§ 18A.01. Definitions.
The following terms, when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(1)
Advertise is the act of publicly announcing or calling public attention to a person, thing, place or event and shall include, but not be limited to, the distribution of handbills or mass mailings, the use of outdoor advertising and announcements by radio, television, or newspaper.
(2)
At-large shall mean: a dog or exotic pet off the owner's premises and not under a competent person's control by means of a leash, cord or chain.
(3)
Bicycle Path is defined as a public way intended primarily for bicyclists, at the side of a street or in or through a public park or other public property.
(4)
Chief of Police is the Chief of Police of the City of Orlando, Florida, or his/her designee.
(5)
Executive Director of Orlando Venues is the Director of the Orlando Venues Department of the City of Orlando, Florida, or his/her designee.
(6)
Director of Families, Parks and Recreation is the Director of the Families, Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Orlando, Florida, or his/her designee.
(7)
Director of Public Works is the Director of Public Works of the City of Orlando, Florida, or his/her designee.
(8)
Executive Director is the Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Orlando, Florida, and the Downtown Development Board of the City of Orlando or his/her designee.
(9)
Hardscape is defined as an improved sidewalk surface area, including, but not limited to, concrete, brick, pavers, tile, or other masonry materials.
(10)
Hardscape Furnishings is defined as rigid objects or fixtures located within a hardscape, including, but not limited to, lamp posts, benches, trash receptacles, tree grates, tree guards, utility boxes, traffic equipment cabinets, traffic signal poles, pay phones, phone booths, flower pots, planters, mail boxes, newspaper dispensers, parking meters, hitching posts, bollards, and signs.
(11)
Landscape is defined as an improved area of ground specifically intended to grow various plant materials, which may consist of turf, lawn, grass, trees, tree wells, shrubs, hedges, flowers, flowering plants (annuals and perennials), planter beds, planter pots, planter bowls, hanging baskets, and all plant materials contained therein.
(12)
Outdoor Public Assembly (also referred to herein as assembly) is any celebration, gathering, ceremony, show, exhibition, concert, pageant, rally, demonstration, or assembly of any kind, which is, (a) calculated to attract at any one time the physical attendance or attention of over one hundred (100) persons, and (b) is held in or on any street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, or is held on other property which impacts adjacent streets, sidewalks, or rights-of-way to the extent that closure is necessary in order to assure the safety of vehicular and/or pedestrian movement in the area. In addition, any parade as defined herein shall be considered an outdoor public assembly.
(13)
Outdoor Public Assembly Permit (also referred to herein as permit) is a permit as required by this Chapter.
(14)
Parade is any procession, march or assembly wherein the participants travel by foot, vehicle or otherwise in or upon any street, sidewalk, public right-of-way, bicycle path, public property, or public parking facility within the City; provided, however, that "parade" shall not include a peaceful procession or peaceful picketing that is conducted off the street or roadway in conformance with all traffic laws, city ordinances and state statutes and not in a manner as to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(15)
Parks are those areas listed in Sections 18A.02 and 18A.07 and any other areas officially designated by City Council as a park and posted as such.
(16)
Park Facilities are any improvements or structures, either natural or artificial, including but not limited to the Lake Eola Park Amphitheater, and any other buildings, shelters, benches, tables, playground equipment, bird feeders, walls, fences, fountains, walkways, toilet facilities, and signs located in, upon or around a park.
(17)
Park Grounds are the real property upon which parks are located and any and all trees, shrubbery, flowers, leaves, grasses, plants, fruit, mushrooms, toadstools, dirt and rocks located above, on or under said property.
(18)
Person is any individual person, or any firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind, or any combination of such persons.
(19)
Public Use is any lawful utilization of park grounds and facilities which is not prohibited by any applicable regulation, ordinance, or law and which does not in fact interfere with, or tend to interfere with or obstruct the use of the park grounds or facilities by the general public or by any other person or person previously authorized to utilize the same.
(20)
Sidewalk is any area or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of pedestrian traffic, whether or not it is paved.
(21)
Street is any place or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including any berm or shoulder parkway, right-of-way, or median strip thereof.
(22)
Sunrise is the time of day designated as sunrise by the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
(23)
Sunset is the time of day designated as sunset by the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
(24)
Large Group Feeding is defined as an event intended to attract, attracting, or likely to attract twenty-five (25) or more people, including distributors and servers, in a park or park facility owned or controlled by the City, including adjacent sidewalks and rights-of-way in the GDPD, for the delivery or service of food. Excluded from this definition are activities of City licensed or contracted concessionaires, lessees, or licensees.
(25)
Greater Orlando Park District (GDPD) is defined as an area within the limits of the City of Orlando, Florida, extending out a two (2) mile radius in all directions from City Hall and including all of the parks and park facilities owned or controlled by the City touched by that radius, in their entirety.
(Ord. of 4-4-1977, § 1; Ord. of 4-7-1980, § 2; Ord. of 9-15-1980, § 1; Ord. of 9-28-1981, § 1; Ord. of 6-6-1983, Doc. #17811; Ord. of 9-26-1983, Doc. #18069; Ord. of 12-15-1986, Doc. #20838; Ord. of 12-28-1987, Doc. #21726; Ord. of 1-11-1993, Doc. #26285; Ord. of 8-28-1995, Doc. #28744; Ord. of 12-13-1999, § 5, Doc. #32494; Ord. of 4-1-2002, § 1, Doc. #020401705; Ord. of 8-25-2003, § 1, Doc. #030825707; Ord. of 7-24-2006, § 1, Doc. #0607241012; Ord. of 9-15-2008, § 1, Doc. #0809151006; Ord. No. 2014-46, § 1, 10-20-2014, Doc. # 1410201201)