§ 20-76. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Commercial handbill means any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, poster, paper or booklet, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter:

(1)

Which advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity, or thing;

(2)

Which directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment, or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interests thereof by sales; or

(3)

Which directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, for which an admission fee is charged for the purpose of private gain or profit;

while containing reading matter other than advertising matter, which is predominately and essentially an advertisement, and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes, or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.

Handbill means any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, poster, paper or booklet, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter.

Handbill distributor means and includes any person distributing, or causing, directing, or instructing handbills to be distributed.

Newspaper means and includes any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any newspaper duly entered with the United States Postal Service, in accordance with any federal statute or regulation, any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as provided by general law and, in addition thereto, shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less than four issues per year.

Off-street parking area means the entire width between the boundary lines of any privately owned way or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons and includes parking lots and parking garages provided by commercial establishments, institutions or governmental units for the use of employees, visitors and/or patrons.

Park or parked, in reference to a vehicle, means the standing of a vehicle, when not occupied by any person.

Person means any individual, trust, union, partnership, limited partnership corporation or other business entity.

Private premises means and includes any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building, or other structure.

Public place means and includes any and all streets, public parks, squares, spaces, plazas, grounds and buildings in the city.

Street or highway means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic, and also includes private roads which are subject to a traffic control jurisdiction agreement pursuant to F.S. § 316.006(2)(b).

Vehicle means every device, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway.

(Ord. No. 2008-29-165, § 2, 7-23-2008)