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• • AGENDA ITEM 5.A. STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson P &Z MEETING DATE: November 10, 2010 TOPIC: Public Hearing Zoning Ordinance Amendment to add Temporary Outdoor Sales, Farmer's Markets, and Community Gardens as allowable uses under certain conditions Background For a number of months the Planning and Zoning Board has been discussing the issue of Outdoor Sales, Farmer's Markets, and Community Gardens. At the October 13th meeting staff was directed to return with draft ordinance language in hand, and the following report summarizes that information. Community Gardens Staff has defined the term Community Garden, to be specifically operated by the city only, and will add it a permissible use in all zoning districts. The Community Development Department will then work with the Environmental Board and the City Council to craft a Community Garden Agreement. This agreement will outline all of the requirements and rules of the community garden including addressing the liability issues, parking needs, water service, city signage for redevelopment, terms of use as to the redevelopment of the site, management responsibilities of the city, etc... This will all be in place before the city allows any occupation of the site by garden plot renters. Open Air Markets (Farmer's /Flea Markets) Staff would recommend using the term Open Air Market, and have defined it in the draft language attached to this report. This term is a little less specific since we don't necessarily want to prohibit mingling of types of sales. The draft language includes Open Air Markets as a use by administrative permit in all zoning districts, with the use specifically designated as `accessory to an institutional use' in the rural and residential zoning districts. The administrative permit required to approve this use will be the Special Event Permit included in Chapter 615 of the City Code (attached). This section of the code will need to be modified slightly, to specifically mention Open Air Markets as requiring this type of permit. The