§ 3-1-31. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Activity means a parade or public meeting or assembly or picketing.

Funeral procession means a single direct movement from a mortuary, church, residence, or other facility to the place of burial of a human body, under direction of an authorized funeral director.

Noise variance means a grant from city council and/or the administrator to a petitioner to exceed the legal noise limit, pursuant to subsection 9-1-21(h).

Parade means a march or procession of any kind.

Picketing means the stationing of persons, at the outside of a place or building for the purpose of publicizing alleged grievances or persuading the public not to do business with the affected establishment.

Public meeting or assembly means a planned or organized gathering of a group of persons, or any ceremony, show, exhibition or pageant which may reasonably be expected to result in the gathering of a group of persons, upon any public street, park or other public grounds.

Special event means an inside or outside event, and may be advertised and promoted inside or outside the city.

Street means a public right-of-way, or way, place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open for use to the public for purposes of vehicular or pedestrian travel. Streets include highways, alleyways, sidewalks, and other public areas that accommodate vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

Vendor means any person who sells or offers to sell any goods, food, or beverage within a special event venue.

(Ord. No. 2010-03-22(A), 4/12/10)