§ 510-1. Legislative Finding.  


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  • It is determined by council that the right of all citizens to make reasonable use of the streets and sidewalks must be preserved to the greatest extent possible.

    It is further found that certain areas of the city suffer from serious traffic congestion, both vehicular and pedestrian, and that in order to assure essential movement of persons and vehicles and to protect the rights of all members of the public, traffic laws and regulations have been enacted and must be enforced uniformly.

    It is further found that the "congested district" as defined in this code is such an area and that during rush hours other areas of the city also suffer from extreme traffic congestion, requiring the strict enforcement of traffic laws and regulations in order to protect the rights of all persons to move upon the city streets.

    It is further found that various groups, associations and organizations desirous of holding public parades, marches and processions, wish to be exempted from complying with the laws and regulations relating to traffic controls, including but not limited to one-way street patterns, traffic lights, traffic signals and signs, and various standard rules for the operation of persons and motor vehicles.

    It is further found that such organizations, groups or associations often desire the restriction of parking along all or part of the proposed parade route and often desire police escorts to assure clear passage for the parade.

    It is further found that it is the policy of council to permit waiver of enforcement of traffic laws and regulations relating to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in certain instances and under certain conditions where such a waiver or variance in normal procedures would not unreasonably obstruct or interfere with free ingress and egress to and from public and private property or to and from various areas of the city and will not present an unreasonable hazard to the public.

    It is further found that the planning for, scheduling of personnel for, and the carrying out of all the necessary preparations for parades, marches and processions in regard to which requests are made for waiver or variance of laws or regulations relating to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, restriction of parking on the parade route, change of traffic patterns, or provision of police escorts, require advance notice to the City of Cincinnati and require the expenditure of public funds.

    It is further found that unless adequate advance preparation is made and adequate personnel are provided, it is both unsafe and impractical for parades, marches or processions to move in or about the City of Cincinnati unless in strict compliance with all laws and regulations relating to the movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

(Sec. 510-1; ordained by Ord. No. 152-1970, eff. June 26, 1970; reordained as C.M.C. 510-1, eff. Jan. 1, 1972)