§ 47-18.15. Holiday-related merchandise, outdoor sales.

A.

Outdoor sales of holiday-related merchandise, specified in this section, are permitted, subject to the following restrictions:

1.

A licensee must, at the time the license is issued, pay to the city a clean-up deposit fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). The deposit will be returned if the licensee restores the licensed location to its original pre-sales condition; otherwise, the deposit will be retained by the city, in whole or in part, and used to clean the location.

2.

A license for the sale of outdoor merchandise will only be issued for items sold in connection with the following holidays:

a.

Fourth of July;

b.

Halloween (October 31);

c.

Christmas (December 25).

3.

Any license issued for sales permitted under this section shall only be valid for a temporary period of time, as prescribed below:

a.

A maximum of ten (10) days preceding the Fourth of July;

b.

A maximum of thirty (30) days preceding Halloween; and

c.

A maximum of thirty (30) days preceding Christmas.

B.

Locations for sales of merchandise permitted to be sold outdoors are subject to the following restrictions:

1.

Pyrotechnical items may only be sold at locations lying within a business zoned district, except the central beach districts. Such sales will be permitted to be made from areas located a minimum of fifty (50) feet from:

a.

Any fuel storage facility of any kind; and

b.

Any area required to provide parking in connection with a restaurant or lounge.

C.

Halloween and Christmas items may only be sold at locations lying within any business zoned district; locations within the Downtown RAC and central beach districts used for nonresidential uses, and from any property owned by a nonprofit organization or institution.

D.

A maximum of one (1) four-foot by eight-foot sign for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage, not to exceed two (2) signs for any one (1) location, may be displayed in connection with such sales.

E.

Pyrotechnical items may be sold if each item and each sales location has been approved by the fire marshal.

(Ord. No. C-97-19, § 1(47-18.14), 6-18-97)