The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) "Assembly" means any event designed, promoted or conducted in order to encourage the gathering of people upon public property at a specified location and shall include any auction, farmer's market, flea market, ceremony, show, demonstration, exhibition, street dance, pageant, party, circus, concert, sporting event, game, area-wide retail sidewalk sale, or similar activity, except that a residential block event or parade shall not be considered an assembly for the purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. 99-51. Passed 9-7-99.)
(b) "Parade" means a procession of any kind which moves from place to place upon public property along a specified route and shall include any march, race, walk-a-thon, bike-a-thon, demonstration or similar activity.
(c) "Public property" means any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway or parking lot owned, controlled or managed by the City.
(d) "Residential block event" means any event designed, promoted or conducted by fifty percent or more of the residents of a block upon a minor street, or the sidewalks or parkways abutting a minor street, at a specified location within any residentially zoned area where the sponsors of such event reside in the block upon which such gathering takes place. The term "minor street," as used in this chapter, shall be defined as provided in Section 1224.01 of the Planning and Zoning Code, and shall not be construed to mean a "primary street" or a "secondary (collector) street," as such terms are defined in Section 1224.01.
(Ord. 94-69. Passed 9-6-94.)
(e) "Special event" means any residential block event, assembly or parade held on public property, as defined in this section. No special event may exceed seven days in duration. The term "special event" shall not include events for which all participants use sidewalks, observe traffic safety and safety regulations and do not interfere with the safe and orderly movement of pedestrians, vehicles or funeral processions.
(Ord. 95-13. Passed 4-3-95.)
(f) "Sponsor" means the person who has applied for a permit under this chapter and to whom the permit is issued.
(Ord. 94-69. Passed 9-6-94.)