§ 146-3. Permits required for road races.

(a)

A road race shall be defined as a contest or event involving joggers, runners, walkers or other participants to determine the relative speed or comparative mileage of the contestants or participants.

(b)

No road race shall occupy, march or proceed along any public street except in accordance with a permit received from the superintendent of police.

(c)

The following regulations shall apply:

(1)

The organization on whose behalf a road race is being conducted must receive a permit from the superintendent of police to use the streets of the city.

(2)

Such permit shall be issued only after the superintendent of police has notified the traffic engineer, to verify that issuance of such permit will not unreasonably disrupt traffic or present a safety hazard, and has notified the director of the department of health (or his designee) to verify that emergency medical service coverage, as specified in this section, has been obtained. The superintendent of police shall also notify the clerk of council upon receipt of all requests for such permits.

(3)

Application for such permit shall be submitted by the organization on whose behalf the road race is being conducted, to the superintendent of police, no more than six months, and not less than 90 days, prior to the scheduled date of the road race.

(4)

Each application for such permit shall include:

a.

The name, address, and telephone number of the organization on whose behalf the event is being conducted;

b.

The name of the organization's contact person for information;

c.

The name of the event;

d.

The scheduled date;

e.

The distance;

f.

The number of projected participants;

g.

The number of participants in each of the previous three years or, in the case of an event being conducted for the first time, the number of projected participants;

h.

The starting time;

i.

The estimated ending time;

j.

The times of use of the public streets or other public property to be used as a staging or finishing area; and

k.

A sketch of the exact route of the event.

Each request shall also include letters of approval and/or rental agreements, as may be required, for any public or private property that will be used as a part of the road race route, as well as adequate proof of insurance and proof that emergency medical service coverage shall be provided.

(5)

The emergency medical services provided shall be comparable to those provided by the city. Documentation shall be provided to the director of the department of health or his designee to verify coverage, qualifications and current status of services provided. On the day of the race, the coverage documented must be in place one hour prior to the event and continue for at least one hour after the race concludes. A minimum of one staffed ambulance vehicle for every two miles of designated race course will be required. Qualifications required shall meet the requirements of certification, licensure and permits as delineated in chapter 62, article II pertaining to emergency medical service providers and technicians.

(6)

Police approval or denial shall be given at least 60 days before the scheduled date of the road race.

(d)

The superintendent of police is authorized to collect a road race permit fee from all persons having met the criteria and having received approval for such permit, as set forth in this section, according to the following schedule. These fees shall be nonrefundable and shall not be waived. For purposes of this section, the term "nonprofit" shall mean an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, is a Louisiana nonprofit corporation in good standing with an Employer Identification Number issued by the Internal Revenue Service, or is a school operated by the Orleans Parish School Board or Recovery School District.

(1)

For road races that are sponsored by a nonprofit ..... $50.25

(2)

For all other road races ..... $100.25

All road race permit fees shall be transmitted to the chief of treasury of the department of finance. The chief of treasury shall remit $0.25 of all such sums collected for account of the police pension fund to the board of trustees, police pension fund of the city.

(e)

No such permit shall be issued for any road race on a primary, special, or general election day. This section shall not apply to the time period allotted for early voting as designated by the Louisiana Secretary of State, effective April 1, 2019.

(Code 1956, § 38-124; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27266, § 1, 1-26-17; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27945, § 1, 12-20-18)