Outdoor display shall be permitted if:
(1) The
applicant has a current business license to conduct business on the
premises;
(2) The
premises are improved with a building that houses the business for
which the current business license has been issued;
(3) The
outdoor display of goods, equipment and materials is permitted on
the premises, pursuant to Title 21 of this code.
(Ord. 1420 § 1, 1983)
Every outdoor display shall be permitted on condition that the
applicant comply with all of the following:
(1) The
items being displayed shall be of the same type that are lawfully
displayed and sold inside the business conducting the outdoor display
on the premises;
(2) The
aggregate display area shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the
linear frontage of the building or six feet, whichever is greater
as indicated by a site plan by the applicant. Outdoor displays may
also be conducted on any other areas of a property subject to the
approval by the director of planning and redevelopment and the city
building official.
(3) No
item, or any portion thereof, shall be displayed more than three feet
from the building frontage. Outdoor displays may be conducted on any
other areas of a property subject to the approval by the director
of planning and redevelopment and the city building official.
(4) No
item, or any portion thereof, shall be displayed on public property;
provided, however, items may be displayed within the public right-of-way
if an encroachment permit has first been procured from the city;
(5) Items
shall be displayed only during the hours that the business conducted
inside the building on the premises is open for business;
(6) The
outdoor displays shall be limited to Saturdays only unless an extended
outdoor display event is requested by an applicant (an extended outdoor
display event may not exceed five consecutive days with each day or
portion thereof counting as one day). Such requests may be approved
by the director of planning and redevelopment subject to all other
requirements of this chapter provided that no more than six requests
have been granted in a calendar year.
(7) No
items shall be displayed in a manner that causes a safety hazard,
obstructs the entrance to any building; interferes with, or impedes
the flow of, pedestrian or vehicle traffic; is unsightly or creates
any other condition that is detrimental to the appearance of the premises
or any surrounding property; or in any other manner is detrimental
to the public health, safety or welfare or causes a public nuisance.
(8) The
outdoor display may not violate any of the provisions of the city's
Municipal Code including the Sign Code, Zoning Code or Building Codes.
(Ord. 1420 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1839 §§ 2—5,
2006)