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DRAFT 134-3. USeS

Temporary Uses

the front or street-side yards shall be removed D. Residential support services must have internal
and stored indoors during non-business hours. access from the principal residential building.
5. Outdoor sales in the interior side or rear yard External entrances are also allowed.
shall be fenced or walled. Any outdoor sales 3.9.8 BOArDiNG AND rOOMiNG UNitS
yard abutting a street right-of-way shall include a The taking of boarders or the leasing of rooms by a
frontage buffer per section 135-5.9. resident household is allowed as an accessory use to
6. In MX districts, outdoor display may be a a principal use in the household living use category,
temporary use on a lot without a principal provided the total number of boarders and roomers
structure with a approval of a type 1 exception. does not exceed 2.
The exception shall be reviewed every year
by the community development director. The 134-3.10 temporary Uses
outdoor display shall utilize a temporary patio
on an MX lot, exempted from building type 3.10.1 DeScriPtiON AND PUrPOSe
regulations per 135-1.1.4.A.
A. A temporary use is the use of private property that
3.9.6 OUtDOOr StOrAGe does not require a building permit and that may or
Permanent outdoor storage of goods, not typically may not comply with the use and lot and building
housed or sold indoors, such as large-scale materials, regulations of the zoning district in which the
and building and landscape supplies. temporary use is located.
A. Outdoor storage is permitted in any I or EX district B. The temporary use regulations of this section are
when associated with an industrial use, and in any intended to permit such occasional, temporary uses
CX district when associated with a large format retail and activities when consistent with the purposes
use. and regulations of this zoning ordinance.
B. Outdoor storage shall be located in the rear or side 3.10.2 AUtHOritY tO APPrOVe
yard of the lot. A. All temporary uses require approval of a temporary
c. Loose materials shall not be stacked higher than 6 use permit unless otherwise expressly stated.
feet and shall, at a minimum, be stored in a 3-sided B. The community development director is authorized
covered shelter. to establish administrative procedures governing the
D. Materials shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from processing, review and approval of temporary use
any lot line. permits.
e. All outdoor storage areas shall be screened from c. The community development director is authorized
view of adjacent lots and streets using the medium to approve temporary uses that comply with the
side and rear buffer per section 135-5.10, unless provisions of this section and to impose conditions
adjacent to an N district. Adjacent to an N district on the operation of temporary uses to help ensure
requires the use of the heavy buffer per section that they do not create significant adverse impacts
135-5.10. on surrounding uses and that they operate safely
and without causing nuisances, consistent with the
3.9.7 reSiDeNtiAl SUPPOrt SerVice general purposes of this zoning ordinance.
A. Residential support services are small-scale personal D. Temporary uses that do not comply with all
service and retail sales uses that primarily serve the applicable regulations and all conditions of approval
needs of residents of large residential buildings. may be approved in accordance with the conditional
B. Residential support services are allowed in NX3 use procedures of section 134-6.4. The community
districts as an accessory use to any principal development director is authorized to refer any
group living use with more than 50 residents and temporary use to the board of adjustment for
in apartment buildings containing more than 30 consideration in accordance with conditional use
permanent dwelling units. procedures of section 134-6.4.
c. Residential support services must be located on the 3.10.3 GeNerAl PrOceDUre
ground floor of the same building as the principal Upon receipt of a complete application for a temporary
residential use and not exceed 25% of the ground use permit, the community development director must
floor area of the building. review the proposed temporary use for its likely effects

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