(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to claim, reserve or occupy, or to attempt to claim, reserve or occupy, either in person or by the placement of ropes, tents, chairs, sleeping bags, blankets, or other devices or barriers, any public property as a position for observing a public parade:

(2) Along University Avenue after 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to a public parade, until the conclusion of the public parade, a person may occupy a position on public property for the purpose of watching a public parade and may, by the placement of ropes, tents, chairs, sleeping bags, blankets, or other devices or barriers, claim or reserve or attempt to claim or reserve any public property as a position for observing the public parade.

(3) Along any public street other than University Avenue after 5:00 a.m. on the day of a public parade, until the conclusion of the public parade, a person may occupy a position on public property for the purpose of watching a public parade and may, by the placement of ropes, tents, chairs, sleeping bags, blankets, or other devices or barriers, claim or reserve or attempt to claim or reserve any public property as a position for observing the public parade.

(4) Items such as ropes, tents, chairs, sleeping bags, blankets, or other devices or barriers, used to claim or reserve or to attempt to claim or reserve any public property as a position for observing the public parade shall be attended at all times by a person who owns or controls the items. If the items are not physically attended by such a person, the items may be deemed to be abandoned property and may be removed from the public property by a law enforcement officer.

(5) This Section shall not allow any person to occupy a position on a public street, to obstruct public sidewalks, or to occupy any unsafe position or any position which may cause damage to public or private property.

(6) After 8:00 p.m. on the day before a public parade and continuing until the conclusion of the public parade, it shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle on a public street which will be used as the parade route. A motor vehicle parked in violation of this Subsection (6) shall be considered a public nuisance and may be towed from the public street.

(7) This Section shall not prevent Provo City, or any organization or person authorized to conduct and organize a public parade, from reserving places on public property for the observation of said parade, or from erecting and controlling seating on public property for the observation of said parade.