Austin City Code § 8-1-1 DEFINITIONS.
§ 8-1-1 - DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) APPROVAL means a permit, reservation agreement, or other written document that evidences an authorization by the department.
(2) ATHLETIC FIELD means an area within a park designated as an athletic field by the director and used for athletic competition.
(3) BOARD means the Parks and Recreation Board.
(4) CAMPING means occupying a designated camping facility; erecting a tent or arranging bedding, or both for the purpose of, or in such a manner that will permit, remaining overnight; or the use of a trailer, camper, or other vehicle for the purpose of sleeping overnight.
(5) CAMPSITE means a public recreation area designated for camping.
(6) CITY VEHICLE means a motor vehicle owned by the City and operated by a City employee.
(7) COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY means to advertise or provide a good, service, class, or instructional activity for compensation. This includes providing a good, service, class, or instructional activity without compensation but as an inducement or advertisement for a class or instructional activity for compensation.
(8) COMPENSATION means any money, thing of value, payment, reward, tip, consideration, donation, gratuity, or profit paid to, accepted by, or received by a person.
(9) DEPARTMENT means the Parks and Recreation Department.
(10) DIRECTOR means the director of the Parks and Recreation Department.
(11) GEOCACHE means a container or tag hidden at a known GPS location for the specific purpose of using a GPS-enabled device to navigate towards and find a container or tag.
(12) HIGHLINING means slacklining more than six feet above the ground.
(13) NATURE PRESERVE means a parcel of land or place designated for the protection and preservation of wildlife, including a wildlife sanctuary, and unique ecological and scenic features.
(14) PARK means a parcel of land dedicated and used as parkland, or city-owned land used for a park or recreational purpose that is under the administrative control of the department.
(15) PUBLIC RECREATION AREA means a park, recreational facility, athletic field, building, swimming pool, playground, nature preserve, trail, dock, or greenbelt managed, maintained, or operated by the department or on the department's behalf.
(16) PUBLIC USE means use by the public for an activity or special event that does not include commercial activity.
(17) RECREATION FACILITY means a facility owned or operated by the city and used primarily for recreational activity.
(18) ROCK CLIMBING means an activity where participants climb up, down, or across rock formation, crags, or artificial rock walls to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a predefined route.
(19) SCHOOL DISTRICT/PLAYGROUND AREA means land jointly operated by the city and an independent school district that is developed, designated, and used for public recreation, school district recreation, or athletic activity.
(20) SLACKLINING means an activity where a participant balances on a span of webbing or similar material that is anchored at two fixed points.
(21) SOUND EQUIPMENT means loud speaker, microphone, public address system, amplification system, turntable, or other similar digital or analog device that amplifies a voice or other sound.
(22) SPECIAL EVENT means an activity that anticipates 1,000 or more attendees and is conducted pursuant to an approval that allows for the exclusive use of all or part of the public recreation area for the activity.
(23) SWIMMING POOL means a city swimming pool, wading pool, or spray pool.
(24) WATERCRAFT means a boat or other structure designed to float on water.
(25) ZIP LINE means a cable with a pulley that is mounted on an incline and designed to allow a user to travel from the top of the cable to the bottom of the cable.
Source: 1992 Code Sections 11-1-1, 11-1-4(D), 11-1-9(A), 11-1-21, 11-4-1(A), and 14-1-1; Ord. 031009-11; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. No. 20141211-188, Pt. 1, 12-22-14; Ord. No. 20170615-023, Pt. 1, 6-26-17; Ord. No. 20190307-014, Pt. 1, 3-18-19; Ord. No. 20240229-046, Pt. 1, 3-11-24.