§ 11.68.105 — Expressive activity

11.68.105 - Expressive activity.

(A) Expressive activity is allowed within the Pedestrian Mall without the requirement of a permit or registration, but is subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Section as well as applicable provisions of other Titles of the Las Vegas Municipal Code. (B) No blanket, carpet, cover, chair, crate, box, cooler, container, structure or display of any type may be erected or placed upon the Pedestrian Mall or its surface in connection with expressive activity, except that a person or organization engaging in such activity may place and use, in furtherance of that activity, one table, not to exceed three feet by three feet in size, at a location that complies with the provisions of Subsection (C) of this Section. (C) At no time may tables allowed under Subsection (B) be located: (1) Within twenty feet of any building entrance or ATM; (2) Within ten feet of any retail kiosk or cart, but subject to the provisions of Subsection (F) of this Section; (3) Within ten feet of the outer perimeter of any outdoor dining area while the area is being used for dining; (4) Within twenty feet of any fire lane or crosswalk; (5) At any location that will obstruct or impede pedestrian traffic; or (6) Within forty feet of another table that has been erected or placed for purposes of expressive activity. (D) Coolers, storage boxes and similar items may not be placed on the ground in connection with expressive activity; provided, however, that this prohibition does not apply to incidental personal items such as purses or coats, or to backpacks whose capacity does not exceed two cubic feet. (E) In the case of a demonstration, The Fremont Street Limited Liability Company may direct that the demonstration be moved to one or more locations within the Pedestrian Mall so as not to obstruct or impede pedestrian traffic, or interfere with fire lanes, crosswalk traffic, retail kiosks, special events, concerts or other previously scheduled mall activities, but only upon a determination that the demonstration cannot possibly be conducted in a manner that does not so obstruct, impede or interfere. Any such redirection shall be to a location that is closest to, most approximates, and reaches the same audience as, the original location. (F) The distance limitation set forth in Paragraph (2) of Subsection (C) shall not apply if and to the extent that The Fremont Street Limited Liability Company, at any given time, has established or permitted more than fifty retail kiosks or carts within the Pedestrian Mall. (G) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection (G), nothing in this Section authorizes conduct prohibited by other provisions of this Chapter or other ordinances and laws of general applicability, including without limitation prohibitions relating to the obstruction of rights-of-way. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, a person engaging in expressive activity under this Section may use amplified sound in connection with that activity if it complies with the noise level limitations of LVMC 11.68.107(C)(5)(b). (H) The provisions of this Section do not apply to the activities of street performers regulated by Section 11.68.107.

(Ord. No. 6704, § 1, 10-2-19; Ord. No. 6462, § 7, 9-16-15; Ord. No. 6131, § 5, 2-2-11)