Authority to Issue Permits. | |
Application for Permits; Notice of Intent to Display Merchandise. | |
Investigation and Inspection – Rules and Regulations. | |
Permit: Application, Public Hearing, Fees, Term, Display of Permit. | |
Conditions and Restrictions. | |
Penalties; Investigation Fees: Display Stands without or in Violation of a Valid Permit; Appeals. | |
Appeal of Director's Decision. | |
Removal of Display Stands. | |
(a) The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and empowered to issue revocable permits for the placement of display stands used for the purpose of displaying fruits, vegetables, living plants, cut flowers and nonfood merchandise in any area in public sidewalk areas contiguous to business establishments in locations wherein retail commercial activity is permitted under the Planning Code except for those areas designated C-3 pursuant to Section 210.3 of the Planning Code.
(b) In determining the issuance of permits pursuant to Subsection (a) above, the Director of Public Works shall consider the convenience and necessity of pedestrians, property owners, occupants, tenants, or of offices, stores, or shops in the vicinity, the dimensions of the public sidewalk areas, the location of nearby fire hydrants, bus shelters and stops, newspaper racks and similar factors, and shall further consider the commercial or residential character of the neighborhood and the impact of the proposed display on adjacent residential properties. The Director of Public Works shall forward all applications for the sidewalk display of fruits and vegetables to the Department of Public Health for its review and comments prior to the issuance of permits and shall forward all applications for the sidewalk display of nonfood merchandise to the Police Department for its review and comments prior to the issuance of permits.
(Added by Ord. 523-83, App. 11/4/83; amended by Ord. 372-93, App. 11/23/93)
(a) Each application for a permit to place displays of fruits and vegetables or nonfood merchandise adjacent to a business establishment and each application to amend a permit previously issued hereunder shall state the name and address of the applicant and business nature of the establishment, a physical description of the sidewalk and of the portion of the sidewalk proposed to be occupied, the general category of items to be displayed, and a description of the display stand, including size and building materials used or to be used.
(b) The Department of Public Works shall provide a form entitled "Notice of Intent to Display Merchandise" to each applicant. It shall include the applicant's name, a brief description of the merchandise to be displayed and the proposed display stand configuration. It shall also include the following provision: "A public hearing by the Director of Public Works on the issuance of the permit will be held only if written objections are submitted to the Director of Public Works within 10 calendar days of the date the Notice of Intent to Display Merchandise was posted." The Notice of Intent shall be posted in a conspicuous location in a window or other readily visible location on the frontage of the applicant's business establishment for 10 calendar days. It shall be clearly visible from the public sidewalk, alley, or street and not obstructed by awnings, landscaping or other impediments to visibility.
(Added by Ord. 523-83, App. 11/4/83; amended by Ord. 372-93, App. 11/23/93)
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