Expressive Activity Generally
San Diego Municipal Code § 63.0503
in effect§63.0503 Expressive Activity Generally
(a) Applicability. This Division applies to persons engaged in expressive activity alone or in small groups. It does not apply to spontaneous expressive activity by large groups, such as parades and protests, or to permitted events.
(b) Any person engaged in expressive activity shall not:
(1) occupy a space greater than eight feet in length or four feet in width, including any equipment or display, unless the person is in an expressive activity area where a larger space has been set aside for expressive activity by the City Manager;
(2) display any merchandise for sale on the ground or on any above-ground structure;
(3) conduct expressive activity in a way that blocks the safe flow of pedestrians or other traffic or that blocks designated emergency ingress or egress routes, including blocking the sidewalk in a manner that reduces the useable sidewalk area to less than 48 inches; or
(4) attach any equipment, display, or merchandise to any utility pole, street sign, bus stop, trash can, traffic pole, or other public structure.
(c) All persons engaged in expressive activity using amplification or non-amplified sound-making devices, such as speakers, microphones, or public address systems, shall comply with section 59.5.0502(f) of this Code at all times, unless the person is in an expressive activity area where louder amplification has been authorized for expressive activity by the City Manager.
(“Expressive Activity Generally” added 2-28-2024 by O-21775 N.S.; effective 3-29-2024.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art03Division05.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/28/2026