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4.10.    , , AND
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4.11.   TEMPORARY USE OR
   Certain or not permitted within specific may be permitted on a temporary basis if authorized in accordance with Section 3.3.3, PDSD Approval Procedure, provided such request for a temporary use complies with the following.
4.11.1.   QUALIFICATION FOR PERMIT
   For certain or to be permitted on a temporary basis, the or shall comply with one or more of the following special circumstances.
   A.   The circumstances constitute a substantial hardship, such as, but not limited to, a natural disaster, e.g., fire or flood, or a government action that has resulted in damage to an existing on the subject property.
   B.   A temporary , such as a mobile or modular unit, utilized for the management or oversight of construction (e.g., contractor’s office) or occupied as a caretaker’s facility or a home for the eventual resident may be permitted during the construction of a permanent . The temporary shall be on the same as the construction.
   C.   The temporary location of facilities during the structural expansion or remodeling of an existing may be permitted. Such temporary facilities do not have to comply with requirements of a permanent parking facility but shall, at a minimum, provide the following:
      1.   Screening from residential . Since this is a temporary facility, screening cannot be achieved by the use of unless mature vegetation that can act as the exists on the ; and,
      2.   Dust-proofing.
   D.   A temporary real estate office may be permitted during construction of a , provided:
      1.   The temporary use shall be terminated one year from the date the approval was granted. Additional 12-month extensions may be granted, provided sales activity for the continues and 10% or more of the or units remain unsold;
      2.   The temporary office is located on a and complies with all zoning standards applicable to that ;
      3.   The temporary office is located in the same within which sales occur; and,
      4.   The temporary use or complies with any additional conditions required by the approval authority.
   E.   A temporary construction equipment yard for public improvement involving   or the placement of within public , provided solutions are implemented to mitigate potential negative impacts to residential . Such solutions include, but are not limited to, screening of equipment, , hours of operation, and limited or restricted use of residential .
   F.   The temporary placement of a mobile telecommunications facility on nonresidential property may be permitted upon the demonstration by a telecommunications that the facility is necessary for its operations; the facility is from any residentially zoned property by a distance equal to the of the proposed and base; and the and base do not exceed 65 feet from the . The temporary use authorized by this subsection shall be approved for a period not to exceed 60 and may be approved for one extension of time not to exceed 60 .
4.11.2.   BOND REQUIRED
   A cash or bond in the amount of $1,000 for a residential use and $5,000 for a nonresidential use is required, unless stipulated otherwise in the qualification standards in Section 4.11.1, Qualification for Permit, to guarantee termination of the temporary use. The cash or bond shall be provided to the before any permit for the use is issued.
4.11.3.   REFUND
   The bond, as required in Section 4.11.2, Bond Required, shall be refunded when the temporary use or is removed by the applicant in accordance with Section 4.11.4, Removal.
4.11.4.   REMOVAL
   The temporary use or shall be removed on or before the date of expiration of the approval period. Should the zoning compliance certificate be revoked, a temporary use shall be removed within 15 .
   A.   Removal is to include all installed to accommodate the temporary use or .
   B.   If, after the removal, the property is left graded and vacant, the property shall be reseeded in accordance with the requirements of the ordinance for graded but undeveloped properties.
4.11.5.   FORFEITURE
   If the temporary use or is not removed or the does not achieve compliance, the bond required by Section 4.11.2, Bond Required, shall be forfeited.
4.11.6.   TIME LIMIT
   Approval for a temporary use or may be granted for one year, with an additional one year period granted for good cause, unless otherwise stipulated in the temporary use or qualification standards in Section 4.11.1, Qualification for Permit.