Outdoor display of goods on town owned property or on publicly owned right-of-way shall be lawful at specific locations for use by a specific retail establishment approved by the Administrator. Retail establishments may be allowed to utilize town owned property for the use of outdoor display should the following conditions be met.
(A) Zone District. The retail establishment shall be located in one of the following zone districts:
(1) Commercial Core 1 (CC1) District;
(2) Commercial Core 2 (CC2) District;
(3) Lionshead Mixed Use 1 (LMU-1) District;
(4) Lionshead Mixed Use 2 (LMU-2) District; and
(5) Ski Base/Recreation 2 (SBR2) District.
(B) Area. The area of town owned property to be utilized shall be a maximum of 20 square feet for retail establishments. Businesses displaying bicycles may be permitted to license additional square footage of town owned property at the discretion of the Administrator.
(C) Location. The property to be licensed shall be a contiguous piece of property that is directly adjacent to the business frontage.
(D) Circulation. The use of town owned property for outdoor display shall not impede circulation and thus, shall not block or encroach upon the required ingress/egress of doorways, walkways, stairways and parking or loading/delivery spaces.
(E) Street and sidewalk width. A minimum street width of 22 feet shall be maintained in order to allow for emergency vehicle access. Sidewalks shall remain a minimum width of six feet. Connection of exit discharge to the public way, as required by the adopted Building Code, shall not be blocked.
(F) Public safety. The use of town owned property for outdoor display shall not pose any risks to public safety. The use of town owned property for outdoor display shall not block or encroach upon any fire lane, fire staging area and shall maintain a minimum distance to fire hydrants of seven feet to side or rear, and 14 feet to the front.
(G) Maintenance access. The use of town owned property for outdoor display shall not block or impede street sweeping, snow removal or snow storage/loading operations. The use of town owned property for outdoor display shall not block access to trash receptacles, dumpsters, mailboxes, manholes, water valves, flowerbeds or other landscape areas.
(H) Aesthetics. The use of town owned property for outdoor display shall not negatively impact established view corridor or acknowledged “postcard” images and shall not visually detract from, or block, storefront or shop windows.
(I) Lack of available space. Retail establishments may only be located on a site without 20 square feet of privately owned exterior space adjacent to the business frontage.
(J) Outdoor display fixtures. Outdoor display fixtures shall be freestanding, temporary in nature, and shall be removed from the exterior location when the business is closed.
(K) Code compliance. All aspects of the outdoor display shall remain in compliance with this code and the Vail Comprehensive Plan.
(Ord. 32(2007) § 2)