Comments on: Plaza ordinance on city commission agenda http://www.historiccity.com/2009/staugustine/news/florida/plaza-ordinance-on-city-commission-agenda-1427 St Augustine is First America, founded in 1565 by Pedro Menendez, it is the oldest, continually occupied European settlement and port in the continental United States. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Freddy http://www.historiccity.com/2009/staugustine/news/florida/plaza-ordinance-on-city-commission-agenda-1427/comment-page-1#comment-460 Freddy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:52 +0000 http://www.historiccity.com/?p=20056#comment-460 There will be a fresh start, and maybe a fresh approach, as commissioners revisit regulation of the use of our Plaza. City Attorney Ron Brown said the existing ordinance banning vending will have to be scrapped following a federal court ruling that four types of visual art, subject of a lawsuit, will have to be allowed. A number of residents have submitted a variety of ideas, not only on regulation of Plaza activity but the ban on street entertainers along St. George Street as well. Among them: a lottery system for limited locations in the Plaza, permit fees reflecting actual city costs in monitoring and maintaining the Plaza grounds, and a civic auditioning board for entertainers to be rotated among specific St. George Street locations during the day. There will be a fresh start, and maybe a fresh approach, as commissioners revisit regulation of the use of our Plaza. City Attorney Ron Brown said the existing ordinance banning vending will have to be scrapped following a federal court ruling that four types of visual art, subject of a lawsuit, will have to be allowed.

A number of residents have submitted a variety of ideas, not only on regulation of Plaza activity but the ban on street entertainers along St. George Street as well.

Among them: a lottery system for limited locations in the Plaza, permit fees reflecting actual city costs in monitoring and maintaining the Plaza grounds, and a civic auditioning board for entertainers to be rotated among specific St. George Street locations during the day.

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