Stands for the sale of merchandise or produce shall not be permitted on public property, the parkways, or the street of zones A, B, C, and D except by special permission of the city council. During special events and celebrations, the city council may delegate to nonprofit organizations, within the city, the authority to grant permission to use such areas of public property, that are within the city, a use of which does not interfere with orderly traffic flow or fire protection.
Limited sidewalk promotions by resident merchants shall be an exception to the above rule, provided that no such sidewalk use shall materially interfere with pedestrian traffic. (Ord. 685, 7-8-1996)