(A) This chapter provides reasonable and necessary regulations for the nature and conduct of temporary outdoor commercial activities in order to:
(1) Protect the public health and safety;
(2) Maintain the free flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic on streets, sidewalks and areas open to the public;
(3) Prevent interference with the peaceful enjoyment of the areas near places where the transient vending activity or special event is occurring; and
(4) Preserve, protect and enhance the economic, scenic, historic and aesthetic values and objectives of the city.
(B) The regulations of this code are not intended to permit any violation of the provisions of any other law or regulation.
(C) These regulations shall not apply to garage sales, yard sales, rummage sales or swap meets conducted on private property, provided that the sale is not conducted over a period in excess of four consecutive days or more often than three times per calendar year.
(D) These regulations shall not apply to sales conducted by municipal, government, religious, charitable, educational or other similar organizations, provided that the sale is conducted on premises owned or leased by the applicant for the regular conduct of its business or affairs.
(E) These regulations shall not apply to temporary or seasonal uses within permanent structures, except for those activities within permanent structures subject to regulation as a special event.
(F) Exemption of a use from the provisions of this chapter shall not exempt the use from other applicable provisions of this code.
(G) These regulations do not preclude any government agency from adopting or enforcing additional use and operation standards for temporary uses on public property.
(Ord. 378, passed 7-11-2005)