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(g) Alternative permit. The city manager or city manager designee shall have the authority to modify the route, time and place of a parade, public assembly or expressive activity to facilitate crowd control in the interest of relieving congestion and promoting public safety, provided that the applicant's rights under the First Amendment are not denied thereby. The city manager or city manager designee may temporarily close any street in the city affected by a parade when in her judgment the public safety so requires. (h) Notice to various officials. Immediately upon the issuance of a permit under this section, the city manager or city manager designee shall send a copy thereof to the following: (1) The chief of police; (2) The fire chief, (3) The city engineer; (4) The director of public works; and (5) The director of parks, recreation and leisure services if the location is a park. (i) Compliance with directions and standards. Every person to whom a permit is issued under this section shall comply with all permit terms and conditions and with all applicable regulations and laws. The parade, public assembly or expressive activity applicant or other person heading or leading the event shall carry the permit upon his person during the conduct of the event, and show the permit when requested to do so. (j) Revocation of permit. The city manager or city manager designee shall have the authority to revoke any permit issued pursuant to this section if any information supplied by the applicant is discovered to be false or intentionally misleading, or if any term, condition, restriction or limitation of the permit has been substantially violated, or if there is any continued violation of the terms, conditions, restrictions or limitations of the permit after the applicant or anyone acting in concert with him is notified of a violation of the permit by an appropriate law enforcement official. (k) Public conduct during events. (1) Interference. No person shall unreasonably hamper, obstruct, impede or interfere with any parade, public assembly or expressive activity or with any person, vehicle or animal participating or used in such an event. (2) Driving through parades. No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles, persons or animals comprising a parade except when otherwise directed by a police officer. This shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles. (3) Parking on parade route or the area of a public assembly or expressive activity. The city manager or city manager designee shall have the authority, when reasonably necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along the public streets or public rights -of -way constituting a part of the route of a parade or an area in which a public assembly or expressive activity will occur. The city manager or her designee, shall post signs to such effect, and it shall be unlawful