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Amending Chapter 140 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Skyway Conduct.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Chapter 140. - Skyway Conduct
Section 140.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 140.01. - Definitions.
The definitions of this section shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
Director shall mean the Director of the Department of Safety and Inspections or his or her designee.
Easement area shall mean an area or areas of the pedestrian skyway system or of a pedestrian mall which is subject to an easement granted by a private property owner to the city for the benefit of the public for pedestrian ingress, passage and egress.
Open to the public shall mean a building, business, establishment or area that individuals can gain entrance to without use of a key, access card, access code, escort or other security clearance.
Owner shall mean any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the private property in which the easement area is located.
Pedestrian mall shall mean any indoor enclosed public mall, arcade, courtyard, galleria, gallery, piazza, square or other type of indoor public pedestrian way or open space.
Pedestrian skyway system means any system of providing for pedestrian traffic circulation, mechanical or otherwise elevated above ground, within and without the public rights-of-way, and through or above private property and buildings, and includes overpasses, bridges, passageways, walkways, concourses, hallways, corridors, arcades, courts, plazas, malls, elevators, escalators, heated canopies and access and all fixtures, furniture, signs, equipment, facilities, services and appurtenances. The term shall include systems or portions of systems which are built in the future. For purposes of this chapter, a pedestrian skyway system shall include stairways and escalator...
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