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Item #4 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF December 17, 2002 ROVAL: Daryl Parrish, City Manager FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Temporary Outdoor Displays and Sales Ordinance DATE: December 11, 2002 BACKGROUND: Recently, City staff has seen an increase in the use of private property by large groups for large promotional events, such as grand openings and temporary car sales. Such uses require extensive City staff time to provide coordination, as well as traffic and crowd control, and they have a tendency to expose neighboring residents to crowds and traffic congestion. Concerned with this increase, City staff drafted the attached Ordinance which provides uniform permit procedures for all such events. The ordinance is intended to ensure that such events are conducted in a safe and orderly fashion while promoting business within the City. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: As written, the Ordinance attempts to regulate only those events that are an extension of an existing business and are conducted on the site on which the business is located. Specifically, the Ordinance would require that: • These events be limited to 7 days per event, 4 events per year, for a total of 28 days per year. • The display area for any such event not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the number of required parking spaces for the applicant's business. • The display not encroach upon public rights-of-way, impede emergency vehicle access, or prevent access to any other business. • No part of the display area be located within one -hundred feet (100') of an adjoining residential zoned property. • A permit fee (as determined by resolution of the City Council) be paid for each permit. • Temporary structures be subject to approval of the Fire Chief. This Ordinance would allow for appeals to be heard by the City Council. ALTERNATIVES: