§ 94A.2. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Chapter 94A, the following definitions shall apply:

“Core City Agencies” are the City departments and agencies participating in the Places for People Program: the Planning Department (“Planning”), Department of Public Works (“Public Works”), Municipal Transportation Agency (“MTA”), Department of Real Estate (“Real Estate”), and Entertainment Commission.

“People Place” is a publicly-accessible location approved under the Places for People Program and located (a) on City-owned property, (b) on the sidewalk, and/or (c) in the curbside lane or on all or any portion of the roadway between curbs where the public can gather and participate in commercial or non-commercial offerings and events. Such offerings and events may include, but are not limited to: cultural events, arts activities, and entertainment; food and drink; and general recreation. A People Place is managed, fully or partially, by a Steward under a People Place Permit issued under the Program and may involve the temporary and reversible installation and maintenance of physical treatments, improvements, or elements.

“People Place Categories” are: (a) “City Lot People Place,” which has activities occurring on property owned by the City; (b) “Curbside People Place,” which has activities occurring in a portion of the curbside lane of a roadway; (c) “Roadway People Place,” which has activities occurring in or on any portion of the roadway, except for activities occurring only in the curbside lane; (d) “Sidewalk People Place,” which has activities occurring on a portion of sidewalk; and (e) “Integrated People Place,” which is a single project with activities occurring on a combination of locations that are People Place Categories in close proximity to one another and operated by the same Steward.

“People Place Permit” is a permit issued under the Places for People Program through its Core City Agencies that allows a Steward to create a People Place by temporarily occupying and activating the location for a specified period of time.

“People Place Proposal” is a proposed concept for a People Place project submitted to the Places for People Program by a prospective Steward prior to the submittal of an application for a People Place Permit, for the purpose of initial evaluation and determination of suitability for further development by the Core City Agencies.

“Steward” is, for a City Lot People Place, (a) any person or educational, recreational, or social agency, (b) any bona fide fraternal, charitable, religious, benevolent, or other nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code as a bona fide fraternal, charitable, religious, benevolent, or nonprofit organization, or (c) a public agency with programs based in San Francisco. For Curbside People Places, Roadway People Places, and Sidewalk People Places, a “Steward” may be any person or entity and is not restricted to the organizations and entities described above.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 160893, App. 11/22/2016, Eff. 12/22/2016)