§ 14-694. Prohibitions.

The following prohibitions shall apply to all public demonstrations:

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stage, present, or conduct any public demonstration without first having obtained a permit as herein provided.

(2)

It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly include materially false or misleading information in an application for a Public Demonstration Permit or such supporting materials submitted with the application to the Village Manager.

(3)

It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a public demonstration if the person knows that a permit therefor has not been granted or has been revoked;

(4)

It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of, or responsible for the conduct of, a duly permitted public demonstration to knowingly fail to comply with the conditions of the permit;

(5)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any public demonstration activity that would constitute a substantial hazard to the public safety or that would materially interfere with or endanger the public peace or rights of residents to the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their property;

(6)

It shall be unlawful for any person participating in any public demonstration to carry or possess any length of metal, lumber, wood, or similar material for the purpose of displaying a sign, poster, plaque or notice, unless such object is one-fourth inch or less in thickness and two inches or less in width, or if not generally rectangular in shape, such object shall not exceed three-fourths inch in its thickest dimension;

(7)

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any sign, poster, plaque, or notice, whether or not mounted on a length of material as specified in subsection (6) of this section, unless such sign, poster, plaque, or notice is constructed or made of a cloth, paper, or cardboard material;

(8)

It shall be unlawful for any person participating in a public demonstration to utilize sound amplification equipment at decibel levels that exceed those limits imposed by appendix A, the Zoning Ordinance; and

(9)

It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive or cause to be ridden or driven any animal or any animal-drawn vehicle upon any public street, unless specifically authorized by the permit.

(Code 1993, § 13-14.12; Ord. No. 2000-O-1, 1-25-2000)