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San Antonio City Code § 19-630

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Sec. 19-630. - Definitions. For this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Chief of police means the chief of police of the San Antonio Police Department or his or her designated representative. City attorney means the city attorney of the City of San Antonio or his or her designated representative. City manager means the city manager of the City of San Antonio or his or her designated representative. Commercial procession means a procession, the sole or principal object of which is not First Amendment activity. First Amendment activity means all expressive and associative activity that is protected by the United States and Texas Constitutions, including speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition, but not including commercial advertising, revenue-generating events, or fundraising. First Amendment procession means a procession, the sole or principal object of which is First Amendment activity. Organize means to arrange systematically as an individual or with a committee or group for harmonious or united action. Procession marshal means an individual or individuals who shall coordinate with SAPD during a procession. Permit holder means a person issued a procession and/or public assembly permit pursuant to this article. Permitting official means the individual charged with issuing the procession permits and public assembly permits. Procession means a group of persons moving along, by whatever means, in an orderly, formal manner on any street, alley, or public thoroughfare from a point of origin to a point of termination or a group of persons moving along, by whatever means, in an orderly, formal manner anywhere else in the city from a point of origin to a point of termination in such a way as to impact the normal flow or regulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Procession and public assembly permit office means the office within the Center City Development and Operations Department charged with issuing public procession permits and assembly permits. Procession permit means the procession permit required by this article to hold a procession on city property or rights-of-way. Procession unit means any vehicle, animal or object used to transport a person who is participating in a procession. Public assembly means a gathering of a group of persons, for either First Amendment activity or for other purposes, on public spaces owned or managed by the City of San Antonio. Assemblies shall generally occur in city parks and on sidewalks. Public assembly permit means the permit required by the city to reserve city property for a public assembly on city property. Traffic control personnel means a commissioned peace officer licensed by the State of Texas and authorized to control the movement, direction, and flow of vehicular traffic under state law and local ordinances. (Ord. No. 2018-03-01-0151, § 1(Att. A), 3-1-18)

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_CH19MOVETR_ARTXVIIPRAS_S19-630DEFetched: 10/27/2026