For the purpose of this Part, certain terms shall be defined as follows:
CODE AND LICENSE APPEALS BOARD — Board authorized to hear, among other things, appeals of and render decisions in matters concerning aggrieved applicants whose sidewalk vendor permits have been denied, suspended, revoked or are not renewed and/or whose location has been selected by the DID Board, pursuant to § 453-206. [Added 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015]
DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (DID) AUTHORITY AREA — The City's Central Business District, in which services are provided by the Reading Downtown Improvement District Authority as created through the enactment of Bill No. 41-2005 on June 27, 2005,
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which reestablished the Downtown Improvement District. Please see the map located at
www.downtownreading.com. The mapped area does not include areas in which services are provided by the DID Authority under contract. [Amended 1-26-2009 by Ord. No. 6-2009; 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-20155]
DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (DID) AUTHORITY BOARD — As defined and established by Ord. No. 134-94, titled "An Ordinance Authorizing the City of Reading to Organize an Authority to be Known as the 'Reading Downtown Improvement District Authority,' Pursuant to the Provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, P.L. 382, As Amended, Under Certain Terms and Conditions," as amended by subsequent enactments, including Ord. No. 11-95, Ord. No. 66-95, Res. No. 706-95, and Ord. No. 20-2000, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference, is hereby reestablished pursuant to the Municipality Authorities Act
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and the Neighborhood Improvement District Act,
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pursuant to the terms set forth herein. [Added 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015]
OFFICIAL MAP — The topographical survey of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, on file in the Engineering Office.
PASSABLE — Free of any impediment or obstruction, whatsoever, that would hinder the travel of the public.
PRIVATE PROPERTY — Property owned by a person or jointly by a group of persons, legal persons or business entities. [Amended 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 62-2009]
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE DIVISION — A division of the City of Reading Community Development Department charged with enforcing the City of Reading Codified Ordinances governing issues including, but not limited to, housing property maintenance, health and blight. [Amended 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 24-2010; 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015]
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY — Any place of any nature which is legally open to public use and used and/or intended for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, including public streets, alleys, sidewalks, and roadways, but excluding any public property of the City of Reading. The official topographic survey map of Reading, Pennsylvania, on file in the Engineering Office, shall be the final authoritative document should the existence of any street, dedicated or not be disputed.
PUBLIC OUTDOOR PAY TELEPHONE — Any outdoor publicly accessible pay telephone any portion of which, or its enclosure, is situated on, projects over, or hangs over a portion of the public right-of way; or is situated such that it can be used by a person standing on the public right-of way.
PUBLIC PROPERTY — All real and personal property, whether within or outside the corporate City limits, belonging to the City of Reading, excluding that which is used and/or intends for use by vehicular or pedestrian traffic and defined herein as a public right-of-way.
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SIDEWALK — That portion of a public right-of-way for which paving is required under this
Part of the Code of the City of Reading and which is used primarily for pedestrian travel.
SIDEWALK AREA — That portion of the public right-of-way occurring between the curbline and the topographical building line.
SIDEWALK VENDOR — Person or persons who exhibits, displays, or sells any food, beverage, goods, printed materials or merchandise from any stand, cart vending machine or trailer while on or about the sidewalk area.
SIDEWALK VENDOR PERMIT — The written authorization, issued by the City of Reading, to construct, install, erect, or place any obstruction within the public right-of-way. The permit must be displayed prominently on each cart, trailer and/or obstruction.
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TRAILER — Vehicle designed to be towed by a motor vehicle.
VEHICLE — A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance that is self- propelled and runs on tires. [Amended 1-26-2009 by Ord. No. 6-2009]
VENDING — The act of exhibiting, displaying or selling any food, beverage, goods, newspapers, or other printed materials either in bulk or in package or from a vending cart as defined herein. [Added 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015]
VENDING CART — A nonmotorized vehicle with at least two wheels moved by hand for the purpose of conducting food or merchandise sales. [Amended 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-201510]
3. Editor's Note: Ord. No. 28-2010, Adopted 6-28-2010, Repealed This Part To The Extent Inconsistent With Or In Direct Contrast To The Property Maintenance Rules And Regulations, Enacted And Authorized By Ord. No. 28-2010 (Ch. 180, Part 13).
4. Editor's Note: See Ch. 14, Part 5, Reading Downtown Improvement District Authority.
5. Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed the former definitions of “kiosk” and “mobile vendor,” amended 1-26-2009 by Ord. No. 6-2009, which definitions immediately followed this definition.
6. Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
7. Editor's Note: See 73 P.S. § 831 et seq.
8. Editor's Note: The former definition of "sandwich board," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015.
9. Editor's Note: The former definitions of "stand" and "stationary vendor," amended 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 62-2009, which immediately followed this definition, were repealed 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015.
10. Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed the former definitions of "Vending License Board," amended 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 24-2010, and "vending machine," which immediately followed this definition.