Temporary retail activities, such as sales of plants, flowers, arts and crafts, and temporary inventory reduction or liquidation sales shall be permitted in compliance with the following regulations.
(a) Residential Districts: In Residential Districts, the Building and Zoning Inspector may authorize a permitted or conditional use to conduct a temporary retail activity including carnivals and festivals on private property so long as such activity is limited in duration to no more than three days. Any such activity or festival that is intended to last for a longer duration shall be approved by the Planning Commission as a conditional use.
(b) Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts. In Business, Commercial and Industrial Districts, temporary retail activities shall comply with the following:
(1) Temporary retail activities which extend for a period no longer than three days shall be authorized by the Building and Zoning Inspector.
(2) Temporary retail activities which extend for more than four days but no longer than sixty days shall be approved by an administrative board comprised of the Mayor, Building Commissioner, and City Engineer.
(3) Temporary retail activities which extend for a period longer than sixty days shall be approved by the Planning Commission as a conditional use. Regardless of the duration of the temporary retail activity, in all cases the owner of the property on which the activity is to be conducted shall sign the permit application.
(c) Activities On Public Property. A temporary retail activity may be conducted on property which is publicly owned so long as the owner of such public property files with the application for such event a written consent to the activities proposed on its property. However, such activities shall not be conducted in the public right-of-way unless the appropriate license is obtained from the City.
(Ord. 1997-117. Passed 9-16-97.)