SEC. 205.4. TEMPORARY USES: INTERMITTENT ACTIVITIES.

An intermittent activity is an outdoor use which, while occasional, occurs with some routine or regularity. Intermittent activities include, but are not limited to, the following uses: mobile food facilities, farmers markets, and open-air craft markets. Such uses typically require additional authorization(s) from other City Departments. An intermittent activity may be authorized as a temporary use for a period not to exceed one year.

(a) In all Districts other than RH, RM, RED, and RTO Districts an intermittent activity is permissible if it satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) It shall not be located within a Building as defined in Section 102 of this Code.

(2) It shall not be located on the property for more than either: (i) 6 calendar days for longer than 12 hours per day in any 7-day period; or (ii) 3 calendar days for longer than 24 hours per day in any 7-day period. At the time of application, the applicant shall designate in writing which of the foregoing options shall apply to the activity. No changes shall be made during the authorization period without first filing a new application.

(A) The time periods referenced in Subsection (a)(2) each constitute complete calendar days and apply without regard to whether the activity is open to the public or whether the activity is located on the subject property for consecutive days.

(B) Days of unused authorization cannot be stored or credited, and any portion of a day that the intermittent activity is located at the subject property shall count toward the 12-hour or the 24-hour limit of Subsection (a)(2).

(C) This Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to any Mobile Food Facility located within a Public (P) District that together with any directly adjoining P District(s) contains more than

one acre.

(3) It shall be open for business only during the hours of operation permitted as a principal use for the District in which it is located, if any such hourly limits exist.

(b) An intermittent activity is allowed in a RH, RM, RED, and RTO District only if it: (1) satisfies all the conditions set forth in Subsection (a); and (2) is located on a parcel that contains or is part of a Hospital, as defined in Section 102, a Post-Secondary Educational Institution, as defined in Section 102, or a Public Facility, as defined in Section 102. An intermittent activity authorized under this Subsection shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

(Added by Ord. 297-10, File No. 101351, App. 12/3/2010; amended by Ord. 118-13, File No. 120125, App. 6/28/2013, Eff. 7/28/2013; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 184-19, File No. 190459, App. 8/9/2019, Eff. 9/9/2019; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 116-25, File No. 250540, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Undesignated introductory paragraph amended; new division (a) added; former divisions (a)-(d) redesignated as divisions (a)(1)-(a)(4) and internal subdivisions and references adjusted accordingly; new division (b) added; Ord. 118-13, Eff. 7/28/2013. Divisions (a)(1) and (b) amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Division (b) amended; Ord. 184-19, Eff. 9/9/2019. Divisions (a)(4) and (a)(4)(D) amended; Ord. 63-20, Eff. 5/25/2020. Divisions (a)(4)-(a)(4)(D) deleted; Ord. 116-25, Eff. 8/17/2025.