§ 64-500. Definitions.

For purposes of this article, the following words shall be defined as follows:

Affiliate means a person or entity that is controlled by a developer, which controls a developer or which is under common control with a developer, as certified in writing by a developer.

Banner means a strip of cloth, vinyl, plastic or combination thereof upon which there appears a sign or message, but shall not mean banners regulated under chapter 18, Code of Ordinances unless specified in this section.

Developer means any third party, or its successors or assigns, that has entered into a "development agreement" with the city, pursuant to which the third party has agreed to develop or cause to be developed an entertainment district.

Entertainment district An urban mixed-use project containing not less than 200,000 gross leasable square feet of space intended for retail, entertainment, shopping and restaurant purposes, all within 2500 feet of a convention facility owned or operated by the City within an area designated as a development area under Sections 99.915-99.980, RSMo, and which is zoned as an urban redevelopment district (URD) or a project within an area designated as a redevelopment area under Section 99.800-99.865, RSMo, containing a multipurpose arena with approximately 18,000 to 20,000 seats.

Entertainment district license A license held by a developer or owner in an entertainment district under which banner and street closure permits in an entertainment district may issued by the city.

Owner means any owner of real property in a downtown entertainment district that is a developer or an affiliate of a developer

Permittee means a person or entity holding a banner or street closure permit under this article, including an assignee of the developer or owner.

Person means an individual, firm association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or any other organization.

Right-of-way means an area of land designated and reserved for public travel whether vehicular or pedestrian and includes a street, a median, a parkway, pedestrian sidewalk and bikeway.

(Ord. No. 051545, § 1, 1-12-06)