§ 713-1. Legislative Findings and Declaration.  


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  • It is hereby found and determined by the Council of the City of Cincinnati that in order to effectively manage the various uses of Fountain Square it is appropriate to adopt a permit and regulation process. The permit process and rules and regulations for the use of Fountain Square shall be adopted and implemented to protect the public's use and enjoyment of the Square, to coordinate multiple uses of a limited public space, to assure preservation of the Fountain Square facilities, to prevent uses that are dangerous, unlawful, or impermissible under the city manager's rules and regulations, and to provide the City of Cincinnati with advance notice of requirements for police, fire, sanitation, emergency, health, or transportation services. The permit and regulation process for the use of Fountain Square is hereby reserved to the City of Cincinnati, and shall be implemented by the city manager or his or her designees. The city manager may designate a third party who has lawfully entered into an agreement for the management of Fountain Square to administer the Fountain Square permitting process.

    Any third-party with whom the city manager lawfully enters into an agreement for the management of Fountain Square must recognize and expressly agree to respect and honor the city's obligation to maintain Fountain Square as a public forum that is open and available to all members of the public pursuant to the constitutions of the United States and the State of Ohio.

(C.O. 737-7; a. Ord. No. 164-1970; eff. July 3, 1970; renumbered C.M.C. 713-1, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; a. Ord. No. 57-1975, eff. Feb. 5, 1975; a. Ord. No. 413-1976, eff. Sept. 9, 1976; a. Ord. No. 449-1979, eff. Oct. 17, 1979; a. Ord. No. 124-1982, eff. Apr. 7, 1982; a. Ord. No. 142-1992, eff. May 8, 1992; a. Ord. No. 354-1993, eff. Oct. 6, 1993; a. Ord. No. 354-1994, eff. Oct. 28, 1994; a. Ord. No. 108-1996, eff. May 10, 1996; a. Ord. No. 243-1996, eff. Sept. 6, 1996; repealed and reordained by Ord. No. 122-2002, eff. May 16, 2002; a. Ord. No. 215-2005, § 2, eff. July 14, 2005; Emer. Ord. No. 224-2006, § 1, eff. Aug. 2, 2006)