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ORDINANCE N0. ~~g$ ~j,, AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING PARADES; AMENDING SECTIONS 5.500, 5.505, 5.510, AND 5.50 of THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; , THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FQLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 5.500, 5.505, subsection ~2} of section 5.510, and 5.5~D of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby amended to provide: 5.500 Parades - Prohibited Activit Na person shall parti- cipate in a parade unless a permit has been obtained prior to commencement of the parade. As used in sections 5.500 to 5.520, "parade" means a gathering of at least ten per- sons who travel more than 100 feet on the public streets, sidewalks, alleys, or thoroughfares for a common purpose of public demonstration. No parade permit shall be required for parades of l00 persons or less who use the city sidewalks and obey all pedestrian and traffic laws and do not wish to use the city streets for such activity. .5.505 Parades - Permit. ~.1} Application for parade permits shall be made in writing to the chief of police or his designate at least 4S hours prior to the intended time of the parade, unless such application processing interval is waived by him. In consid- ering whether to waive ar increase this application proce s- sing interval, the police chief or his designate shall base his decision on the following criteria: ~a} whether the size of the proposed parade is such that extra law enforcement resources are re- quired and scheduling of the allocation of such re- sources requires further time; fib} whether additional time is needed to inform the public of the parade in order to avoid public in- convenience; ~.c} Whether additional time is needed to evaluate the merits of issuing a permit. ~.2} Applications shall include the following informa- tion: ~a} The name and address of the person respon- sible for the proposed parade; fib} The date of the proposed parade; ~c} The desired route including assembling points; Ordinance - 1