Chapter 12.36 — PARADES, ATHLETIC EVENTS AND ASSEMBLIES

This chapter is adopted for the purpose of regulating parades, athletic events and public assemblies occurring on or within a City street, parking facility, sidewalk or other public right-of-way which obstruct, delay or otherwise interfere with the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or which do not comply with applicable traffic laws or controls. (Prior code § 10-3.1; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the following definitions shall govern the construction of the words and phrases used in this chapter:

"Aggrieved person" means any person who is adversely affected by a determination made or action taken by a City officer or employee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in a manner significantly greater than the public generally, including, but not limited to, any applicant for a permit required by this chapter who is adversely affected by the action of the Director on such permit.

"Athletic event" means any event in which a group of persons collectively engage in a sport or form of physical exercise on or within a City street, parking facility, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, jogging, running, racing, bicycling, rollerblading and roller skating, other than a group of people participating in a parade or public assembly.

"City Manager" means the City Manager or designee.

"Director" means the Director of Public Services or designee.

"Event" means any parade, athletic event or public assembly.

"Free speech rights" means expressive activity protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article 1, Section 2 of the California Constitution, provided that such activity is the principal purpose of the event.

"Parade" means any organized march or organized procession of animals, vehicles or persons (other than public employees acting within the course and scope of their employment) on or within a City street, parking facility, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, other than a group of people participating in an athletic event or public assembly.

"Police" and "police services" mean Deputy Sheriffs contracted for by the City, and law enforcement related services provided by the Sheriff of Los Angeles County.

"Public assembly" means any group of people participating in an organized activity (other than public employees acting within the course and scope of their employment) on or within a City street, parking facility, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, other than a group of people participating in an athletic event or parade.

(Prior code § 10-3.2; Ord. 1509 § 10, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

The Director shall have primary responsibility for the administration of the provisions of this chapter, subject to the overall direction and control of the City Manager. In carrying out such

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responsibilities, the duties of the Director of Public Services shall include, but not be limited to, acting on all applications for a permit required by this chapter. In addition, the Director shall be authorized to revoke a permit issued pursuant to this chapter in the manner provided for in this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-3.3; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Right of Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director may appeal such decision to the City Council, except as provided in subsection B of this section.

• B. Exception. Because time is of the essence, there shall be no appeal to the City Council from the decision of the Director where the exercise of free speech rights is involved. Rather, the aggrieved person may appeal to the City Manager in an attempt to resolve the situation pursuant to Section 12.36.060(B)(3).

(Prior code § 10-3.4; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

It is unlawful for any person to conduct, sponsor or knowingly participate in any parade, athletic event or public assembly on or within any City street, sidewalk, parking facility, or other public right-of-way which obstructs or interferes with the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or which does not comply with applicable traffic laws or controls unless and until a permit for such event has been approved and issued in a manner provided by this chapter. A permit is not deemed issued until the Director has received the applicant's written acceptance pursuant to this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-3.5; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Event.

  1. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, completed applications for a permit authorizing an event:

     • a. Shall be filed in the office of the Director at least:

       • i. Forty-five days prior to the date of such event, in order to ensure adequate time for an appeal to the City Council from a determination by the Director to deny the application or approve the application subject to conditions; or

       • ii. Twenty-five days but less than 45 days prior to the date of such event, in which case the opportunity to appeal to the City Council is deemed waived.

     • b. Shall be referred to the Sheriff for investigation and report upon receipt. The investigation and report shall be completed and transmitted to the Director within three days of the filing of the application unless the applicant requests or consents to an extension of the time period.

     • c. Shall be denied, approved or approved subject to conditions by the Director within 10 days after receipt of the application. After the decision, the Director

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shall immediately attempt to notify the applicant orally and shall immediately notify the applicant, the City Manager and the City Attorney in writing of the decision. The writing may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the Director. Both the oral and the written notification shall describe, with particularity, the facts and reasons for any denial or approval subject to conditions.

2. Acceptance by the applicant of the approval or approval subject to conditions shall be in writing and must be received by the Director within six days after written notice of the decision was sent to the applicant. The writing may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the applicant. Failure to accept as set forth in this section or failure to file a timely appeal to the City Council shall automatically be deemed a withdrawal of the application. If the applicant files a valid written acceptance and complies with the applicable conditions precedent, if any, in this chapter, the permit will automatically issue upon receipt of the written acceptance by the Director. The Director shall immediately notify the City Manager and the City Attorney that the permit has issued.

3. Appeals from the decision of the Director shall be made by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk not later than five days following the date the applicant has received written notice of the Director's decision; provided that, the City Council may extend the time for filing such notice of appeal for good cause shown. Such notice of appeal shall be in a form prescribed by the Director, shall contain a statement of the reasons why the person filing the appeal believes that the decision of the Director does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, and shall set forth the relief requested. The appeal shall be heard and decided, unless continued for good cause, by the City Council at its first regular or adjourned regular meeting on or after the day following the filing of the notice of appeal, subject to the notice and other requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act. Within three days after the City Council's decision the City Clerk shall notify the applicant in writing of the City Council's decision. The applicant shall have three days after receipt of the notice to file a written acceptance of the decision within the Director. A failure to accept timely, if the appeal was upheld by the City Council, shall automatically be deemed a withdrawal of the application.

4. Because time is of the essence, there shall be no appeal to the City Council from the decision of the Director where the exercise of free speech rights is involved. Rather, the aggrieved person may appeal to the City Manager in an attempt to resolve the situation pursuant to subsection B3 of this section.

• B.

• Free Speech Event.

1. Completed applications for a permit authorizing an event which involves an exercise of free speech rights:

   • a. Shall be filed in the office of the Director at least 15 days prior to the date of such event in order to ensure adequate time for a determination by the Director to approve or deny the application or approve the application subject to conditions and to ensure sufficient time for an appeal, if requested, pursuant to subsection (B)(3) of this section; and

   • b. Shall be referred to the Sheriff for investigation and report upon receipt. The

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§ 12.36.070

investigation and report shall be completed and transmitted to the Director within two days of the filing of the application unless the applicant requests or consents to an extension of the time period;

• c. Shall be denied, approved or approved subject to conditions by the Director within five days of receipt of the application. After a decision, the Director shall immediately attempt to notify the applicant orally and shall immediately notify the applicant, the City Manager and the City Attorney, in writing, of the decision. The writing may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the Director. Both the oral and written notifications shall describe, with particularity, the facts and reasons for any denial or approval subject to conditions.

2. Acceptance by the applicant of the approval or approval subject to conditions shall be in writing and must be received by the Director within three days after notification has been sent to the applicant. The writing may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the applicant. Failure to accept as set forth in this section or failure to timely file an appeal as set forth in Section 12.36.060(B)(3) shall automatically be deemed a withdrawal of the application. If the applicant files a valid written acceptance and complies with the applicable conditions precedent, if any, in this chapter, the permit will automatically issue upon receipt of the written acceptance by the Director. The Director shall immediately notify the City Manager and the City Attorney that the permit has issued.

3. If the permit is denied or conditioned in a manner unacceptable to the applicant, the applicant, within three days of oral or written notification, whichever occurs first, of the Director's decision, may appeal in writing to the City Manager, presenting facts and reasons why the denial or conditions should be reversed or deleted, respectively, and the application granted or granted as modified. The appeal hearing shall be at a time and place mutually agreeable to the parties. If the parties cannot agree on the time or place, the appeal hearing shall be the next day at 4:00 p.m. at the City Manager's office. The City Manager shall render a decision within 48 hours of the appeal hearing and immediately attempt to notify the applicant orally and shall immediately notify the applicant, City Attorney and the Director in writing of the City Manager's decision. The writing may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the City Manager. Both the oral and written notifications shall describe, with particularity, the facts and reasons for the decision. If the applicant does not appeal within three days of notification, or does not attend the appeal hearing either personally or through an authorized representative, then the applicant waives the right to appeal to the City Manager.

(Prior code § 10-3.6; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Applications for a permit authorizing an event shall be filed by a natural person, shall be in a form prescribed by the Director, and shall contain all of the following information:

• A. Information Required for All Events. Applications for all events shall contain:

  1. The name, mailing address and daytime and evening telephone numbers of the person filing the application,

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§ 12.36.080

2. If the event is to be conducted by an organization, the name, mailing address and daytime telephone number of the organization, the name, mailing address and daytime telephone number of the president, leader or other head of the organization, and written documentation of the authority under which the applicant is applying for the permit on behalf of the organization,

3. The name, mailing address and daytime telephone number of the person who will be present and in charge of the event on the day of the event,

4. The name, mailing address and daytime telephone number of any monitors to be employed during the event,

5. The name, mailing address and daytime and evening telephone numbers of an alternate person to contact if an emergency arises and the applicant is unavailable,

6. The nature of the event,

7. The proposed date and estimated starting and ending time of the event,

8. The proposed location of the event, including its boundaries,

9. The estimated number of participants in the event,

10. The type and estimated number of vehicles, animals and structures that will be used in the event,

11. A description of any sound amplification equipment to be employed at the event,

12. The number, size and material of construction of any signs or banners to be used in the event,

13. The parking requirements for the event,

14. The location of any water, first aid or comfort stations to be provided at the event; and

• B. Additional Information Required for Parades. In addition to the information required by subsection A of this section, every application for a parade shall include the following information:

  1. The time when units of the parade will begin to assemble,

  2. The proposed assembly point for the parade,

  3. The proposed parade route (including a map),

  4. The interval space to be maintained between units of the parade, and

  5. The number, type and size of floats or other vehicles.

(Prior code § 10-3.7; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Every application for a permit authorizing an event shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council; provided that, no fee shall be charged where the event involves an exercise of free speech rights.

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NORWALK CODE

§ 12.36.080

§ 12.36.100

(Prior code § 10-3.8; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

When the Director determines that a completed application has been filed for a permit authorizing an event in a manner required by this chapter, and that there are no grounds for denying such permit, the Director shall approve such application subject to all the general conditions required by this chapter plus any special conditions authorized by this chapter and determined by the Director to be necessary in order to protect the safety of persons and property and/or the control of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around the site of the event. (Prior code § 10-3.9; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Grounds for Permit Conditioning or Denial. The following factors shall be considered by the Director in determining whether the imposition of reasonable permit conditions pursuant to Section 12.36.140 will satisfy public health, safety or welfare concerns and allow the event to proceed as modified. If not, the Director shall deny the application for a permit.

  1. The person applying for the permit has failed to provide supplemental application information requested by the Director or has otherwise failed to complete the application;

  2. The information contained in the application, including supplemental application information requested by the Director, is found to be false in any material respect;

  3. An application for another event to be held on the same date as that requested by the applicant has been previously filed or approved, and such other event is so close in time and location to the event proposed by the applicant as to cause undue traffic congestion or to place the City in a position of being unable to meet the needs for police services for both events;

  4. The time, route or size of the event will substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of traffic contiguous to the site or route of the event or disrupt the use of a street at its peak traffic time;

  5. The concentration of persons, animals or vehicles at the site of the event or at the site of an assembly or disbanding area around the event will prevent proper police, fire or ambulance services from reaching areas contiguous to the event;

  6. The size of the event will require the diversion of so many City law Enforcement Officers to ensure that participants stay within the boundaries or route of the event and to protect participants in the event, that police protection to the rest of the City will be seriously jeopardized; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter authorizes the denial of a permit because of the need to protect participants from the conduct of others if reasonable permit conditions can be imposed;

  7. Given the size and nature of the event, the reasonably available number of City police officers and other personnel is not sufficient to ensure the safety of participants or the attending public;

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§ 12.36.100

§ 12.36.120

8. The event consists of a parade that will not move from its point of origin to its point of termination in three hours or less;

9. The location of the event will substantially interfere with construction or maintenance work previously scheduled to take place on or along the City street, parking facility, sidewalk or other public right-of-way to be occupied by the event;

10. The event will occur at a time when a school is in session and along a route or at a location adjacent to the school or a class, and the noise created by the activities of the event will substantially disrupt the educational activity of such school or class;

11. The decorative material on parade floats is not noncombustible or flame retardant or motorized parade floats and towing apparatus are not provided with a minimum 2-A, 10-B:C rated portable fire extinguisher readily accessible to the operator, as provided in Uniform Fire Code Section II.304;

12. The application is not timely submitted and there is insufficient time to investigate and process the application pursuant to the timelines in this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-3.10; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Indemnification Requirements. As a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit authorizing an event, the permittee shall enter into an agreement with the City in a form approved by the City Attorney which shall set forth the undertaking of the permittee to indemnify the City, hold the City harmless and reimburse the City from and for any liability, damage or loss occurring during the course of the event authorized by such permit where such liability, damage or loss is proximately caused by the negligent or intentional act or omission of the permittee, any officer, employee or agent of the permittee, or any person who is under the permittee's legal control. In addition, such agreement shall provide that in the event a claim is made against the City by suit or otherwise, whether the same is groundless or not, arising out of such negligent or intentional act or omission, the permittee shall defend the City and shall indemnify the City for any judgment rendered against it or any sums paid out in settlement or otherwise. Such agreement shall be filed with the Director prior to the issuance of the permit.

• B. Waiver of Indemnification Agreement. The indemnification agreement required by this chapter shall be waived by the Director for any permit authorizing an event involving an exercise of free speech rights.

(Prior code § 10-3.11; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Insurance Requirements. As a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit authorizing an event, the permittee shall obtain public liability insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of California and having a financial rating in Best's Insurance Guide of at least "B." Such insurance shall provide occurrence coverage against liabilities for death, personal injury or property damage arising out of or in any way connected with such event. Such insurance shall be in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), combined single limit, and shall name the City and the City's officers, employees and agents as additional insureds under the coverage afforded. In

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NORWALK CODE

§ 12.36.120

§ 12.36.140

addition, such insurance shall be primary and noncontributing with respect to any other insurance available to the City and shall include a severability of interest (cross liability) clause. Proof of such insurance, in a form approved by the City's Risk Manager, shall be filed with the Director prior to the issuance of the permit and such insurance shall be maintained in full force and effect throughout the course of the event authorized by such permit.

• B. Waiver of Insurance Requirements. The insurance required by this chapter shall be waived by the Director for any permit authorizing an event involving an exercise of free speech rights.

(Prior code § 10-3.12; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Fee Requirements. As a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit authorizing an event, the permittee shall pay to the City a fee in an amount equal to the City's total established costs for providing all of the personnel and materials, including, but not limited to, Sheriff Department personnel, which are necessary in order to control and monitor pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around the site of such event. Such traffic control fee shall be determined by the Director based upon a schedule of traffic control fees and rates established by resolution of the City Council; the estimate of Director as to the type, number and hours of employment of Sheriff Department personnel necessary to control and monitor pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around the site of the event, all as set forth by the Director in his or her report on the event; and on the estimate of the Director as to the type, number and hours of employment of other City personnel necessary to control or monitor the event. Such fee shall be paid by the permittee prior to the issuance of the permit.

• B. Waiver of Traffic Control Fee. The traffic control fee required by this chapter shall be waived by the Director for any permit authorizing an event involving an exercise of free speech rights.

(Prior code § 10-3.13; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Grounds for Special Permit Conditions. When acting on a permit authorizing an event, the Director, after reviewing the facts, may condition such permit upon the permittee's compliance with reasonable requirements concerning the time, place or manner of conducting such event, as necessary to protect the safety of persons and property or to control vehicular and pedestrian traffic in and around the site of the event; provided that, such requirements shall not be imposed in a manner that will unreasonably restrict the exercise of free speech rights. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, requirements concerning the following:

  1. The assembly or disbanding area for a parade occurring along a route;

  2. The accommodation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around the site of an event, including restricting an event to a City sidewalk, or only a portion of a City street, parking facility, or other public right-of-way;

  3. The number and type of vehicles, animals or structures to be displayed or used in the

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§ 12.36.140

§ 12.36.150

event;

4. The inspection and approval by City personnel of stages, booths, floats and other structures or vehicles to be used or operated in the event, in order to ensure that such structures or vehicles have been safety constructed and can be safely operated;

5. The deposit of a sum of money for cleanup if the event will include the erection of structures, the display or use of horses or other large animals, the operation of water aid stations, or the sale of food or beverages;

6. The provision and use of traffic cones and barricades;

7. The provision and operation of first aid stations or sanitary facilities, including handicap-accessible sanitary facilities;

8. The provision and use of garbage containers, and the cleanup and restoration of the site of the event at the termination of the event;

9. The use of sound amplification equipment, and restrictions on the amount of noise generated by motors and other equipment used in the course of the event;

10. The provision of a notice of permit conditions to event participants; and

11. Alternate sites, times, dates or modes that do not unreasonably restrict the exercise of free speech rights.

(Prior code § 10-3.14; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Grounds for Special Permit Subsequent Conditions. The Director may condition a permit authorizing an event when the Director determines that there are grounds for conditioning a previously-issued permit in the manner provided for in Section 12.36.140; provided that, such facts were first disclosed or otherwise made known to the Director after issuance of the permit and further provided that such facts were not discoverable by the exercise of due diligence by the Director prior to the issuance of a permit.

• B. Notice of Special Permit Subsequent Conditions. When the Director decides to condition a previously issued permit based upon subsequently discovered facts, the Director shall immediately cause a written notice of such action to be served on the permittee and shall provide copies of the notice to the City Manager, City Attorney and all other City officers charged with carrying out any responsibilities under this chapter. When the Director decides to condition a previously issued permit on the day of the event and has learned of such facts within 24 hours of the event, the Director shall also announce such action to the event participants, to those City officers and employees engaged in monitoring or controlling traffic during the event, and to the person in charge of the event, if such person can be located at the site of the event.

• C. Hearing on Special Permit Subsequent Conditions—Free Speech Events. Except where the Director learns of the facts justifying conditioning a previously issued permit within 24 hours of the event, the applicant shall have a right to a hearing before the City Manager within 24 hours of the imposition of the new conditions; provided that, the event is scheduled at least 48 hours after the request for hearing is made and the event involves the exercise of free speech rights. The hearing shall be at the City Manager's office at 4:00 p.m.

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§ 12.36.160

the day after the hearing is requested, unless otherwise agreed upon. The City Manager shall issue a decision orally at the conclusion of the hearing and shall also notify the applicant, the Director and the City Attorney, in writing, of the City Manager's decision.

• D. Content of Notices of Special Permit Subsequent Conditions. Any notification of action by the Director or City Manager taken pursuant to subsection B or C of this section, whether oral or written, shall describe, with particularity, the facts and the reasons for the decision. Any such written notice may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the Director or City Manager, respectively.

(Prior code § 10-3.15; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Mandatory Revocation by Director. The Director shall revoke a permit authorizing an event if the Director determines that there were grounds for denying the permit, as set out in Section 12.36.100, which were first disclosed or otherwise made known to the Director after issuance of the permit and such facts were not discoverable by the exercise of due diligence by the Director prior to the issuance of the permit.

• B. Discretionary Revocation by Director. The Director may revoke a permit authorizing an event if the Director determines that the event is being conducted in violation of the terms and conditions of the permit or that event participants have violated any applicable law or regulation; provided, however, that this section shall not authorize the revocation of a permit because of the need to protect participants from the conduct of others unless there are insufficient available resources available to provide necessary police protection; and provided further that, the Director shall not revoke a permit in the manner provide by this section unless and until the Director advises the permittee or responsible event participants of such violation and provides a reasonable opportunity to correct such violation.

• C. Notice of Revocation. When the Director decides to revoke a permit prior to the date of event, the Director shall immediately cause a written notice of such action to be served on the permittee and shall provide copies of the notice to the City Manager, City Attorney and all other City officers charged with carrying out any responsibilities under this chapter. Where the Director decides to revoke a permit on the day of the event and has learned of the facts justifying revocation within 24 hours of the event, the Director shall also announce such action to the event participants, to those City officers and employees monitoring or controlling traffic during the event, and to the person m charge of the event, if such person can be located at the site of the event.

• D. Hearing on Revocation. In all cases, except where the Director learns of the facts justifying revocation of the permit within 24 hours of the event, the applicant shall have a right to a hearing before the City Manager within 24 hours of the revocation; provided that, the event is scheduled at least 48 hours after the request for hearing is made. The hearing shall be at the City Manager's office at 4:00 p.m. the day after the hearing is requested, unless otherwise agreed upon. The City Manager shall issue a decision orally at the conclusion of the hearing and shall also notify the applicant, the Director and the City Attorney, in writing, of the City Manager's decision.

• E. Content of Notices of Revocation. Any notification of action by the Director or City Manager taken pursuant to subsection C or D of this section, whether oral or written, shall describe with particularity the facts and the reasons for the decision. Any such written

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§ 12.36.160

§ 12.36.210

notice may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document signed or sent by the Director or City Manager, respectively.

(Prior code § 10-3.16; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

The Director and any Deputy Sheriff may temporarily suspend an event authorized by a permit whenever there is a fire or other emergency that requires the event to be temporarily suspended to protect safety. When an event is temporarily suspended for this reason, the permittee and event participants shall immediately comply with the suspending officer's instructions. The Director shall immediately attempt to notify the applicant orally and shall notify the applicant, the City Manager and the City Attorney, in writing, within 20 hours after the suspension, deciding with particularity the facts and the reasons for the suspension. The writing may be by telegram, facsimile or any written document sent or signed by the Director. (Prior code § 10-3.17; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

The Director is authorized and directed to place barricades on or within the City's streets, parking facilities, sidewalks, or other public rights-of-way, and to undertake such other actions as may be necessary to cordon off the route or site of an event authorized by a permit. In addition, the Director, shall, when appropriate, post the route or site of such event as a no-parking zone for the duration of the event and sufficiently in advance as may be necessary to prevent vehicles from parking along the route or at the site of the event.

(Prior code § 10-3.18; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

The Director shall endeavor to give notice of the nature, date and time of any event authorized by a permit as soon as possible prior to the date of such event to all owners of property adjoining the City street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way where such event is to occur, either by delivering copies of such notice to the property owners, by publishing such notice in a newspaper of general circulation, or by posting such notice along the route or at the site of the event. However, the provisions of this chapter shall be directory only, and the failure of the Director to give such notice shall not invalidate a permit.

(Prior code § 10-3.19; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

• A. Interference with Event. No person shall physically obstruct, impede, hamper or otherwise interfere with any event authorized by a permit or with any person, animal or vehicle participating or used in such event.

• B. Driving Through Site of Parade or Athletic Event. No person shall drive a vehicle between vehicles or persons traversing the route of a parade or athletic event authorized by a permit when such vehicles or persons are in motion.

• C. Prohibited Parking. No person shall park along or within any portion of the route or site of an event authorized by a permit, when the route or site has been posted as a no-parking zone by the Director in the manner authorized by this chapter.

• (Prior code § 10-3.20; Ord. 1509 § 11, 2000; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

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NORWALK CODE

§ 12.36.210

§ 12.36.220

The decision of the City Council on appeal pursuant to Section 12.36.040(A), and of the City Manager on appeal pursuant to Section 12.36.040(B), are final and subject to judicial review. (Prior code § 10-3.21; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter, including any violation of the terms and conditions of a permit approved and issued in the manner provided by this chapter, shall be unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor. (Prior code § 10-3.22; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

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§ 12.40.010

§ 12.40.020