"Christmas tree lot"
means and includes any of the following: any real property or portion thereof on which cut Christmas trees and other Christmas paraphernalia, as defined in this section, are offered for sale. Christmas paraphernalia shall include but not be limited to boughs, branches, wreaths and any other items composed and/or constructed of live vegetation.
"Pumpkin sales lot"
means and includes any of the following: any real property or portion thereof where pumpkins and other Halloween or Thanksgiving paraphernalia, as defined in this section, are offered for sale. Halloween and Thanksgiving paraphernalia shall include, but not be limited to, pumpkins, hay, straw, cornstalks and Indian corn or any other item intended as decorations for use on or about the dates known as Halloween and Thanksgiving Day.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
No person shall conduct, operate and/or maintain a pumpkin sales lot or Christmas tree lot, as defined in this chapter, without first obtaining and having in effect a valid Christmas tree or pumpkin sales lot license.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
Any person desiring to obtain a license required by this chapter shall file an application according to requirements and procedures in Section 5.04.050.
B. 
An application for a Christmas tree or pumpkin sales lot license shall include the following additional information:
1. 
A plot plan showing all of the following, as applicable:
a. 
Where pumpkins and other paraphernalia and Christmas trees and other paraphernalia will be located and their relationship to surrounding structures;
b. 
Where flocking and/or dipping operations, if any, will be located;
c. 
Details of any structures, including tents, canopies, fences, shade structures, cargo containers, storage units, trailers, and the like;
d. 
Details of electrical supply and lighting. A separate permit may be required for temporary electrical supply;
e. 
Details of water supply and garden hose to reach entire lot;
f. 
Details of parking for customers, and if any existing parking spaces are displaced, the quantity thereof;
g. 
All structures and buildings on the same lot;
h. 
All structures and buildings within 50 feet of the property line on adjoining lots; and
i. 
Locations, quantities, and types of fire extinguishers proposed.
2. 
Whether or not the lot will be operated at night and for what particular hours.
3. 
Verification that all fabrics such as tent or canopy sidewalls or roofs, shade fabric, fence fabric, and the like are non-combustible or certified flame resistant with a California State Fire Marshal certification.
4. 
Verification of California State Fire Marshal licensure for flocking or dipping operations.
5. 
Any or all additional permits required by the Glendale Building and Safety Code and Title 30 of this code.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
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No pumpkin sales lot shall be maintained and/or operated in the city except between October 15 and November 1 of each year.
B. 
No pumpkin sales lot shall be assembled earlier than 15 days prior to October 31 and shall be dismantled and cleaned by November 1, except where a joint license has been issued by the director to operate a pumpkin sales lot and a Christmas tree lot consecutively on the same real property as permitted by ordinance.
C. 
No Christmas tree lot shall be assembled earlier than 15 days prior to November 1st, or dismantled and cleaned later than January 9. Where no 24 hour attendant is provided on the lot, it shall be cleaned no later than January 9.
D. 
Upon the disassembling of a pumpkin sales lot and/or a Christmas tree lot, the property on which it is located shall be thoroughly cleaned and cleared of any and all pumpkins, straw, trees and tree remnants, trash and any other waste material.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
An application for a Christmas tree or pumpkin sales lot license may be denied according to Section 5.04.050, and a Christmas tree or pumpkin sales lot license may be suspended or revoked according to Section 5.04.100.
B. 
Additionally, for a Christmas tree or pumpkin sales lot license, an application may be denied or such license suspended or revoked for any of the following acts or omissions:
1. 
If the licensee violates, causes or permits to be violated any of the provisions of this code, the Glendale Building and Safety Code, or Title 30 of the Glendale Municipal Code.
C. 
Any person aggrieved by a decision denying or revoking a license pursuant to this chapter may appeal following the procedures in Section 5.04.110.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)