It shall be unlawful for any person to set up outdoor display facilities for merchandise upon any property within the City of South Padre Island, unless the same owner, operator or concessionaire is also the owner, lessee, or tenant of a permanent structure located on the same property and in full compliance with the Zoning and Building Codes of the City. Any person desiring to set up outdoor display facilities shall comply with the following:

(A)

No displays of merchandise on top or side of buildings or in any manner hanging on or from the building with the exception of windsocks and spinners;

(B)

No storage of merchandise or inventory in vehicle(s), trailers or outside of the building;

(C)

All outdoor display facilities or fixtures must be secured and/or anchored so that they will not become detached in winds up to 75 miles per hour and must be removed daily at the close of business and brought into the place of business or placed in a fenced-in area on the property that is secure and windproof;

(D)

All outdoor display(s) shall only be permitted during the hours the business is open and staffed of each day;

(E)

All outdoor display facilities, except for windsocks and spinners, must be located within an area not to exceed Five (5) feet from the front wall of the main structure. The total maximum area may not exceed one hundred (100) square feet and may include two (2) displays, but no single display area can exceed fifty (50) square feet;

(F)

Windsocks and spinners will be allowed to display outside up to a maximum of Fifteen (15) items and these must be attached to the front structure of the business;

(G)

No outdoor display may eliminate any existing parking, block sidewalks in any way, and may not cause patrons to park or encroach on the City's right-of-way;

(H)

Up to a maximum of six (6) periods (dates) per calendar year as designated by the City Manager merchants will be allowed to display merchandise normally sold by the merchant. No tents will be allowed in any outdoor display facility;

(I)

Kite stores may continue to display pursuant to (F) above which has no limitation for time period except for (D) above.

(J)

Beach floats only can be displayed outside for the summer months beginning the weekend before Memorial Day and ending the weekend after Labor Day as specified in (E) above.

(Ord. No. 24-05, 10-2-2024)