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Under the proposed ordinance and existing temporary use permit regulations, compliance issues will be addressed through special permit conditions and revocation of the permit, if necessary. The proposed regulations limit sale items to fruits, vegetables, prepared and unprepared food, and non- alcoholic beverages. Those limitations are consistent with the Gifford Neighborhood Plan and with citizen input provided at the March 7, 2016 community meeting. Under the proposed ordinance, days and hours of operation (daylight hours only) will be limited to help ensure compatibility with adjacent neighborhoods. As proposed, market events on any approved site will be limited to 3 days per week and 8 hours per day with no sales activity occurring past 8 pm or past daylight hours. In addition, the proposed regulations will require traffic control, parking, and security provisions approved by Planning, Traffic Engineering, and the Sheriff's Office to address security and operational concerns. The proposed ordinance also requires any market site to have provisions for sanitary facilities and solid waste approved by the Health Department and Solid Waste to address health and appearance items. Farmers Market Site Location At this time, no specific market site has been determined and the proposed ordinance is structured to allow an applicant some flexibility to propose a site that meets criteria contained in the ordinance. During discussion at the March 7 community meeting, it was evident that limiting the farmers market to a single, appropriate site was considered by residents to be essential for developing a successful market. Although no single or best specific site was identified, there was a consensus that the market site should be on a major roadway in Gifford, such as 45th Street (MLK Blvd), 41St Street, 49th Street, or 43`d Avenue. There was also a consensus that the site be limited to a public park or a site zoned commercial or industrial. Those items are addressed in the proposed ordinance. It was also acknowledged at the community meeting that any use of a public park site would need to be carefully managed so as not to interfere with park activities or "crowd out" normal public use of the park. There was also agreement that the farmers market site could change over time if a new and better site became available. As structured, the proposed ordinance contains criteria that limit the market site to only one commercial/industrial site at any given time. Any proposal to use a public park site such as Gifford Park (located on the west side of 43`d Avenue south of 49th Street) would involve coordination with the Parks Division and require BCC approval. In the end, any initial effort to establish and operate a farmers market will be a private sector and community "experiment" that over time may lead to the "testing" of more than one site and various operational models. In essence, the proposed ordinance will allow the Gifford farmers market concept to be tried and tested. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed Gifford Farmers Market temporary use permit regulations. FACommunity Development\CurDev\BCC\2016BCC\TUP Regulations for Farmer's Market Events in Gifford 092016 Public Hearing.docx 3 179