Mall Use Regulations

Sacramento City Code tit. 12, ch. 12.44, art. IV

in effect

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.190 Prohibited uses.

12.44.190 Prohibited uses. It is unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following activities upon a mall unless such activity has been specifically authorized by a franchise, lease, concession contract, or permit issued under Chapter 3.68, 3.72, 3.76 or 5.72 of this code or a permit to conduct a special event issued in accordance with Article III of this chapter. A. Displays of merchandise upon any area of a mall; B. Street sales of flowers, souvenirs, or other merchandise, excluding newspapers which are sold from other than a fixed location; C. Any other commercial activity not specifically authorized by this chapter or a permit for a special event. (Prior code § 51.04.401)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.200 Vending machines and coin-operated amusement devices prohibited.

12.44.200 Vending machines and coin-operated amusement devices prohibited. No vending machines or coin-operated amusement devices shall be placed upon any mall. This section shall not apply to any newspaper vending device or light rail vending device which shall have been installed on the mall pursuant to a permit granted in accordance with Article V of this chapter. (Prior code § 51.04.402)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.210 Signs prohibited on mall surface.

12.44.210 Signs prohibited on mall surface. No sign shall be located on the surface area of a mall except when its location has been specifically authorized in a permit for a special event issued in accordance with Article III of this chapter. A sign shall mean and include every advertising message, announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, insignia, surface or space erected or maintained in view of the observer thereof for identification, advertisement or promotion of the interests of any person, entity, product, event, or service. Any sign placed on a mall in violation of this section shall be summarily removed by the city and stored at its corporation yard for a period of ten (10) days and unless sooner claimed by its owner shall thereafter be disposed of by the city. (Prior code § 51.04.403)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.220 Solicitation of funds prohibited.

12.44.220 Solicitation of funds prohibited. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall beg, solicit funds or seek contributions for any private or commercial purposes (excluding religious or political purposes) upon a mall except when such activity has been specifically authorized by a permit issued for a special event. (Prior code § 51.04.404)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.230 Parades.

12.44.230 Parades. No person shall conduct a parade upon any mall except when the conducting of such parade has been specifically authorized by a permit issued for a special event. (Prior code § 51.04.405)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.240 Climbing upon fountains, etc.

12.44.240 Climbing upon fountains, etc. No person shall climb or ascend any fountain, shade structure, sculpture, statuary object, railing, lightpost, vending machine, shrub or tree situated upon a mall other than those situated in designated children's play areas and designed for such use. Ascending, climbing or sitting upon retaining walls having a height of less than five feet shall not constitute a violation of this section. (Prior code § 51.04.406)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.250 Use of fountains.

12.44.250 Use of fountains. No person shall wade, swim or place any liquid or solid object in any pool or fountain located upon a mall. (Prior code § 51.04.407)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.260 Presence of horses, dogs, etc.

12.44.260 Presence of horses, dogs, etc. A. No person shall ride, lead or drive any horse, mule, burro or other wild or domestic animal other than a cat or a leashed dog upon any mall unless the same has been specifically authorized by a permit issued for a special event. This subsection shall not apply to any peace officer while the peace officer is engaged in the performance of his or her duties. B. Subsection A of this section notwithstanding, no person shall lead a leashed dog upon, or bring a leashed dog onto, the K Street Mall when a special event for which a permit has been issued pursuant to this chapter, is conducted on the K Street Mall. This subsection shall not apply to any guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined by Civil Code Section 54.1, accompanied by a totally or partially blind person, deaf person, person whose hearing is impaired, or handicapped person, or dogs accompanied by persons licensed to train guide dogs for the blind pursuant to Chapter 9.5 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code (commencing with Section 7200), or to any law enforcement canine unit. (Ord. 2011-029 § 3; Ord. 2007-044 § 1; prior code § 51.04.408)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.270 Sound amplification equipment prohibited.

12.44.270 Sound amplification equipment prohibited. No person shall use any public address or sound amplification equipment upon a mall unless such use has been specifically authorized by a permit issued for a special event. No person shall use any public address or sound amplification equipment upon any private property within eighty (80) feet of a mall in such a manner that the sound, as amplified, is readily audible on a mall. The term "sound amplification equipment" shall not include radios, tape recorders and similar devices when operated in such manner that the volume of sound produced thereby is not unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, disturbing, or a nuisance to a person of normal sensitiveness within the area of audibility, or a light rail vehicle public address system. (Prior code § 51.04.409)

Sacramento City Code § 12.44.280 Removal of garbage, etc., from mall.

12.44.280 Removal of garbage, etc., from mall. No person shall place any garbage, rubbish or waste matter (as those terms are defined in Section 8.52.010 of this code) upon any mall except as follows: A. Pedestrians may place their own personal garbage and rubbish in designated trash receptacles. B. Persons owning or leasing properties fronting upon a mall may place garbage, rubbish and waste materials in their own approved receptacles upon the surface of a mall between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and six-thirty a.m. for purposes of having the same removed within such designated hours by a public or private garbage or waste removal service. Any garbage, rubbish or waste material placed upon a mall in violation of this section may be immediately removed by the city. The cost of removal shall be that specified in Section 8.52.080 of this code. Such costs shall be a charge against the person who produced such garbage, rubbish or waste material and shall be collected by the city in the same manner as charges for garbage collection service. (Prior code § 51.04.410)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-23909Fetched: 10/24/2026