(A) Purpose. Regulation of live seasonal sales items, such as flowers and plants that may be offered for sale. Outdoor seasonal plant display may be approved in accordance with this section for any approved retail location in the City of Dublin regardless of the current zoning classification or applicable regulation in effect prior to the effective date of this section.
(B) Permit. All persons conducting outdoor seasonal plant display shall be required to obtain an outdoor seasonal plant display permit from the Director of Land Use and Long Range Planning or designee. Permit applications shall include, at a minimum, a written description and site plan drawn to scale indicating the location and type of plant material and dates of sale/display.
(C) An existing retail business may conduct outdoor seasonal plant display and sales between March 1 and November 1 each calendar year providing that the following criteria are met:
(1) Contain no hard material for sale such as plastic, metal, or wood, except for display racks, shelves, plant containers, and furniture and equipment necessary for transacting sales. All items for sale must contain a live plant with soil material.
(2) Display must be totally contained within the area approved in front of the building facade containing a major entrance and shall not extend beyond the side of the building defining that facade and not be placed in such a manner as to interfere with pedestrian ingress and egress to the business or adjacent properties, nor effect travel lanes or required parking spaces. At least five feet of clear passage along sidewalks and paved areas adjacent to the display shall be kept open for pedestrian travel. The Director may modify these requirements upon a finding that a proposed location does not unreasonably impair pedestrian or vehicular movement.
(3) Display shall not exceed the reasonable capacity of the space available. No display area for a single building or tenant space shall exceed 1,000 square feet in area.
(4) All display racks, shelves, plant containers, furniture and equipment must be removed no later than November 1 of the approved year or when the use is discontinued.
(5) Signs shall only display the name and species of the material and the price of items for sale and no sign shall be larger than 94 square inches.
(6) Approval may be revoked at any time and use shall be discontinued immediately if it is determined that the applicant is in violation of this section.
(D) These restrictions shall not apply to garden centers/stores accessory to a permitted use and to the storage of materials accessory to and typically found in these uses, provided the materials are located at the side or rear of the principal building and are contained within and screened by a decorative wall or other screening.
(Ord. 42-09, passed 5-10-10)