§ 6-1. Definitions.  


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  • Art shall mean painting, sketching, photography, palm weaving, crafts and sculpture and other mediums that are established and recognized in the artistic community, including by professional institutions such as museums and art galleries.

    Animal shall mean any living or nonliving warm or cold-blooded creature including, but not limited to: reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, birds, or mammals.

    Artisan and Performer Corridor shall mean those portions of public sidewalk on Duval Street from Front Street to Petronia Street including all intersecting streets up to, but not including, Whitehead Street and Simonton Street, and the 1400 block of Duval Street; including that portion of South Beach pier up to the Emma Cates Memorial, as described in attached "Exhibit A" to Ord. No. 11-07 and Exhibit A1.

    Duval Street Corridor Cultural District shall mean those portions of public sidewalk on Duval Street from Petronia Street to South Street including all portions of the concrete pier commonly referred to as the South Beach Pier from the Emma Cates Memorial to the Atlantic Ocean as depicted in the attached "Exhibit C1", including all intersecting streets up to, but not including, Whitehead Street and Simonton Street and incorporated as described in "Exhibit C" to Ord. No. 11-07.

    Historic District shall mean all property located within the following zoning districts of Key West: HRO, HRCC-1, HRCC-2, HRCC-3, HRCC-4, HMDR, HHDR, HNC-1, HNC-2, HNC-3, HCT, HCL, HPS, HPS-1 and HPRD.

    Street performance (or street performer) shall mean the following activities (or one who engages in them): acting, singing, playing a musical instrument, pantomime, juggling, magic, dancing, comedy, acrobatics, puppetry, joke telling, character impersonation and other similar types of public performance done for the purpose of public entertainment or amusement.

    Vending of art (or art vendor) shall mean the following activities (or one who engages in it): the creation, display and/or sale of art that is created only by the permit holder. An art vendor shall not include a person who creates a work of art while in a public area, but has no intention to display for sale or sell the work of art in that area at any point in time.

    Weapons shall mean any dirk, knife with a blade longer than two inches, scissors or shears with a blade longer than four inches, metallic knuckles, slingshot, billie, tear gas gun, chemical weapon or device, machete, axe, plastic gun or blunt-bladed table knife or other deadly weapon, excluding firearms which are governed by F.S. ch. 790, that is not otherwise regulated and approved by the Cultural Preservation Society for performances only at Mallory Square sunset celebration.

(Ord. No. 05-02, § 1, 1-4-2005; Ord. No. 11-07, § 1, 4-5-2011; Ord. No. 11-17, § 1, 10-18-2011; Ord. No. 12-28, § 1, 9-5-2012)