It is the intent of the City Council to allow vehicle and horse drawn carriage tours of the community, but to regulate such tours and tour businesses in a manner that will protect the livability and attractiveness of the community. The tour business restrictions found herein are necessary for the following reasons:
(A) To recognize that tours and sightseeing-type businesses have a positive effect on the economic development of the city and help to further promote the tourism industry;
(B) To protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city by limiting the number of tour vehicles and horse drawn carriages, thereby easing pollution and assuring adequate pure air, avoiding congestion in the public streets, and lessening ambient noise levels;
(C) To preserve the desirability and livability of residential neighborhoods by limiting tours through the residential areas of the city;
(D) To preserve the property values and protect the health and safety of the residents of those neighborhoods by limiting tour-related traffic through the residential areas of the city;
(E) To preserve and protect residential streets that were not constructed or intended for the vehicle loads or additional traffic created by tour vehicles;
(F) To protect the city's investment in pedestrian oriented improvements by encouraging exploration of the city on foot;
(G) To protect pedestrian safety by regulating loading and parking, and attempting to avoid further traffic congestion in the downtown area; and
(H) To protect the historic integrity of an historically important community by preventing the proliferation of vehicles that imitate historic vehicles, but have no actual historic merit.
('69 Code, § 12-113) (Ord. O-88-15, passed 5-9-88; Am. Ord. O-93-45, passed 6-14-93; Am. Ord. O-98-21, passed 10-26-98; Am. Ord. O-05-12, passed 5-9-05; Am. Ord. O-06-09, passed 5-24-06; Am. Ord. O-07-10, passed 5-29-07; Am. Ord. O-14-16, passed 11-10-14)