§ 100. Purpose.

Street performers provide a public amenity that enhances the character of the City. The City seeks to encourage such performances in a manner consistent with the overall public interest. The City also recognizes that street performers seek to and do draw crowds to their performances. This can create serious safety problems by impacting the ability of pedestrians to move safely on sidewalks and through crosswalks by impeding the response time of safety personnel. It can also impact access to and egress from businesses. Cognizant that street performers are engaged in First Amendment activities, this chapter imposes reasonable time, place and manner restrictions on street performers to the extent necessary to ensure the safety of performers, their audiences and the general public and to prevent unreasonable interference with residents' enjoyment of peace and quiet in their homes or the ability of businesses to conduct business.

(Ord. No. 23818 , § 1, 1-24-2018)