The following definitions apply in this chapter:
"Amplified sound" means speech, music, or other sound projected or transmitted by amplifiers, loud speakers, microphones, or similar devices or combinations of devices that are powered by electricity or combustible fuel and are designed to increase the volume, range, distance, or intensity of speech, music, or other sound.
"Applicant" means a person or organization that applies for a Plaza event permit.
"City Hall facility" means the real property and structures bounded by the public sidewalks adjacent to H and I Streets and 9th and 10th Streets in the city of Sacramento, and it includes Historic City Hall, New City Hall, Sa'Cumn'e Plaza, all walkways, and all landscaped areas.
"City manager" means the city manager or designee.
"Include" and its variants are terms of enlargement rather than of limitation. For example, "includes" means "includes, but not limited to," and "including" means "including, but not limited to."
"Peace officer" means a peace officer as defined under Section 830 and following of the California Penal Code.
"Permittee" means a person or organization that has been granted a Plaza event permit.
"Plaza" means the area of the City Hall facility between Historic City Hall and New City Hall that is known as Sa'Cumn'e Plaza and is bounded by the public sidewalks adjacent to 9th Street on the west and 10th Street on the east, including the arcade on the south side of New City Hall but excluding the landscaped areas, as depicted in the diagram labeled Exhibit 1 set out at the end of this chapter.
"Plaza event" means a gathering, celebration, or other event in the Plaza that begins and ends on the same day and is held in accordance with a Plaza event permit.
"Plaza event permit" means a permit that is issued under this chapter and allows the permittee to conduct a Plaza event. (Ord. 2012-040 § 1)