(a) This article only applies to the leased premises as defined in the Dallas Farmers Market Shed 1 lease.
(b) The Dallas Farmers Market shall submit an online application with the office of special events. An application must be filed not less than 30 business days before the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market is to begin.
(c) An application must be completed in full before it can be invoiced. An application will not be processed, and the date and venue will not be confirmed until the application processing fee has been paid. Submission of a complete application does not guarantee a permit will be issued. All requirements must be met prior to permit issuance.
(d) If the director determines that an application requires additional information in order to make a decision, or if additional fees will be required to process the application, the application will be considered incomplete and cancelled if the applicant does not supply the additional information or fees after the director has sent two reminder emails and made one reminder phone call after a period of 10 business days without a response from the applicant.
(e) Upon receipt of the completed application, the director shall forward a copy of the application to all applicable city departments and partner agencies for review. If the application must be reviewed for public safety, public safety agencies will review the application first, followed by a review by city departments and partner agencies. Each department and partner agency shall review the application and return it, with any comments, to the director within 10 business days of receipt requiring a response. Each review phase is allowed 10 business days. Review phases run sequentially with public safety review getting the first 10 business days and department and partner agency review getting the second 10 business days. If no response is received, the director may proceed with permitting, however, if an application requires a public safety review, the director must wait for the public safety review response before proceeding. If any department denies the event request, or a resolution cannot be reached, a permit will be denied.
(f) The director shall cancel a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit application if:
(1) the proposed Dallas Farmers Market farmers market will occupy any part of a freeway, expressway, or tollway.
(2) the proposed Dallas Farmers Market farmers market will unreasonably disrupt the orderly flow of traffic, and no reasonable means of rerouting traffic or otherwise meeting traffic needs is available.
(3) the proposed Dallas Farmers Market farmers market cannot comply with high impact parameters.
(4) the applicant makes a false statement of material fact on an application for a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit or fails to properly complete an application for Dallas Farmers Market farmers permit.
(5) the applicant had a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit revoked within the preceding 14 months.
(6) the applicant has received, within the preceding 14 months, two or more notices of violations or citations related to a provision of a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit or this chapter.
(7) the applicant has a history of conducting or sponsoring a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market in a disorderly, unsafe, unsanitary, or fiscally irresponsible manner.
(g) The building official, departments, and the director may prescribe licenses, permits, and authorizations required by other city ordinances or applicable law, restrictions, regulations, safeguards, and other conditions necessary for the safe and orderly conduct of the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market to be incorporated into the permit before issuance.
(h) Major changes to the original submission of an application require the submission of a new permit application along with new application processing fees. The original permit application will be deemed incomplete and cancelled.
(a) Street closures shall require approval from applicable partner agencies and city departments.
(b) An applicant must provide notice of street closures in accordance with Section 42A-18.
(c) The police department may require a traffic control plan at the expense of the applicant. If a traffic control plan is required, it must follow a standard format approved by the director and be approved by the applicable departments prior to permit issuance.
(d) All traffic apparatus required to fulfil a traffic control plan must be acquired at the applicant's expense.
(e) The director may require accommodations if a proposed street closure will restrict access to public or private parking, residences, businesses, or places of worship. (Ord. 31144)
(a) A complete parking plan must be submitted with each application. The director may waive this requirement for markets with an expected total attendance of less than 250.
(b) The parking plan must demonstrate that adequate parking will be available to accommodate the expected total attendance.
(c) The parking plan must be approved prior to the issuance of a permit.
(d) Meter hooding and no parking zones in connection with a market must be limited to the shortest time feasible. "No parking" signs must be posted a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the market and follow a standard format approved by the director.
(e) When the main use of the property is open for business and the designated parking is to be activated as part of the market space, the applicant must demonstrate that provisions have been made to provide remote parking in an amount that is adequate to replace the parking spaces being utilized as part of the event space.
(f) When activating a market in a multi- tenant parking lot, and when the tenants are open for business, not more than 25 percent of the total area of the shared available parking may be activated for the permitted activity.
(g) When restricting public or private parking, including handicapped accessible parking, the applicant must provide adequate alternate parking. (Ord. 31144)
(a) A Dallas Farmers Market farmers market may only be operated between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any day of the week.
(b) A Dallas Farmers Market farmers market may only be operated in accordance with the schedule filed with the director at the time of permit application. An amendment to the schedule may be approved by the director during the calendar year. The request and the required change fee must be received by the director in writing at least 15 days before implementing any changes.
(c) A permit holder must provide the name, phone number, and email address of an individual who will be available following submission of an application through the end of the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market, as well as at the Dallas Farmers Market site the day of the permitted activity, to respond to any questions or concerns from police officers or code compliance officers. This individual shall meet police officers or code enforcement officers at the Dallas Farmers Market site within one hour of being contacted by telephone or email. (Ord. 31144)
(a) Products that may be sold at the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, nuts, herbs, and mushrooms.
(2) Meats.
(3) Dairy products.
(4) Prepared foods, including but not limited to baked goods, packaged foods, and oils.
(5) Arts and crafts, including but not limited to jewelry, candles, natural skin care products, soaps, art, knitting, quilts, and pottery.
(6) Garden items, including but not limited to plants, flowers, and soil.
(b) At least 40 percent of the vendors participating in the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market must sell produce or other food items.
(c) Live animals may not be distributed, offered for sale, or sold at the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market. (Ord. 31144)
(a) The director shall deny a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit if:
(1) the applicant fails to meet any of the requirements outlined and defined in the preliminary letter;
(2) the applicant fails to provide proof that the applicant possesses or is able to obtain a license or permit required by another city ordinance or other applicable law for the conduct of all activities included as part of a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market;
(3) the applicant has had a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit revoked within the preceding 14 months;
(4) the applicant has received within the preceding 14 months, two or more notices of violations or citations related to a provision of a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit or this chapter;
(5) the chief of the police department, the chief of the fire-rescue department, or the director determines that the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market would pose a serious threat to the public health, safety, or welfare;
(6) the applicant or any other person responsible for the conduct or sponsorship of a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market is overdue in payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant or other person;
(7) the applicant has a history of conducting or sponsoring a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market in a disorderly, unsafe, unsanitary, or fiscally irresponsible manner;
(8) the director is notified of any code violation on the property where the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market will be held; or
(9) the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market will interfere with the rights of nearby residents to the quiet, peaceable, and undisturbed enjoyment of their property.
(b) The director shall revoke a Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit if:
(1) the applicant fails to comply with or the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market is in violation of any provision of the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit, a city ordinance, or any other applicable law;
(2) the permit holder made a false statement or omission of material fact on an application for the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market permit;
(3) the chief of the police department, the chief of the fire-rescue department, or the director determines that the Dallas Farmers Market farmers market poses a serious threat to the public health, safety, or welfare;
(4) the permit holder fails to maintain public order in and around the market location;
(5) the permit holder failed to pay any outstanding fees assessed under Section 42A-6 for the market or for a past market;
(6) the director is notified that the permit holder or any other person responsible for the conduct or sponsorship of the market is overdue in payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the permit holder or other person; or
(7) the director is notified of any code violations on the property. (Ord. 31144)