Chapter 13.23 — CITY HALL PLAZA

City hall is the primary location for the conduct of the city's business. The new city hall plaza was constructed to provide a site that would be an aesthetically pleasing area and which would conveniently allow access to and from city hall. The City enacts this chapter to, among other things, ensure the access to and unobstructed use of city hall, preserve the aesthetics of the city hall plaza, coordinate multiple uses of the limited plaza area, preserve and protect the plaza features, to prevent dangerous, unlawful or incompatible uses, and to ensure financial accountability for damage caused by an outdoor event.

(Ord. 27472.)

Part 2 - DEFINITIONS

The definitions set forth in this part shall govern the application and interpretation of this chapter.

(Ord. 27472.)

"Director" means the director of public works, or such other person designated by the city manager to administer the duties of director under this chapter.

(Ords. 27472, 29021.)

"City manager" means the city manager, or such other person designated by the city manager to fulfill the responsibilities identified as city manager's responsibilities hereunder.

(Ord. 27472.)

"City hall plaza" or "plaza" means the exterior public open areas located adjacent to the new San José City Hall located at 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San José, CA, which area is bounded by Santa Clara Street on the north, Fourth Street on the west, Sixth Street on the east, and on the south, starting from Fourth Street going eastward along the southernmost wall of the new city hall and continuing to the cement wall marking the southern property line of the city hall property. The city hall plaza is owned and controlled by the city and includes the adjacent sidewalks.

(Ord. 27472.)

"City hall plaza event" means an outdoor public gathering, celebration or other event on any portion of city hall plaza which is further described below as either a city hall outdoor event in Section 13.23.260 or a limited outdoor event in Section 13.23.270.

(Ord. 27472.)

"City hall plaza event permit" means a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, which permits the holder to conduct a city hall outdoor event or a limited outdoor event.

(Ord. 27472.)

"City hall outdoor event" means a city hall plaza event which involves any of the following: cooking, preparation, serving, sale or distribution of food or beverages, the sale or distribution of commercial merchandise, the erection of a stage, barricades, generators, the use of six or more tables or booths (or a combination thereof), the use of twenty or more chairs, the placement or use of other equipment or temporary structures on the plaza, driving or placing vehicles on the plaza, or if public access to the event is limited, such as by invitation or by requiring payment as a condition to entry.

(Ord. 27472.)

"Limited outdoor event" means a city hall plaza event in which all of the following apply: no food or beverages are cooked, prepared or served, no sale or distribution of food, beverages, or other commercial merchandise occurs, whether for compensation or free of charge, at least one but no more than five booths or tables are used (or a combination thereof) up to but no more than nineteen chairs are used, no stage, barricades, or other temporary structures are used or placed on the plaza, no vehicles are driven or placed on any area of the plaza and no other equipment is used other than a hand-carried microphone/loudspeaker, the event is open to the public at no charge and lasts for no longer than one day.

(Ord. 27472.)

"Regulations" means the rules and regulations governing the use of the city hall plaza that are issued by the city manager.

(Ord. 27472.)