Well, in my own little humble opinion, roping off the chairs could easily be solved, by whoever is in charge of setting out the seats and later the people who patrol the area, simply remove the ropes during the day. (I was at the square last year during the Christmas setup and people were standing with the ropes as the chairs were being set up) I don't have a problem if you bring your own chairs and leave them all day...no one will bother them.
The tables, well as far as people setting stuff on them, they are doing so with the assumption that they will still be there...do they not think that unattended items can and do get stolen everyday...so in my opinion, toss it in a box and let them dig for it, no one has to be there to give back the items they left them there unattended in the first place.
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