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Ordinance No. 2019 Page 8 F. Amend Chapter 11.64 Parades as follows: 11.64.010 Intent. The provisions of this chapter are intended to create a procedure by which the city may permit parades, motorcades, marches and processions on city streets and sidewalks. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a coordinated process for managing parades to ensure the health and safety of participants, residents, shopkeepers, workers, and other visitors, to prohibit illegal activities from occurring at parades, and to protect the rights of parade permit holders. It is also the intent of the city council to protect the rights of people to engage in expressive activities in the city's streets and sidewalks, and to establish the least restrictive and reasonable time, place and manner regulation of these activities. It is further intended to create mechanisms for cost recovery and use charges, to the extent authorized by law, while not unduly impacting the viability of parades. 11.64.020 Definitions. A. "Central business district," for the purpose of this chapter, includes the area bounded by Arroyo Del Valle on the north, Bernal Extension on the south, First Street on the east and Western Pacific Railroad right-of-way on the west. B. "Chief' means the chief of police of the city or his or her designated representative. C. "City manager" means the city manager of the city or his or her designated representative. D. "Official parade routes" means those routes adopted by the city council by resolution. Staging and disbanding areas shall be established for each of several routes. E. For the purpose of this chapter, "parade" means any march, procession, motorcade or combination of the above on the streets or sidewalks which does not comply with normal or usual traffic regulations. However, funeral processions are exempted from these regulations, as are assemblies reasonably and apparently likely to involve a total of no more than 100 or fewer pedestrians, as determined by the chief, as to which the sponsor has agreed to the following restrictions: (i) the participants will march only on sidewalks, and (ii) will cross streets only at pedestrian crosswalks in accordance with traffic regulations and controls, in units of 15 or less, allowing vehicles to pass between each unit. 11.64.030 Permit required. No parade shall take place unless and until a parade permit has been issued by the city manager upon recommendation by the chief. No person shall knowingly sponsor, participate or cause others to participate in a parade for which no permit has been issued. No person shall participate or cause others to participate in any manner inconsistent with an issued permit.