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• • • 4. Temporary Commercial Stands/ Farmer's Markets This would include anyone selling a product that is not grown on the site, or is not accessory to the principal use occurring on the site. These would have to be temporary events, or the `Open Sales Lot' information in number 4 would apply. a. Licensing Issues Selling fresh produce does not require a license. A license is needed for anything other than fresh produce. Any vendor that sells processed food needs a license from the Minnesota Department of Health, Anoka County, or the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Determining which body issues the license is not intuitive. b. Site Planning Issues • Parking: The City currently requires all commercial businesses to have off - street parking. If a parking lot is used for selling things, the off - street parking is used up. The likely location of these types of uses will be County Roads, and on- street parking would be limited to side streets and may cause visibility issues. • Waste removal: Waste removal would need to be addressed. • Rest room facilities: This is an issue of providing facilities to serve the vendors and employees more than to serve customers. • Access and Circulation: Access to the site and circulation within the site for emergency situations must be considered. • Life /Safety Codes: There may be other issues regarding building or electrical codes, such as the need for electrical power. Our Building Dept. staff should be consulted. • Zoning/Permitting: We would need to amend official controls to accommodate this type of sales activity. At the minimum some sort of permit should be required for temporary sales, while an organized, regularly occurring farmer's market could require a conditional use permit. A special event permit could be required through the City Code. Staff is seeking any comments or direction from the Board prior to creating draft ordinance language.