Ed. note:  On June 29, the City of Cleveland Board of Control voted to amend Resolution number 252-16 revising the Official Republican National Convention Event and Parade Zone regulations: Amendment to Board of Control Resolution No. 252-16
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Amendment to: Republican National Convention Official Event Zone Permit Regulations. Official Parade Route, Park Use and Speakers Platform Regulations

WHEREAS, Board of Control Resolution No. 252-16, adopted May 25, 2016, approved rules and regulations promulgated by the Directors of Public Safety and Public Works for issuance of parade and park use permits, the use of the official speakers platform, and identification of prohibited items and obstruction devices in connection with the 2016 Republican National Convention; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Resolution No. 252-16 to revise the boundaries of the Event Zone, extend the Official Parade Route, amend certain provisions related to the Official Parade Route and to clarify the resident exception with respect to the prohibited items; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Control of the City of Cleveland, that the following provisions of the Temporary Parade and Park Permits, Speakers Platform and Use Regulations, approved by Board of Control Resolution No. 252-16, adopted May 25, 2016, are amended to read as follows:

Section II(a)(9)

”Event Zone” shall mean the portion of the City within the boundaries on the revised map attached hereto, excluding spaces designated as the Secure Zone. The boundary of the Event Zone is as follows: From the intersection of West 25th Street and Lorain Avenue, east along the south side of Lorain Avenue and the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge to Ontario Street; south along the south side of Ontario Street and Orange Avenue to East 9th Street; north along the east side of East 9th Street to I-90 (Innerbelt); northeast along the east side of the I-90 (Innerbelt) to Payne Avenue; west along the south side of Payne Avenue to East 24th Street; north along the east side of East 24th Street to a point that intersects with the north side of North Marginal Road; west along the north side of North Marginal Road to East 9th Street; north along the east side of East Ninth Street to Lake Erie; west along the shoreline of Lake Erie to a point where the west side of West 3rd Street extended meets the lake; south along the west side of West 3rd Street to Summit; west along the north side of Summit to West 9th Street; north along the east side of West 9th Street to Front Avenue; west along the north side of Front Avenue to Old River Road; south along the west side of Old River Road to Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive; south along the west side of Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive to a point that intersects with the north side of the Detroit-Superior Bridge; west along the north side of the Detroit-Superior Bridge to the intersection with West 25th Street; east along the south side of the Detroit- Superior Bridge to a point that intersects with the west side of Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive; south along the west side of Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive to Canal Road; east and south along the west side of Canal Road to a point that intersects with the north side of the Lorain- Carnegie Bridge; and west along the north side of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge and Lorain Avenue to the intersection with West 25th Street;

Section II(a)(10)

“Official Parade Route” means a route commencing on the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge at a point 500 feet east of the intersection with West 20th Street, proceeding in a northeasterly direction on the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge to the intersection with Ontario Avenue, turning right and proceeding on the western sidewalk and adjacent available area of Ontario Avenue in an easterly direction to the intersection of Orange Avenue and East 9th Street, turning left and proceeding in a northerly direction on East 9th Street to the intersection of East 9th Street and Carnegie Avenue, turning right on Carnegie Avenue and proceeding in an easterly direction and immediately ending before the intersection of Carnegie Avenue and East 14th Street. Parade participants may egress out of the Official Parade Route on the sidewalk on either East 9th Street or East 14th Street;

Section II(a)(22)

“Speakers Platform” means the placement of a podium, platform, pedestal, stand or similar object on Public Grounds, Streets and Sidewalks to make a public speech, other than the Official Speakers Platform. Speakers Platform does not include pre-existing platforms and objects on Public Grounds on which a person can stand or the use of the natural park topography to elevate the speaker and the use of this definition does not limit the right of any person to speak or to make a public speech within the Event Zone;

Section II(e)(1)

Official Parade Route Permits may be obtained for Monday, July 18, 2016 thru Thursday, July 21, 2016—On Monday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.; On Tuesday through Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day.

Section II(e)(1)A.

Each Official Parade Route Permit will cover a one-hour time period beginning on the hour on Monday and on the half hour on Tuesday through Thursday. The final parade each day must clear the entire parade route and be dispersed by 5:00 p.m. on Monday and by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday. Only a single permit will be issued for each one-hour period within the designated time periods set forth above. Depending on the number of parade participants in the parades permitted on Monday, the City will make a reasonable effort to accommodate a fourth parade on the Official Parade Route on Monday provided that the final parade must clear the entire parade route and be dispersed by 5:00 p.m. on Monday. In addition, the City will work with the organizers of each parade to keep a safe distance between the beginning and end of each parade.

Section II(f)(5)

Parade participants will have 50 minutes to complete their procession to the end of the Official Parade Route. The City will work with groups to permit sufficient time to complete their procession if, given the size of the group, 50 minutes is not adequate;

Section III(c)(2)

Persons possessing an item listed above when (i) the person resides within the Event Zone; and (ii) the possession of said item is kept and used within the person’s residence. The City’s homeless population currently in the Event Zone shall be considered residents of the Event Zone and the place where they are known to reside shall be considered their residence for purposes of these Regulations;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all other terms of Resolution No. 252-16 not expressly amended above shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.




RESOLUTION No.

BOARD OF CONTROL Received ......................... Approved ........................ Adopted ...........................

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Secretary

By: Director Cox and Director McGrath ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________