(A) Statement of intent. Temporary uses shall be permitted subject to conditions that will safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare and are based on the following requirements.
(B) Permitted temporary uses.
(1) Retail outdoor display. An outdoor display is permitted of products sold on site, provided such display is at least ten feet from front lot line and five feet from any side or rear lot line of owner’s property. The display must be well maintained and, if seasonal in nature, must be removed after the season passes. If the display is located on a sidewalk, public access must be maintained throughout the sale.
(2) Garage sales.
(a) Garage sales, yard sales and rummage sales shall be permitted at individual dwellings in the residential districts, not to exceed four times and 72 hours each per calendar year.
(b) No more than two signs, not to exceed four square feet each, per sale shall be permitted. The signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the end of the garage sale.
(3) Real estate offices. Real estate offices (containing no sleeping or cooking accommodations unless located in a model dwelling unit) incidental to a new residential development shall be permitted only until the sale or lease of all dwelling units within the development has taken place.
(4) Christmas tree sales.
(a) Christmas tree sales for a time period not to exceed 45 days.
(b)
Display of Christmas trees shall comply with setback requirements of these regulations.
(c) Christmas tree sales in residential districts shall be permitted only if adequate parking and access are available.
(5) Carnivals, circuses, festivals.
(a) Open-air carnivals, circuses and festivals for a time period that does not exceed seven days.
(b) Structures or equipment that might block the view of operators of motor vehicles on adjacent public streets shall not be located within 30 feet of the intersection of the curb line of any two streets.
(c) Carnivals, circuses, and festivals in residential districts shall be permitted only if adequate parking and access are available.
(6) Contractor’s offices. Contractor’s office, trailer and equipment shed (containing no sleeping or cooking accommodations) accessory to a construction project, are allowed and can continue only during the duration of the project and removed within 30 days after the completion of the construction project.
(7) Storage areas.
(a) Outdoor storage of construction materials without fencing or screening is permitted as a temporary use in any district provided a current zoning permit is in effect and the storage is on the property for which the permit has been issued.
(b) Storage shall include only material to be used on site and shall not include discarded material or other debris.
(c) All excess material will be promptly removed from the site.
(8) Other temporary uses. Other temporary uses that are similar in character to those listed above.
(Ord. 1227-98, passed 1-12-1999; Am. Ord. 1574-11, passed 6-14-2011)
Penalty, see § 153.999