For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGGRESSIVE MANNER. Shall mean any of the following:
(1) Before, during or after soliciting, approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person, if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause reasonable persons to fear bodily harm to themselves or to another, or damage to or loss of property, or to otherwise be intimidated into giving money or any other thing of value;
(2) In the course of soliciting, intentionally touching or causing physical contact with another person or an occupied vehicle without that person's consent;
(3) Intentionally blocking or interfering with the safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive action to avoid physical contact with the solicitor; or
(4) Before, during or after soliciting, using violent or threatening gestures toward a person;
(5) Persisting in closely following or approaching a person, after the person has informed the solicitor by words or conduct that such person does not want to be solicited or does not want to give money or any other thing of value to the solicitor; or
(6) Before, during or after the solicitation, using profane, offensive or abusive language which is likely to cause the person solicited to be threatened by such language.
BUSKER. A person who plays music or performs for entertainment on the public rights-of-way, sidewalks, or other publicly-owned places.
PANHANDLING. The solicitation of alms or money, whether or not by offering something of nominal value in exchange for a donation.
PERFORM. Includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: acting, singing, playing musical instruments, pantomiming, painting, juggling, magic, dancing, reading, puppetry, sidewalk art (working with non-permanent, water-soluble media, i.e., chalk, pastels or watercolors directly on the pavement), and reciting. PERFORM shall not include the production of or the offer of items for sale at the location of the performance.
RIGHT-OF-WAY or RIGHTS-OF-WAY. A public road over which a person or entity has the legal right to access.
SOLICITING or SOLICITATION. Busking or panhandling as herein defined.
SOLICITOR. A person who engages in soliciting.
SPECIAL EVENT. A pre-planned activity sponsored by an individual, group, organization or entity, to be held on public property, including public streets, sidewalks, trails, facilities, parks or other property owned or managed by the county, which event would significantly impact either public property and/or normal vehicular and pedestrian traffic or require the use of county services, and which shall include but not be limited to a parade, foot race, bike or wheeled race, celebration, amusement event, cultural recognition, sporting event, demonstration, competition, commercial movie or television production, photography shoot, commercial for-profit event, charitable cause, or other similar activity.
TRESPASS. Any entry upon property owned or operated by the county, after notice prohibiting such entry has been given by the owner or designee. For the purpose of determining whether or not there has been a trespass upon county property, the County Manager is deemed to be the owner and possessor of all county property.
(Ord. 3922, passed 10-3-22)