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4.871 (2) place for civic and cultural events, a public market, and an urban park. One significant purpose of the downtown activity zone is to enhance the economic vitality of adjacent property. For that reason, the former downtown mall has been reopened to vehicular traffic, and a larger area has been defined. This area is intended to encourage private investment in the downtown area and to enhance the value of such investments by encouraging pedestrians to come to the area. The multiple uses of the public pedestrian areas in the downtown activity zone are to be accommodated by reserving different areas (1) as visual amenities designed for everyone's enjoyment, (2) for pedestrian uses, (3) for use by abutting merchants, (4) for uses by other commercial pursuits and (5) for public events. When compatible, such uses may also occupy the same areas of the downtown activity zone. Within the downtown activity zone, a core area has been identified as requiring additional regulation. This core area includes a concentration of public facilities (including urban parks and plazas, a transit station and a new public library) as well as the area where the former downtown mall was located. It has traditionally received a high demand for multiple public uses, and that demand is expected to continue and increase in the future. Because of recent changes to the area, this downtown core area requires greater protection to preserve and enhance its unique qualities and uses, and additional duties and responsibilities are therefore required of permittees and owners of property located within the boundaries of the area including, but not limited to, those set forth in section 3.344(4). Downtown Activity Zone - Definitions. For purposes of sections 4.870 to 4.872 of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: Authorized activity. Any activity for which a downtown activity permit may issue or a city sponsored activity. City manager. The city manager or the city manager's designee. City sponsored event. An activity carried out by a city employee in the performance of assigned duties or an activity authorized by the city manager or city council to use the city's name. Commercial pursuits. Any activity related to or connected with trade, commerce or fund raising involving the receipt of money or property, such as, but not limited to: advertising, displaying, distributing, selling, taking orders or offering to sell or take orders for goods or services; providing a place for customers to sit; fund raising activities; entertainment events where admission is charged or donations are directly or indirectly solicited; inspections or maintenance of utility equipment and facilities; activities related to construction or demolition on abutting private premises. Ordinance - 3