§ 14-153. Definitions.

For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

Busker(s) means and includes person(s) who wish to perform on public sidewalks as entertainer(s), including but not limited to performing or entertaining through music, dance, mime, pantomime, theater, acting, puppetry, and similar artistic expression.

Central business and entertainment area means the area depicted in the attached Exhibit A-1.

City shall mean City of South Bend.

Designated locations shall mean areas on public sidewalks located within the Central Business and Entertainment Area, except those areas which have been excluded by the Board of Public Works for events approved for locations within this area during the scheduled hours for such events, and any other public sidewalk locations excluded by the Director of the Department of Public Works or his/her designee due to public safety concerns.

Perform shall mean forms of entertainment which do not violate the noise regulations set forth in Sections 3-9, and 13-57 of the South Bend Municipal Code.

Sidewalk performer(s) shall have the same meaning as buskers(s).

(Ord. No. 10436-16 , § II, 4-11-16)