Twin Oaks City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
Miscellaneous Zoning Regulations
Section 400.620 Special Event Permits.
[Ord. No. 20-21, 12-16-2020]
A.
Requirements And Procedures. The City Clerk is authorized to issue a permit for the operation or conducting of an amusement activity on a temporary basis within any zoning district. The City Clerk may request a report be submitted by health officials with respect to any public health aspect of the proposal and by the City's Police Officer with respect to any traffic or public safety aspect of the proposal, if appropriate. The permit shall be issued for a specified period of time not exceeding ten (10) days, unless otherwise provided hereafter or within the permit itself. The permit shall contain such conditions as are necessary for protection of public health, safety, and traffic, and the City Clerk may require such assurance or guarantee of compliance with conditions as is reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances. This permit is in addition to any building permit, air pollution device, construction or operating permit, highway special use permit, or other permit or license required by law for any proposed activity or facility. No more than two (2) temporary amusement activity permits shall be issued in any calendar year with regard to any particular property; provided, however, that this limitation with respect to the number of temporary amusement activity permits shall not apply to City property, nor to property not held for private or corporate profit and used exclusively for religious worship, schools and colleges, for purposes purely charitable, or for agricultural and horticultural societies.
B.
The following temporary uses shall be allowed on a lot for which the vendor has a property interest:
1.
Outdoor Dining/Storage. Outdoor seating at a restaurant or outdoor storage of products or merchandise on a temporary basis (not to exceed thirty (30) days) at any business in the "C" District.
2.
Amusement Activity. For the purpose of this Subsection, "amusement activity" includes a circus, carnival, fair, art display, trade or animal show, concert, dance, parade, and any similar activity not involving the erection of any permanent structure or facility.
3.
Seasonal Sales. Christmas tree, pumpkin or other seasonal outdoor sales in any business in the "C" District or at a property used exclusively for religious worship or education for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. Display of Christmas trees need not comply with the yard and setback requirements of these regulations, provided that nothing shall be displayed within thirty (30) feet of the intersection of the curbline of any two (2) streets.
4.
Contractor's Office. Contractor's office and equipment sheds (containing no sleeping or cooking accommodations) accessory to a construction project and to continue only during the duration of construction of such project.
5.
Real Estate Office. Real estate office (containing no sleeping or cooking accommodations unless located in a model dwelling unit) incidental to a new residential development to continue only until the initial sale or lease of seventy-five percent (75%) of the dwelling units in the development.
C.
Special Events. All other special events not fully satisfying the criteria of this Chapter may be granted a special event permit only by the Board of Aldermen after review and report by the City Clerk. This permit may be granted, denied, or made subject to conditions that the Board of Aldermen may deem reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare. The Board of Aldermen shall review the application based on the intent of this Chapter and the appropriateness of the event in light of the standards set forth herein.