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A. Temporary uses may be authorized only when all the following determinations can be made:

1. The temporary use will not impair the normal, safe, and effective operation of a permanent use on the same site.

2. The temporary use will not significantly impact public health, safety or convenience, or create traffic hazards or congestion, or otherwise interrupt or interfere with the normal conduct or uses and activities in the vicinity.

3. The temporary use will not be materially detrimental to the surrounding uses in terms of traffic, noise, and other external effects.

4. Temporary uses shall not be allowed as a mechanism to avoid otherwise applicable development requirements, permits or fees.

B. General Conditions.

1. A temporary use conducted in a parking facility shall not occupy or remove from availability more than 25 percent of the spaces required for the permanent use.

a. Up to 40 percent of the parking spaces required for the permanent use may be occupied with the submittal and approval of an alternative parking plan.

2. Each site occupied by a temporary use must provide or have available sufficient parking and vehicular maneuvering area for customers or other users. Such parking need not comply with RZC 21.40.010.G, Parking and Storage of Recreational, Utility, and Commercial Vehicles and Vessels in Residential Neighborhoods, but must provide safe and efficient interior circulation and ingress and egress to and from public rights-of-way.

3. The temporary use shall comply with all applicable standards of the Seattle-King County Health Department.

4. No temporary use shall occupy or use public parks in any manner unless specifically approved by the Parks Department.

5. All temporary uses shall obtain, prior to occupancy of the site, all applicable City of Redmond permits, licenses and other approvals (e.g., business license, building permit, administrative approvals, etc.).

6. The applicant for a temporary use shall supply written authorization from the owner of the property on which the temporary use is located.

7. Each site occupied by a temporary use shall be left free of debris, litter, or other evidence of the temporary use upon completion of removal of the use.

8. All materials, structures, and products related to the temporary use must be removed from the premises between days of operation on the site; provided, that materials, structures, and products related to the temporary use may be left on site overnight between consecutive days of operation. By virtue of having been in consistent operation prior to the existence of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the open air craft and farmers market operation, commonly known as the Saturday Market, shall be allowed to store structures on site between weekly activity of the market, but such structures must be reviewed by the Administrator annually and permission to leave them in place between market sessions may be denied if they become a visual blight, safety, or health problem. They shall be removed at the end of the permit period.

9. Additional conditions may be established as necessary to ensure land use compatibility and to minimize potential impacts on nearby uses. These include, but are not limited to, time and frequency of operation, temporary arrangements for parking and traffic circulation, requirement for screening or enclosure, and guarantees for site restoration and cleanup following temporary uses. (Ord. 3083)

Effective on: 7/2/2022