RIVER WALK

San Antonio City Code ch. 22, art. IX

in effect

San Antonio City Code § 22-138 Definitions.

Sec. 22-138. - Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Business establishment shall mean a business that contains at least one (1) entrance along the River Walk area. Queue shall mean to form a line or arrange in a line. Right-of-way shall mean an area or strip of land, designated by the city on the map attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes as Attachment I, occupied or unoccupied by a walkway, for pedestrian traffic or other similar uses for the safe passage of pedestrians. Any reference on the map in Attachment I to concrete walk (conc. walk), concrete slab (conc. slab), and landing shall be included in the definition of right-of-way. The definition shall only apply to this article unless otherwise specified. A copy of Attachment I shall be available for inspection in the office of the city clerk. River Walk area shall have a meaning consistent with Chapter 35, Article VII of the City Code. (Ord. No. 83938, § 1, 4-11-96)

San Antonio City Code § 22-139 Purpose.

Sec. 22-139. - Purpose. The purpose of this article is to preserve the safety of the visitors to the River Walk area; to reduce the number of people queuing along the River Walk area awaiting entry into a business establishment; and to promote the use of technology to summon waiting patrons to business establishments instead of queuing along the River Walk area. (Ord. No. 83938, § 1, 4-11-96)

San Antonio City Code § 22-140 Declared public nuisance.

Sec. 22-140. - Declared public nuisance. (a) It shall be unlawful for a business establishment, its owners, its designated agent, the person in charge of the premises, or the owner of the property to allow any obstruction on the public right-of-way of the River Walk area. (b) It shall be unlawful for a business establishment, its owner, designated agent, person in charge of the premises, or owner of the property to allow patrons to queue on, or wait for entrance into the business establishment on the public right-of-way of the River Walk area. (Ord. No. 83938, § 1, 4-11-96)

San Antonio City Code § 22-141 Penalty.

Sec. 22-141. - Penalty. Violation of section 22-140(a) or section 22-140(b) above is hereby declared a public nuisance. A violator of section 22-140(a) or section 22-140(b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), but not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first violation. Every subsequent violation of section 22-140(a) or section 22-140(b) shall subject the violator to a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), but not more than five hundred ($500.00). (Ord. No. 83938, § 1, 4-11-96)

San Antonio City Code § 22-142 Work barge rental fees.

Sec. 22-142. - Work barge rental fees. Rental fee for the use of a city owned work barge on the San Antonio River shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) per hour. Barges may only be operated by a certified city operator and the rental fee shall include the services of the operator. All rental fees received for said rentals shall be deposited into the city general fund. No rental fee will be assessed for the use of barges in official city sponsored events or by city departments. (Ord. No. 85156, § 1, 11-21-96; Ord. No. 2008-09-11-0777A, § 10, 9-11-08)

San Antonio City Code § 22-143 Operation of vessels on the San Antonio River for commercial purposes.

Sec. 22-143. - Operation of vessels on the San Antonio River for commercial purposes. (a) No boat or barge may be operated or launched in the San Antonio River Channel for commercial purposes without approval of the city council expressed in an ordinance expressly identifying the individual, corporation, partnership or other entity authorized to provide such services. (b) For purposes of the foregoing section, the "San Antonio River channel" is defined as the San Antonio River between South Alamo Street and the head waters of the river located at Hildebrand Avenue and Brackenridge Park, together with the Riverbend and all man-made canals connected to the bed of the San Antonio River between these points. (c) Any person who violates this section is subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. (Ord. No. 85958, § 1, 5-1-97; Ord. No. 2008-04-17-0317, § 13, 4-17-08)

San Antonio City Code § 22-144 Operation of vessels on the San Antonio River for noncommercial purposes.

Sec. 22-144. - Operation of vessels on the San Antonio River for noncommercial purposes. (a) No boat or barge may be operated or launched in the San Antonio River channel for noncommercial purposes without written approval of the director of the department of parks and recreation or downtown operations of the city. (b) Applications for approval to operate or launch vessels on the San Antonio River channel for noncommercial purposes submitted to the director of the department of parks and recreation downtown operations must include details regarding the applicant, the type of vessel, passenger capacity. Purpose, requested date(s) and duration of launch and operation. For events involving multiple vessels to be operated on the San Antonio River channel, the director of the department of parks and recreation is invested with discretion to accept an application summarizing the required information for all vessels involved in the event. (c) For purposes of the foregoing section, the "San Antonio River Channel" is defined as the San Antonio River between South Alamo Street and the head waters of the river located at Hildebrand Avenue and Brackenridge Park, together with the Riverbend and all man-made canals connected to the bed of the San Antonio River between these points. (d) The department of downtown operations shall develop guidelines for determining approval or disapproval of any such application which are consistent with the purposes stated in this section and stating a process for appeal of any such permit denial. (e) Any person who violates this section is subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. (Ord. No. 85958, § 2, 5-1-97; Ord. No. 2008-04-17-0317, § 13, 4-17-08)

San Antonio City Code § 22-145 Pets in city parks.

Sec. 22-145. - Pets in city parks. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 5 of the City Code, persons shall be allowed to remove the leash from dogs within designated dog parks located in park facilities. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to take an animal into the following parks under any circumstances: (1) Zoological areas contiguous to Brackenridge Park. (2) Friedrich Wilderness Area. (3) Crownridge Canyon Nature Area. (Ord. No. 98235, § 1, 9-25-03; Ord. No. 2011-06-02-0448, § 3, 6-2-11)

San Antonio City Code § 22-146 Operation of vessels on the San Antonio River for commercial purposes—Mission Reach and Eagleland Areas.

Sec. 22-146. - Operation of vessels on the San Antonio River for commercial purposes—Mission Reach and Eagleland Areas. (a) No boat or barge may be operated or launched in the Mission Reach or Eagleland areas of the San Antonio River for commercial purposes without approval of the city council expressed in an ordinance expressly identifying the individual, corporation, partnership or other entity authorized to provide such services. (b) For purposes of the foregoing section, the "Mission Reach and Eagleland areas" are defined as the San Antonio River between South Alamo Street and Mission Espada. (c) Any person who violates this section is subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. (Ord. No. 2011-06-02-0448, § 4, 6-2-11)

Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH22PARE_ARTIXRIWAFetched: 10/27/2026