Ordinances-2006-277

27 CITY OF TIFFIN IOWA ORDINANCE NO. 2006 - AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARADES AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES IN THE CITY OF TIFFIN Section 1: DEFINITIONS AND EXEMPTIONS: A. Definitions: As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: AFFILIATED GROUP: A group of persons or an entity engaged in sports or recreation that: 1) is affiliated with and either sponsored or cosponsored by the city of Tiffin, including, but not limited to, organized youth soccer, boys' baseball, and girls' softball; and 2) has executed a memorandum of understanding with the city for the use of public property. APPLICANT: A person who applies for a parade or public assembly permit' as provided in this chapter. PARADE: A march or procession of more' than twenty five ( 25) persons, vehicles or other forms of transportation, such as bicycles, or combination thereof, in or upon the public right of way or in a park that necessitates or results in the exclusion, in whole or in part,-of use of the public right, of way or the park by others. PARADE OR PUBLIC ASSEMBLY PERMIT: Written authorization by the city for use of public property, including the public right of way, as provided in this chapter. PARK: Any park or playground owned or controlled by the city, including streets, trails, and roadways therein. PERSON: Any natural or corporate person, business association or other. business entity including, but not limited to, a partnership, a sole proprietorship, a political subdivision, a public or private agency of any kind, a utility, a successor or assignee of any of the foregoing, or any other legal entity. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY: Any meeting, demonstration, picket line, rally or gathering of more than twenty five ( 25) persons on the public right of way or one hundred ( 100)_persons in a park for a common purpose as a result of prior planning that interferes with the normal flow or regulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on the public right of way or in a park or occupies any area in the public right of way or in a park. Last printed 1/ 11/ 2006 11: 31: 00 AM S:\ Clients\ Cities\ Tiffin\ Public Events\ Public Events& Parades' Ordinance. doc Page 1 of 9