155.4403. STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
   A.   Farmers' Market (as a temporary use)
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      2.   Definition
   A farmers' market as a temporary use is a public market held in a structure or open area occasionally or periodically for only a limited time period during the year, where farmers sell produce and other farm products they have grown, gathered, or raised directly to consumers. This use is distinguished from a farmers' market as a principal use (See Section 155.4222.H.).
      3.   Standards
         A farmers' market operating as a temporary use shall:
         a.   Operate on a continuous basis for no more than five months per year on a single site;
         b.   Renew all applicable Temporary Use Permits once per calendar year;
         c.   Be limited to the retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, nuts, honey, raw juices, molasses, dairy products, eggs, poultry, meats, fish, shellfish, fresh-cut or dried flowers, nursery stock, seedlings, plants, and other agriculture, aquaculture, and horticulture products produced by the vendor/producer, including the sale of products made by the vendor/producer from such agriculture, aquaculture, and horticulture products (e.g., baked goods, jams and jellies, juices, cheeses) and incidental sales of crafts or similar home-made products made by the vendor/producer.
         d.   Be located to minimize the visual impact of the structure from adjacent public streets;
         e.   Provide adequate ingress and egress, and provide off-street parking in accordance with requirements for a farmers' markets (as a principal use); and
         f.   Comply with applicable signage standards in the Sign Code (Chapter 156 of the Code of Ordinances ).
   B.   Reserved
   C.   Temporary Portable Storage Unit
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      2.   Definition
   A temporary portable storage unit is a transportable unit designed and used primarily for temporary storage of building materials, household goods, personal items, and other materials for use on a limited basis.
      3.   Standards
   Temporary storage in a portable storage unit may be permitted to serve an existing use on the same lot, subject to the following standards:
         a.   Number
            i.   Portable Storage Unit for On-Site Storage
               No more than one unit used for on-site storage shall be located on a lot.
            ii.   Portable Storage Unit for Transport
         Up to two units used for transport may be located in a lot in a residential zoning district if no unit used for on-site storage is located on the lot.
         b.   Size
            i.   Portable Storage Unit for On-Site Storage
               The unit shall be no more than eight feet wide, 16 feet long, or eight feet high.
            ii.   Portable Storage Unit for Transport
         Each unit shall be no more than five feet wide, seven feet long, or eight feet high.
         c.   Duration
            i.   Residential Zoning Districts
         No unit shall be placed on a lot in a residential zoning district for more than three consecutive days, or for more than six days within any calendar year.
            ii.   Nonresidential Zoning Districts
         No unit shall be placed on a lot in a nonresidential zoning district for more than 14 consecutive days, or for more than 28 days within any calendar year.
         d.   Location
            i.   Residential Zoning Districts
         In a residential zoning district, a unit may be placed only in a driveway or, if alley access to the rear of the lot exists, in the rear yard . If no driveway or alley access to the rear of the lot exists, a unit may be placed in the front yard of the lot provided the Development Services Director determines that such placement does not obstruct the free, convenient, and normal use of the public right-of-way.
            ii.   Nonresidential Zoning Districts
         In a nonresidential district, a unit may be placed only in the rear yard or side yard. In no case may a unit be placed in the front yard, in any front parking lot of a commercial use, or in fire lanes, passenger loading zones, commercial loading areas, or public rights-of-way.
         e.   Removal upon Hurricane Warning
      Notwithstanding the time limitations established in subsection c above, all portable storage units shall be removed immediately upon issuance of a hurricane warning by a recognized government agency.
         f.   Maintenance and Security
            i.   The owner and operator of the lot containing a portable storage unit shall ensure that the unit is in good condition, free from evidence of deterioration, weathering, discoloration, rust, ripping, tearing, or other holes or breaks.
            ii.   The unit shall be kept locked when not being loaded or unloaded.
         g.   Hazardous Materials Prohibited
      The owner and operator of the lot containing a portable storage unit shall ensure that no hazardous substances, as defined in Section 95.08 of the city's Code of Ordinances , are stored within the unit.
         h.   Permit to be posted
      The Temporary Use Permit authorizing a portable storage unit on a lot shall be posted in plain view.
   D.   Temporary Use of an Accessory Structure as a Principal Dwelling After a Catastrophe
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      2.   Definition
   A temporary use of an accessory structure as a principal dwelling after a catastrophe is the temporary use of an existing structure that is accessory to an existing principal dwelling as the principal dwelling pending repair or reconstruction of the principal dwelling, where the principal dwelling has been damaged or destroyed by a fire, hurricane, or other physical catastrophe.
      3.   Standards
   An existing structure that is accessory to an existing principal dwelling that has been damaged or destroyed by a fire, hurricane, or other physical catastrophe may be temporarily used as the principal dwelling on the lot while the damaged or destroyed principal dwelling is being repaired or reconstructed, provided it meets the following standards:
         a.   The building or inhabited part thereof shall meet all applicable building, health, and other regulations for a habitable dwelling.
         b.   The building shall comply with any additional standards set forth in a Declaration of Emergency issued by authorized officials in response to the catastrophe.
         c.   The building shall be removed or converted to an authorized accessory use within 30 days after issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the permanent principal dwelling. In no case shall the building be used as the principal dwelling for more than four years unless authorized by a longer time period set forth in a Declaration of Emergency issued by authorized officials in response to the catastrophe.
   E.   Interim Commercial Use
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      2.   Definition
   An interim commercial use is a long-term temporary use intended to facilitate "temporary urbanism" by using vacant commercially-zoned land to create vibrant destinations through unique outdoor uses that benefit the neighborhood and are open to the public. To the extent such uses are not otherwise expressly defined and regulated as a principal, accessory, or temporary use by this Code, interim uses include, but are not limited to, outdoor markets for art or other handmade goods; recreational spaces; philanthropic, educational, or cultural uses; community gathering spaces; showcases for art, culture, nature, or innovation; or other similar uses.
      3.   Standards
   An interim commercial use shall comply with the following standards, subject to any waiver of standards granted in accordance with Section 155.2415, Interim Use Permit:
         a.   Additional landscaping may be required to break up any large unbroken expanses of paved area.
         b.   Other suitable solutions or innovative designs to reduce heat glare may be substituted where approved by the Development Services Director.
         c.   Two large palm trees may be substituted for each required canopy tree.
         d.   Dumpsters shall be enclosed fully on three sides by a solid, view-screening fence at least six feet high that has solid, view-screening gates. A continuous hedge at least 24 inches high shall be provided around the dumpster enclosure.
         e.   All mechanical equipment (including, but not limited to, air conditioning compressors, swimming pool pumps, bottled gas tanks, garbage containers located at ground level, and back flow prevention devices) that are visible from a public right-of-way or a more restrictive zoning district shall be screened on three sides or 75 percent of its perimeter by a hedge, berm, wood fence, or wall that extends at least six inches above the height of the equipment.
   F.   Interim Industrial Use
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      2.   Definition
   An interim industrial use is a long-term temporary use intended to facilitate temporary landfill, mining, excavation, fill or similar operations by utilizing vacant land for the purpose of establishing a future use of the property.
(Ord. 2012-64, passed 9-11-12; Am. Ord. 2013-37, passed 1-22-13)