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roux " 6, 'a 1 in regards to nuisance impacts, traffic and parking, adequate facilities, protection of the environment, site suitability, duration, and public health. Under certain conditions, these uses have been determined to be appropriate and even necessary. The county has considered the following temporary uses to be appropriate for the following reasons: 1. Transient merchant uses such as Christmas tree and fireworks sales are traditional seasonal sales that have historically been allowed on parking lots and vacant lots. Christmas tree sales tend to involve a significant amount of sales space and special handling that is best accommodated out of doors. Other transient merchant sales such as fruit and vegetable stands and satellite seafood sales also have a historical basis in the county and are intended to allow, but not require, a direct sales outlet for locally grown fruits and vegetables and locally caught seafood. Although fruit and vegetables stands have historical roots in the county, to keep such facilities from becoming de facto grocery stores that do not meet normal site development standards for grocery stores, such stands are currently prohibited from connecting to electrical, telephone, water, sewer and other utility services. Z. Temporary structures such as construction trailers and watchman's quarters are necessary to accommodate construction projects in terms of providing on-site management and coordination, and security. Such structures also allow some equipment and materials to be stored indoors, which is generally more aesthetic than outdoor storage. 3. Accessory uses such as seasonal outdoor plants sales around garden centers or tent meetings at churches allow for special commercial and non-commercial events where site improvements are already in place to accommodate a temporary "expansion" of the permanent use. 4. Special sales events such as car sales and mobile pet vaccination clinics are not necessarily related to a permanent on site use. Car sales events were specifically added to the list of allowable temporary uses in 1987. At that time, the county determined that car sales events, especially those involving more than one dealership, require a significant amount of space and should not be restricted to individual car lots, due to general site constraints, or to the fairgrounds site, due to its location which is remote from commercial areas. •Other Issues One important issue related to temporary uses is the fairness of allowing certain commercial activities via a temporary use permit on sites that are not improved to the standard required of permanent businesses. First„ it should be noted that the allowed temporary commercial uses have limitations not imposed on permanent businesses. Examples include the utilities limitations on fruit and vegetable stands and time limitations. Also, it should be noted that site criteria are applied to such uses, and that these criteria are similar to temporary use or special use permit criteria used in other jurisdictions. Although certain temporary uses are justified, some inequities are bound to occur, since items or services sold at temporary use sites or events are also sold at permanent businesses. 18 SEPTEMBER 12, 1995