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Please substitute for 2-07 (Placed on 1st reading 1-2-07 referred to R & O; Placed on 2® reading 1-16-07) ORDINANCE NO. 2-07 FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to amend Chapter 557, Parades, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the PUrpose of requiring private entities who are organ zing parades or special events in the City of Lakewood to pay a related expenses. and WHEREAS, currently parade permEs encompass all special event including races; WHEREAS, during Such events, the City has an obligation to provide police protection to participants in the event~ requiring on-duty officers to be assigned to the event; and WHEREAS, depending on the route of such parade or special event, up to six or seven on-duty Police officers must be assgned to direct traffic and provide other protection during the event; and WHERES, in the interest of public safety, it is fitting to require the organizer of the event to pay for personnel requ red as part of the permit fee to allow on-duty personnel to remain available tO respond to emergency calls. Now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That Chapter 557, Parades, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 557.01 DEFINITION. "Parade" means a group of five or more persons on foot, or three or more vehicles or equestrians standing or moving Upon any public highway or public ground~ Under common control or direction. This definition shall not include any governmental officers or employees acting in their capacity as such~ or persons under their direction, any militar~ organization, any funeral procession or any person while engaging in his lawful employment in business or trade. 557~02 PERMIT REQUIRED. NO person shall parade or attempt to parade upon any public highway or public ground Of the City unless and until such person first obtains the permit hereinatter provided for. 557.03 DRIVING THROUGH PARADES. No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehic es or persons comprising a parade when such vehicles or persOn are in motion and are conspicuously designated as a parade, except upon direction of a police officer. 557.04 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. Any person desiring to parade in or on any public highway or public ground of the City for any purpose whatsoever shall, before parading, obtain from the Chief of Police a permit therefor, which shall be ssued on y upon and after the approval of the application therefor by the director of the department having contro Of the public highway or public ground on which Such parade Or procession is to be held. 557.05 APPLICATION. Application for a permit shall be made n dup cate, each copy thereof to be signed by the applicant and shall be in such form as the D rector of Public Safety shall prescribe. The app cat on shall be filed with the Chief of Police at east five days prior to the date upon which the parade is to be held. 557,06 COMPLIANCE WITH TERMS IN APPLICATION.