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7_ Dr. Scarpinato indicated that he felt it county would keep out mobile vaccination that his interest in the issue has waned. was unlikely that the services and indicated Despite an apparent lack of interest by two local veterinarians, based on the Board's previous direction staff has scheduled these issues for the Board's consideration at its January 9,- 1996 meeting. •General Characteristics of Temporary Uses As per the county's regulations, a temporary use is defined as a use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon a certain expiration date. Under the LDRs, temporary uses are also uses set-up on a specific site, where customers or employees are attracted to or brought onto the site. Many types of temporary uses involve activities conducted outside of enclosed buildings (e.g. tent meetings, special sales or sports - related events). As such, temporary uses may involve activities that, if conducted indoors, would require no special permit review or approval. For instance, a shopping center or mall could have vaccination services provided within a tenant unit without any special permit review or approval by the. planning division. According to current regulations, such a use- could•be conducted outside of the shopping center or mall building for a limited time period if a temporary use permit were issued and various conditions satisfied. •Temporary Uses Allowed Under Current LDRs LDR Chapter 972 sets forth allowances and criteria for all temporary uses. Certain temporary uses are specifically addressed and regulated in Chapter 972 by zoning district type (agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial). These specifically listed uses include: - Model homes - Temporary construction offices - Temporary watchman's quarters - Temporary meeting, recreation or amusement facilities - Temporary real estate sales office - Transient merchants (e.g. fruit and vegetable stands, Christmas tree sales) Special vehicle and boat sales events Other uses are allowed under a broad category. of "similar temporary uses", and still other temporary uses are allowed that are accessory to a principal use (e.g. tent revival on a church site). For several years, planning staff has treated plant sales and other commercial events held in shopping center parking lots as similar to special vehicle and boat sales events, which are specifically allowed in such parking lots under certain conditions. In summary, the current LDRs and staff's interpretation of "similar temporary uses" allow temporary uses that have customarily and historically occurred in the county, and allow special sales and promotional events in parking lots where excess parking spaces exist and where the temporary use is accessory to or similar to an allowable use within the zoning district of a given site. As with all temporary uses, temporary commercial events are subject to general review standards (see attachment #2) which include: 1. Mitigation of nuisance or hazardous uses. 17 JANUARY 9, 1996 boa 97 P,u 66 I