nature of the parade or public assembly, the anticipated number of participants, and the Town services required in connection with the event, the Chief of Police determines that the waiver will not present a hazard to public safety.

C. For parades or public assemblies held on a regular or recurring basis at the same location, an application for a permit covering all such parades or assemblies during that calendar year may be filed with the Chief of Police at least sixty (60) days and not more than one hundred eighty (180) days before the date and time at which the first such parade or public assembly is proposed to commence. The Chief of Police may waive the minimum sixty (60) day period after due consideration of the factors specified in subsection B above.

D. The application for parade or public assembly permit shall set forth the following information:

1. The name, addresses and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct such a parade or public assembly;

2. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the headquarters of the organization for which the parade or public assembly is to be conducted, if any, and the authorized and responsible heads of the organization;

3. The requested date of the parade or public assembly;

4. The route to be traveled, including the starting point and the termination point;

5. The appropriate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which will constitute such parade or public assembly and the type of animals and description of the vehicles;

6. The hours when such parade or public assembly will start and terminate;

7. A statement as to whether the parade or public assembly will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed;

8. The location by street of an assembly area for such parade or public assembly;

9. The time at which unites the parade or public assembly will begin to assemble at any such area;

10. The intervals of space to be maintained between units of such parade or public assembly;

11. If the parade or or public assembly is designed to be held by, or on behalf of, any person other than the applicant, the applicant for such permit shall file a letter from that person with the Chief of Police authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his behalf;

12. The type of public assembly, including a description of activities planned during the event;

13. A description of any recording equipment, sound amplification equipment, banners, signs or other attention-getting devices to be used in connection with the parade or public assembly;

14. The approximate number of participants (spectators are by definition not participants);

15. The approximate number of spectators;

16. A designation of any public facilities or equipment to be utilized; and

17. Any additional facts that the Chief of Police finds reasonably necessary to a fair determination as to whether a permit should be issued. ((O)02-07, 03/20/2002)