(A) No person shall sponsor, participate or engage in any of the following enumerated activities, without first obtaining a temporary use permit therefor, issued by the City Manager:
(1) Circuses.
(2) Carnivals.
(3) Fairs.
(4) Temporary outdoor exhibits of equipment, goods or merchandise.
(5) Aircraft and helicopter landings and demonstrations, and parachutist demonstrations.
(6) Christmas tree sales, except for those conducted as an integral part of a business which has a valid business license, issued pursuant to this code.
(7) Swap meets.
(B) Limitations on Permits.
(1) Duration. The maximum duration for temporary use permits issued for activities enumerated in division (A) shall be as follows:
(a) For uses listed in divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (5) and (7), four consecutive calendar days;
(b) For uses listed in division (A)(6), 30 consecutive calendar days;
(c) For uses listed in division (A)(4), up to one calendar week, but not more than four nonconsecutive calendar weeks per year.
(2) Number of permits. There shall be a maximum of two permits issued per year for any one location and a maximum of two permits issued per year to any one applicant, provided that the limitation on the number of permits based upon location shall not apply to shopping centers having an area of ten or more acres.
(3) Standards. Temporary outdoor exhibits of equipment, goods or merchandise shall meet the following minimum standards and permit requirements:
(a) Displays shall not impede pedestrian or vehicular access.
(b) Displays located within the public right-of-way shall maintain a minimum four foot unobstructed access way for safety purposes.
(c) Displays shall be located solely along the storefront of the business requesting such display.
(d) Applications shall be submitted two weeks prior to the proposed display period. All applications shall be subject to Planning Division and Engineering Division approval.
(4) Temporary use permits issued for activities stated in § 110.21(A)(4) shall require that the placement of exhibits, outdoor displays and sidewalk sales ensure aesthetic character and quality.
('83 Code, § 5.56.020) (Ord. 858, passed - -83; Am. Ord. 933, passed - -86; Am. Ord. 980, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 981, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 1156, passed 2-2-00; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 9-21-05)