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A. A person seeking issuance of a permit pursuant to this chapter shall file an application with the city administrative officer or the city administrative officer’s designee, on forms supplied by the city.

B. The application shall be filed with the city administrative officer or the city administrative officer’s designee in accordance with the following time limitations:

1. Not less than six days prior to the date of the parade or assembly if the parade or assembly is proposed to take place in whole or in part on, in or along the roadway portion (other than within crosswalks) of the following streets in the city of San Luis Obispo: Higuera Street, Marsh Street, Monterey Street, Broad Street;

2. Not less than four days prior to the date of the parade or assembly if the parade or assembly is proposed to take place in whole or in part on, in or along the roadway portion (other than within crosswalks) of any other street in a commercial zone within the city of San Luis Obispo;

3. Not less than three days prior to the date of the parade or assembly if the parade or assembly is proposed to take place in a residential zone, or outside of the roadway in a commercial zone, but within the sidewalk or any other portion of the public right-of-way;

4. Not less than two days prior to the date of the parade or assembly if the parade or assembly is proposed to take place in whole or in part on, in or along any park or other publicly owned traditional public forum in the city of San Luis Obispo not governed by subsections (B)(1) through (3) of this section.

C. The application shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the person or persons seeking to conduct the parade or assembly;

2. The name, address and telephone number of the headquarters of the organization, if any, and of the organizer or responsible head of such organization by whom or on whose behalf the parade or assembly is proposed to be conducted;

3. The name, address and telephone number of the person who will chair the parade or assembly and who will be responsible for its conduct;

4. The location and date of the proposed parade or assembly, including the assembly area, disbanding area, and the route to be traveled;

5. An estimate of the approximate number of persons who will be participating in the parade or assembly and an estimate of the approximate number of persons who will be observing the parade or assembly;

6. The hours when the parade or assembly will start and conclude;

7. The type of security or other arrangements that will be provided to assure that participants are properly directed;

8. The minimum and maximum speeds that the parade is to travel, if applicable, and the maximum number of platoons or units, if any, in the parade or assembly and the maximum and minimum interval of space to be maintained between the units of such parade or assembly;

9. The maximum length of such parade or assembly in miles or fractions thereof;

10. The number and type of vehicles in the parade or assembly, if any;

11. A statement to be signed by the person seeking the permit that the permittee will hold harmless and indemnify the city of San Luis Obispo, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents from any damages which may arise as a result of the conduct of the parade or assembly for which the permit is sought. Each permit shall expressly provide that the permittee agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold the city, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers free and harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, expenses, loss or liability of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of, or resulting from, the alleged acts or omissions of permittee, its officers, agents, or employees in connection with the permitted event or activity; and the permit shall expressly provide that the permittee shall, at permittee’s own cost, risk and expense, defend any and all claims and all legal actions that may be commenced or filed against the city, its officers, agents, employees, or volunteers, and that the permittee shall pay any settlement entered into and shall satisfy any judgment that may be rendered against the city, its officers, agents, employees, or volunteers as a result of the alleged acts or omissions of permittee or permittee’s officers, agents, or employees in connection with the uses, events, or activities under the permit;

12. If the assembly or the parade set-up or dispersal is to be conducted on private property, the applicant must submit with the application proof of the property owner’s permission for the property to be used for that purpose.

D. Within twenty-four hours after the submission of the application, the city administrative officer or the city administrative officer’s designee must notify the applicant, in writing, whether the application is complete. If no such notice is given within twenty-four hours after submission, the application will be deemed to be complete. (Ord. 1414 § 1 (part), 2002)