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4.872 Downtown Activity Zone - Prohibited Acts. (1) Except when approved as part of an authorized activity, the following acts are prohibited in the public pedestrian areas within the downtown activity zone: (a) Interfering with an authorized activity. (b) Impeding access to any public pedestrian area or to any public or private building adjacent to the public pedestrian area. (c) Engaging in a commercial pursuit, except for personal solicitation and street entertainment. (d) Placing a display. ([qe) Placing a newspaper dispenser: 1. Within ten feet of ~ street corner; 2. Within one foot of ~ street curD; Within one foot of, or connected or ~ffJxed Dy ~ny me~ns to, ~ sidewalk fixture, suc~ ~s ~ light pole, Dicycle rock, pl~ter, bench or art work; 4. Except with the permission of the person Jn charge of the Duildi~g, Detwee~ t~e central traveled portio~ of t~e ~dj~ce~t sidewalk ~d ~y window ~Dutti~g ~ puDlic pedestri~ ~re~; or 5. Withi~ the central traveled portio~ of the sidewalk or i~ ~y other Ioc~tio~ likely to impede pedestri~ traffic. ([~]~SettJ~g up or operating ~ puDIJc ~ddress system or ot~er ~mplJfJed sound equipment. (2) I~ additio~ to the acts prohiDited i~ suDsectio~ (1) of this section, except w~e~ ~pproved ~s p~rt of ~ ~ut~orized ~ctivity, t~e following ~cts ~re pro~JDJted J~ t~e puDIJc pedestrJ~ ~re~s J~ t~e dow~tow~ core: ClJmDJng ~ny tree. Except for st~J~ys, clJmDJng ~ny structure that Js more th~n six feet in height on any side. (c) ClJmDJ~g ~y structure J~ suc~ ~ m~er ~s to create ~ d~ger of personal i~jury or property damage. (d) Leaving ~ dog or ot~er ~im~l u~tte~ded, w~et~er leashed or unleashed. (e)Cre~tJng or continuing ~ noise dJsturD~nce. (f) E~teri~g i~to ~ I~dsc~ped pl~ti~g ~re~ or ~cti~g i~ ~ m~er ~rmful to ~y pl~t life, J~cludJ~g w~lkJ~g, lying or sitting J~ ~ I~dsc~ped pl~ti~g ~re~. A "l~dsc~ped pl~ti~g ~re~" is ~y puDlic ~re~ set ~side for pl~ti~g of trees, shruDs, flowers or other vegetation, except grass. (g) Setting up ~y temporary structures or e~closures, i~cludi~g Dut ~ot limited to c~opies, te~ts or t~Dles, or res~ri~ffn~ a~ess ~o any potion of ~he public pedestrian area so ~ha~ o~her persons may no~ freely enter such area. (~) Picking or cutting flowers or ot~er veget~tio~ from I~dsc~ped pl~tJ~g ~re~s. (i) Allowing ~ child who is i~ o~e's charge ~d is u~der 12 years old to violate ~y provJsJo~ of t~Js sectJo~ or of sectJo~ ~.~44. Ordinance - ? L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040524\S0405244-attA.doc(03/16/04)