Application for procession permit and public assembly permit.
San Antonio City Code § 19-633
in effectSec. 19-633. - Application for procession permit and public assembly permit.
(a) A person seeking issuance of a procession permit or a public assembly permit shall file an application with the permitting official on forms provided by such individual.
(b) First Amendment procession permits.
(1) An application for a First Amendment procession permit shall be filed with the permitting official not less than fifteen (15) business days nor more than one hundred fifty (150) calendar days before the proposed procession date;
(2) Where the organization of a First Amendment procession, however, begins within fifteen (15) business days of the proposed procession date, an application for a First Amendment procession permit shall be filed with the permitting official within three (3) calendar days of the date on which organization of the procession begins, but not less than two (2) calendar days before the proposed procession date.
(3) The permitting official may consider a First Amendment application filed less than fifteen (15) business days, but not less than two (2) calendar days, before the proposed procession date where organization of the procession began more than fifteen (15) calendar days before the proposed procession date so long as there is adequate time for the procession and public assembly permit office to process the application and for the chief of police to plan for the procession.
(4) First Amendment procession permits shall be obtained at no cost to the applicant.
(c) Commercial procession.
(1) An application for a commercial procession permit shall be filed with the permitting official not less than forty-five (45) calendar days nor more than one hundred fifty (150) calendar days before the proposed procession date.
(2) The permitting official may consider a commercial procession application filed less than forty-five (45) calendar days before the proposed procession date, but not less than four (4) calendar days, before the proposed procession date where organization of the procession began more than forty-five (45) calendar days before the proposed procession date so long as there is adequate time for the procession and public assembly permit office to process the application and for the chief of police to plan for the procession.
(3) Commercial procession applications shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). If the organizers of an event cannot provide payment with the application, an organizer may submit an affidavit attesting that he or she will provide payment within fifteen (15) business days of the date of the submission of the application. Failure to provide payment will trigger the surety bond requirement in section 19-636 for future procession events by organizers, and the organizer signing the affidavit shall become personally responsible for payment.
(d) The permit holder for a procession actually held during a prior year may receive advance approval of the route, date, and time not more than thirteen (13) months in advance of the scheduled date of the procession. The permitting official may give advance approval after receiving a written request from the permit holder. The permit holder shall receive the right of first refusal as to the route, date, and time of the procession that may be exercised until ninety (90) calendar days prior to the approved date of the procession.
(e) The application shall contain the following:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct the procession;
(2) Where the procession is to be held for or by an entity, rather than an individual, the name, address, and telephone number of the entity and the name, address, and telephone number of the head of the entity;
(3) Where the procession is to be held by or for any person other than the applicant, documentation evidencing authority to make the application;
(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the person who will be the procession chairperson and who will be responsible for its conduct;
(5) The date the procession will be conducted;
(6) The location of the assembly area, the starting point of the procession, the route of the procession, the ending point of the procession, and the location of the disbanding area;
(7) The approximate number of persons who will participate in the procession;
(8) The approximate number vehicles that will be included in the procession and a description of those vehicles;
(9) The approximate number of animals and the type of animals that will be included in the procession;
(10) The time when the procession will begin and end;
(11) A statement as to whether the procession will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be used;
(12) The time at which units of the procession will arrive at the assembly area;
(13) The purpose of the procession; and
(14) Any other information related to public safety that the permitting official or chief of police finds necessary to an evaluation of the request under the standards for issuance set forth in section 19-634.
(f) Public assembly permit.
(1) If the planned procession requires the exclusive use of a city facility such as a park or plaza for an assembly area associated with the procession, the person seeking the procession permit shall so indicate on the application, and the permitting official will, after coordination with the appropriate city departments, issue a public assembly permit subject to the normal reservation regulations and fees associated with the requested city facility.
(2) If an applicant requests a public assembly permit for a city facility without requesting an associated procession permit, the permitting official will direct the applicant to the applicable city department reservation office or official for further assistance.
(Ord. No. 2018-03-01-0151, § 1(Att. A), 3-1-18)
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