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lSsi! ~3} If the chief of police or his designate, on receipt of the application, determines that the parade can be conducted without endangering public safety and without seriously inconveniencing the general public, he shall approve the route and issue the permit. In determining whether endangerment of the public safety ar serious incon- venience of the public safety will occur by conducting the parade the police chief shall consider the following cri- teria: 4a} Whether the parade is likely to incite violence or cause excessive traffic congestion; fib} Whether the parade is likely to inter- fere substantially with previously approved or planned parades or.public gatherings; and ~c} Whether the parade~is likely to inter- fere substantiall~i with the orderly operation of governmental or private commercial business by blocking access to such enterprises for a long period of time. ~4} If the chief of police or his designate deter- mines that the parade cannot be conducted without endangering public safety or seriously inconveniencing the general public, he shall: ~a} Propose an alternate route; fib} Propose an alternate date; or {c} Refuse to issue a parade permit. ~5} The chief of police shall notify the applicant of his decision within 48 hours of receipt of the applica- tion* If the chief of police or his designate refuses to issue a parade permit, he shall issue written findings speci-~ fying the reasons for the decision and furnish those findings to the applicant with the notification of the decision. ~ 6 } If the chief of police proposes alternatives or refuses to issue a permit, the applicant shall have the right to appeal his decision to the council. ~7} The chief of police shall develop and publish administrative rules governing the issuance of parade permits. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to provisions which ~a} Restrict the days and times for permis- sible paradesf fib} Designate certain major streets .which cannot be used for parades; and ~c} Impose insurance obligations for the or- ganizers of parades. 5.520 Parades - Permit Revocable. The chief of police or his designate may revoke a parade permit ifs ~a} The circumstances clearly show that the parade can no longer be conducted consistent with public safety; or fib} There is significant deviance from the route designated in the application or approval or assembly at points not shown in the application or approval. Ordinance ~- 2