2023-0028
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21 Roads, Bridges, Etc., Article V. Parades, Motorcades on Public Streets, Section 21-58.5 Prohibitions, Section 21-59 Application, Section 21-60 Standards for issuance, and Section 21-61 Notice of rejection.
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THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21 Roads, Bridges, Etc., Article V. Parades, Motorcades on Public Streets, is hereby amended by revising Section 21-58.5 Prohibitions, Section 21-59 Application, Section 21-60 Standards for issuance, and Section 21-61 Notice of rejection, with new text underlined and deleted text in strikethrough: as follows:
Sec. 21-58.5. Prohibitions.
(b) The presence of animals other than horses or mules and leashed dogs which are actually participating in the parade, reptiles, rodents, marine life, fowls, or other animals dead or alive is prohibited within the parade or within fifty (50) feet of the official parade route. This section shall not include seeing eye dogs, service animals or animals fenced at homes located on parade route.
Sec. 21-59. Application.
Any person who wants to conduct a parade or motorcade shall apply to the sheriff for a permit at least thirty (30) forty-five (45) days in advance of the date of the proposed parade or motorcade. The sheriff's office shall immediately notify the appropriate fire department and the parish ambulance service. They shall have five (5) days to respond with comments or objections. The sheriff may in his discretion consider any application for a permit to conduct a parade or motorcade which is filed less than thirty (30) forty-five (45) days prior to the date such parade or motorcade is to be conducted. The application for such permit shall be made in writing on a form approved and obtained from the sheriff. In order that adequate arrangements may be made for the proper policing of the parade or motorcade, the application shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, address, email address and telephone number of the person seeking permission to conduct such parade;
(c) The name, address, email address and telephone number of the person who will be the parade chairman and who will be responsible for its management;
Sec. 21-60. Standards for issuance.
(e) The conduct of such parade will not interfere with the movement of fire-fighting equipment en route enroute to a fire;
Sec. 21-61. Notice of rejection.
The sheriff shall act upon the application for a permit within five (5) ten (10) days after the filing or sooner if time is of the essence. If the sheriff rejects the application, he shall advise the applicant in writing of the objection within five (5) days after the date on which the application was filed, stating the reasons for the denial of the permit.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this _____ day of ___________, 2023, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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