§ 26-31. 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 indicated a different meaning:

Administrator means the city manager, or his/her designee, who shall be the administrator for the receipt and processing of applications for a permit for a private organization or group of private persons to hold a tour for private purposes.

Group tour means scheduled touring of historic buildings, sites, gardens, or grounds for a fee or donation by groups not to exceed combined capacity of two large buses.

Group tour operator means an individual or a group of individuals of three or less acting as a unit who shall be the sponsor and organizer of a group tour.

Private organization means any firm, partnership, corporation, association or group of individuals more than three in number, or their representatives, acting as a unit.

Private purpose means any purpose not commanded or directed by statute, ordinance or other regulation to be performed by the state, county, city or other governmental entity.

Tour means any event incorporating scheduled public visitation of buildings, sites, gardens, etc. for a fee with average visitation exceeding 1,000 persons.

Tour management means the private organization who shall be the sponsor and organizer for the tour.

(Amd. of 2-10-03, § 1; Amd. of 4-26-05, § 1; Amd. of 12-9-2013, § 1(Exh. A))