§ 26-30. Definitions.

For this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Certification holder shall mean a person issued a green event certification pursuant to this article.

City manager shall mean the city manager of the City of San Antonio or designated representative.

City-owned property shall mean all facilities, parks, and other real property owned or controlled by the city.

Director shall mean the director of the office of sustainability or designated representative.

Event shall mean any organized gathering of individuals.

Green event certification shall mean an event that has received certification as green because of the resource conservation measures that will be employed during the event and the subsequent reduction of waste, energy and materials consumption.

Green event facility shall mean a building or facility that has been previously certified by design and best management practices as a green event compliant venue. If the building or facility capacity is under two thousand (2,000) occupants a certification level of "silver" or higher is required. If the building or facility capacity is two thousand (2,000) or more occupants, a certification level of "gold" or higher is required.

Green event scorecard shall mean the listing of measures that an event can utilize to obtain the various levels of compliance with this article, as developed and maintained by the OS. Each measure is assigned a number of points that can be combined toward achieving a certification level of silver, gold, platinum, and verde.

Large scale event shall mean an event with a total of two thousand (2,000) or more participants and support personnel.

Medium scale event shall mean an event with a total of one thousand (1,000) or more, but less than two thousand (2,000), participants and support personnel.

Mission Verde shall mean the sustainability resolution adopted and endorsed by the city.

OS shall mean the office of sustainability of the city.

Organize shall mean to arrange systematically as an individual or with a committee or group for harmonious or united action.

Person shall mean an individual, corporation (including a government corporation) organization, governmental subdivision or agency, federal agency, state, political subdivision of a state, interstate agency or body, business or business trust, partnership, association, firm, company, joint stock company, commission, or any other legal entity.

(Ord. No. 2010-04-08-0303, § 1, 4-8-10; Ord. No. 2016-04-14-0283 , § 1, 4-14-16)