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Special Event,rid Parade Regulations Ordinance <br /> Page 18 <br /> (b) An Applicant or event organizer desiring to use the name of the City of South Bend, or its seal or <br /> facsimile,or the City's flag,or its flag's graphic symbol for the applicant or event organizer's special event <br /> must apply to the Board of Public Works for authorization of such use. Revenue sharing by the applicant <br /> or event organizer other than a City Department, Board, Commission or agency may be required as a <br /> condition of such Board of Public Works approval of the right of use. <br /> (c) Prior notice and proof of such notice from the City Clerk is required for an event organizer to use <br /> the City seal or facsimile thereof, or the City's flag, or its flag's graphic symbol.16 <br /> Sec. 15-167 Regulations addressing demonstrations—Demonstration Form. <br /> (a) Any person organizing a demonstration where twenty-five or more persons are reasonably expected <br /> to participate shall complete and file a Demonstration Form with the Clerk to the Board of Public Works <br /> not less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the demonstration. Upon receipt of such completed <br /> Demonstration Form,the Clerk shall immediately send it to the Police Chief.There shall be no fees charged <br /> to the person providing information about the proposed demonstration for processing this form by the City. <br /> (b) No person shall be required to obtain a separate special event permit for a demonstration unless <br /> such activity will likely result in the obstruction of City streets and/or sidewalks or will likely compromise <br /> the ability of the City to respond to a public safety emergency. <br /> (c) If a demonstration is held without a permit, the participating persons shall be required to disperse <br /> if the police determine that public safety is being jeopardized because of actual or threatened harm.In such <br /> cases,police must communicate the order directing the participating persons to disperse peacefully before <br /> taking action to cause such dispersal. <br /> (d) Persons participating in or attending a demonstration shall not carry or have on their person tools <br /> or implements that could reasonably be used to cause bodily injury to self or to another. Such items <br /> specifically include but are not limited to the following:torches,bricks,knives,daggers, swords,machetes, <br /> ice picks, shields,nun chucks,helmets,golf clubs,wrist rockets,chains,baseball bats,axes or axe handles, <br /> frozen water bottles, aerosol sprays, containers filled with flammable or biohazard material, and sticks, <br /> pipes, or slabs of wood which could be used as a weapon. Reasonably sized sticks or pipes used solely to <br /> raise and hold flags, signs,or banners are permissible if used for that purpose <br /> (1) Public safety officers shall have discretion to determine upon reasonable belief or inference <br /> whether other items not specifically listed herein constitute a weapon. <br /> (2) Any tool, implement or similar item constituting a weapon in the reasonable opinion of a <br /> public safety officer may be confiscated by that officer in the interest of public safety. <br /> (3) This weapon prohibition shall apply to any place within a 500 foot radius of the area where <br /> the demonstration is taking place,that is,the point or points where the spectators attending <br /> the demonstration has/have visibly ended. <br /> (e) It is further prohibited for persons to participate in or attend a demonstration while wearing any <br /> mask, device, or hood by which any portion of the face is so hidden or covered as to conceal the <br /> identity of the wearer except for children under age 13 or workers wearing masks for safety reasons. <br /> Sec. 15-168 Board of Public Works to maintain special event and parade instructions,application <br /> forms,event checklist,event evaluation,contact information and other data on City website. <br /> (a) The City's Board of Public Works shall maintain and post on a designated City Website all <br /> Application Forms, List of Required Non-Application Fees, Costs, Recovery Schedules, City Contact <br /> Information,Board approved Fixed Route Maps,Affidavit Forms in Support of Waiver or Modification of <br /> Insurance Requirements,Instructions,brochures,planning guides,and other data promoting education and <br /> public transparency. <br /> (b) The Board of Public Works shall also maintain and regularly update on said website additional <br /> information which includes but is not limited to the following: <br /> (1) Citizen Access Portal which includes instructions,brochures,checklist,application forms, <br /> affidavits,waiver request forms, and related information; <br /> (2) Master Calendar listing current and upcoming Special Events,Parades and Demonstrations <br /> approved by the Board by date,name, access to more detailed information; <br /> 16 Indiana Code§36-4-10-4 designates the City Clerk as the keeper of the City Seal. <br />