For the purposes of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:
ART: A type of expressive activity, often characterized by pictorial or visual display: a) that is intended to convey particular ideas, concepts, opinions, emotions, points of view, or other messages and b) for which there is a reasonable likelihood that those who view it will understand it to convey such communicative elements or messages. "Art" includes, for example, paintings, drawings, photography, sculptures, etchings, and live entertainment. "Art" may also include T-shirts and other clothing items, baskets, jewelry, and other similar craft items where such items incorporate communicative elements or contain messages. "Art" does not include mere commercial merchandise not itself inextricably intertwined with some communicative element or not intended and reasonably understood to convey a message such as the following: items that are mass produced primarily for commercial sale, vials of fragrant oils, prayer beads, fashion bracelets and other nonexpressive jewelry items, nonmessage bearing T-shirts or other clothing items, playing cards, collectibles (e.g., Olympic pins and plates), souvenirs (e.g., shot glasses and pens), balloons, or food or other items intended primarily for human consumption.
ARTIST: A sidewalk entertainer or a sidewalk artist.
AVAILABLE CITY PROPERTY:
A. Sidewalk and park strips. Portions of publicly owned sidewalks and park strip areas within the following commercially zoned districts (but excluding landscaped areas in the middle of any public street):
1. Section 21A.26.060, "CSHBD Sugar House Business District", of this code;
2. Section 21A.30.020, "D-1 Central Business District", of this code;
3. Section 21A.30.030, "D-2 Downtown Support District", of this code;
4. Section 21A.30.040, "D-3 Downtown Warehouse/Residential District", of this code;
5. Section 21A.30.045, "D-4 Downtown Secondary Central Business District", of this code; and
6. Section 21A.31.020, "G-MU Gateway-Mixed Use District", of this code;
B. Larger city parks. Areas specifically designated by the director of public service, in accordance with subsection 14.38.050B of this chapter, within those city operated parks (not necessarily limited to those parks identified in title 15, chapter 15.04 of this code) that are larger than nine (9) acres;
C. Library plaza. Any area or areas within the library plaza specifically designated by the director of public services in accordance with subsection 14.38.050B of this chapter; and
D. Washington Square.
DISPLAY: Includes any display of art, whether or not for sale or compensation.
DOWNTOWN LIBRARY BLOCK: The city block bounded by 200 East Street, 400 South Street, 300 East Street, and 500 South Street.
ENTERTAINMENT: Includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following activities when performed for the general public: acting, singing, playing musical instruments, pantomiming, juggling, performing magic, dancing, reading, puppetry, sidewalk art (i.e., working with nonpermanent, water soluble media, such as chalk, pastels or watercolors directly on the pavement) and reciting.
LIBRARY PLAZA: The outdoor areas on the downtown library block.
PERFORM: Includes performing entertainment for the general public, with or without charge.
SIDEWALK ART: Works of art displayed upon publicly owned property.
SIDEWALK ARTIST: Any person who displays sidewalk art.
SIDEWALK ENTERTAINER: A person, or group of persons together, who perform(s) sidewalk entertainment.
SIDEWALK ENTERTAINMENT: Entertainment performed or provided by a person or group of persons together upon publicly owned property. (Ord. 25-04 § 1, 2004)