What does the City's permit allow, and where?
The permit allows portable toilets in the right-of-way along the parade route, on the terms of the event-specific permit. The exact spots are the ones the permit shows, and a unit outside them is not placed.
The ordinance exhibits set out the event-specific revocable permit for each parade. The permit is granted for that event, not as a standing right, so a new route or a changed start means a new permit or a change to the existing one.
A unit in the right-of-way must stand where the permit shows it, and must clear the lanes the parade uses. The placement is checked against the permit drawing on the walk, and any change is agreed with the permit holder before the unit is delivered.
The permit is held by the event, not by the vendor. The vendor places the units the permit allows and keeps the record of each one, so the permit holder can show the City what was done.
How to count units along a long route
The count is set stretch by stretch. Each stretch has its own expected crowd, its own corners and its own access, and the total is the sum of the stretches rather than one number for the route.
Split the route into stretches at the cross streets and the points where the crowd changes. A stretch with a shopping corner or a viewing spot has a larger crowd than one with a quiet block.
Give each stretch its own count from the expected crowd, the length of the wait and the number of hours the stretch is lined. The start and the finish are counted separately, because their peaks are sharper.
No Portland ratio of units to guests for a parade was found. The count is worked out from the crowd estimate the organizer gives, and the Parks form's figure is not applied to a street route.
Servicing a route while the parade runs
A parade route is serviced in the gaps: before the crowd arrives, at the midpoint and after the last float passes. The crew cannot service a unit in the middle of the route while the parade is moving, so the schedule is planned around the parade's timing.
The first visit is before the first crowd arrives, so every unit is clean and stocked when the line forms. The second is at the midpoint, timed to a lull in the parade, and the third is after the route is clear.
A crew working a route is kept away from the parade lane and the floats. The servicing vehicle is routed to the units on the edge of the right-of-way, and the crew confirms the route with the parade's traffic plan.
A unit that is full before the midpoint gets an extra visit, which is agreed with the permit holder as part of the plan.
Pickup and the close of the parade
Units are collected in the window the permit sets, after the route is clear and before the cleaning crews arrive. A pickup that runs into the parade is not planned, and the window is agreed with the permit holder.
The pickup window follows the parade's close. Units are collected once the route is open to the public again, and the crew confirms the window with the permit holder on the day.
A unit collected late is a hazard and a complaint. The crew plans the collection so the route is not left with a unit standing in the lane.
The spot is left clear and the curb is checked. The record of each unit's placement, visits and collection goes to the permit holder.
