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134-3. USeS DRAFT

Temporary Uses

and surrounding properties and its compliance with
the general provisions of this section. The community
development director may impose such conditions
of approval on the temporary use permit as the
community development director determines necessary
to mitigate potential adverse impacts. Such conditions
may include the following:
A. Requirements for vehicle access and parking;

B. Restrictions on hours of operation and duration;
c. Limitations on signs and outdoor lighting;
D. Requirements for financial guarantees covering the
costs of cleanup and/or removal of structures or
equipment; and
e. Other conditions necessary to carry out the stated
purposes of this zoning ordinance and the municipal
code.
3.10.4 AUtHOriZeD USeS
The community development director is authorized
to approve a temporary use permit upon determining
that the proposed use is a customary temporary use
in the subject location and will generally be compatible
with surrounding uses and not be a detriment to public
safety.

3.10.5 GArAGe SAleS
garage sales located on lots occupied by residential
dwelling unit are permitted without approval of
temporary use permit, subject to the following
supplemental regulations:
A. No more than 2 garage sales may be conducted on
a single lot in any calendar year, with each garage
sale limited to no more than 4 consecutive days
in duration. These limits apply on a per-lot basis,
regardless of the person conducting the garage sale.
B. No person conducting a garage sale may sell
merchandise at the garage sale acquired solely for
resale purposes.
c. garage sales are sometimes referred to as “yard
sales,” “estate sale,” “moving sales,” “occasional sales”
and other similar names. All such sales, by whatever
name, are classified and regulated as “garage sales.”
D. Authorization to conduct more than 2 garage sales
in any calendar year requires review and approval
with conditional use procedures of section 134-6.4..

134-3-24 DRAFT AUgUST 3, 2017