Farmers’ markets

The following development standards shall apply to farmers’ markets.

A.  The site on which a farmers’ market is located shall have at least 20,000 square feet of contiguous undeveloped area.

B.  The site on which a farmers’ market is located shall have frontage on an arterial street or a collector street as those terms are defined in Section 13.4.1 of the land development and subdivision regulations.

C.  Any number of temporary signs associated with the market may be displayed at the site of the market during the hours the market is open.

D.  The sponsoring organization shall be responsible for insuring that all refuse is removed from the site and properly disposed of at the end of each day the market is open.

E.  No farmers’ market shall open earlier that 7:00 a.m. or close later than 8:00 p.m.

F.  A farmers’ market may be located on the site of a legal nonconforming use or a special permit use without obtaining a special use permit, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 18.48.040(A) or 18.52.060(C) of this Title.

G.  A site on which the farmers’ market will be located must receive development plan approval  pursuant to Chapter 18.54 of this Title.

1. Application fees, including the pre-application conference fee and the base fee, shall not exceed a total of five hundred dollars ($500), notwithstanding the provisions of section 18.54.050 of this Title.

2.  The administrative officer shall have the authority to waive or modify any requirement of Chapter 18.54 or the checklist contained in Article 15 of the land development and subdivision regulations with respect to the information and documents an applicant must submit if, in his or her professional opinion, the information or document is not necessary for a comprehensive review. The administrative officer or the planning board shall have the authority to request submission of any information or document omitted from the application pursuant to this subsection.

(Ord. dated 5-21-24)

3.  The administrative officer or the planning board must find that adequate off-street parking will be available and that the site is arranged for safe vehicle and pedestrian circulation. If the farmers’ market is located in the parking area of an existing permanent use, adequate parking must be available for the farmers’ market as well as for the permanent use if it is open during the hours the farmers’ market is open.

(Ord. dated 5-16-17; Ord. dated 5-21-24)