(a) Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Activities: Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Uses, as defined in Section 102, may be authorized as a temporary use in outdoor areas, including temporary structures, and any ancillary uses of indoor areas, for a maximum of two years. Such uses may also include the administrative activities of such use.
(b) Duration. The initial authorization (“Initial Period”) shall not exceed one year and may be extended for an additional year by the Director, for a maximum authorized period of up to two years, pursuant to this Section 205.8.
(c) Hours of Operation. Uses permitted by this Section 205.8 may not exceed the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(d) New, Additional, or Modified Temporary Uses. New, additional, or modified temporary uses that were not previously approved by the Planning Director shall be reviewed through the filing of a new application and submittal of a new application fee.
(e) No Conversion, Change, Discontinuance, or Abandonment of Use. The approval or commencement of a temporary use as authorized under this Section 205.8 shall not be considered a conversion, discontinuance, abandonment, or change of use for purposes of this Code, notwithstanding Sections 178, 182, and 183 of this Code. Any property for which the temporary use is authorized shall retain its authorized land use(s). Such authorized land uses, including any nonconforming uses, shall again become operative upon the expiration, termination, or abandonment of such temporary use authorization.
(f) Information To Be Available To Public. The Department shall make available to the public in the Planning Department’s main office and on its website a list of all applications approved under this Section 205.8 along with applicable time frames and any additional information the Planning Department deems useful for or relevant to the continued and successful activation of the subject sites in the surrounding neighborhood.
(Added by Ord. 111-21, File No. 210285, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)