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Mermaid IUP Report <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />2. The property owner shall annually apply for a Zoning Permit, the duration of which cannot <br />exceed 180 days. <br /> <br />The temporary tent can only be erected for a maximum of 180 days per year as stated in <br />the International Building Code. The City and the State consider a structure in use for <br />longer than 180 days a permanent building that would need to meet all building and fire <br />codes. <br /> <br />3. Adequate parking to accommodate the occupancy shall be provided at a ratio of one <br />parking space per 40 square feet of tent area. (The City Council may waive the parking <br />requirement if it can be shown that the site has sufficient existing parking capacity.) <br /> <br />The Mermaid’s overall parking demands are satisfied with the available parking and thus <br />the City does not need to require any additional parking this time. <br /> <br />4. The structure may not be located in or on a parking lot displacing parking stalls, unless it <br />can be shown that an adequate amount of parking remains. <br /> <br />The tent is and has been located in a courtyard area that is separate from the parking lot. <br />The Mermaid’s tent structure is anchored to a concrete pad so the placement is the same <br />every year and does not violate any setbacks. <br /> <br />5. The tent or membrane structure shall be subject to same building setbacks as the <br />principal building on the lot. No tent or membrane structure shall be allowed instead of or <br />without a principal building. <br /> <br />The tent does not encroach into any required setback area. <br /> <br />6. The tent or membrane structure shall be limited in size to 5,000 square feet or 10 percent <br />of the principal buildings’ square footage, whichever is less. <br /> <br />The tent is 4,200 square feet and is much less than ten percent of the Mermaid floor area. <br /> <br />7. The membrane or cover shall be constructed of a durable reinforced material to withstand <br />wind and snowloads. <br /> <br />There have been no problems with the tent’s reinforced membrane cover to date. The <br />membrane is removed during winter months. <br /> <br />8. The structure shall be anchored to the ground. <br /> <br />The tent structure is anchored to the ground as the Code requires. <br /> <br />9. The tent or membrane structure shall be maintained in a good condition. Deficiencies <br />shall be corrected as soon as practicable. <br /> <br />Staff has included this condition in the resolution recommending approval.