16.70.040 Design and development standards for retail stands.
Retail stands shall generally comply with the following requirements:
A. Vending carts will normally not be more than sixty square feet provided the approving authority may approve any size of vending cart it determines meets the spirit and intent of this chapter.
B. A street merchant structure shall not be more than two hundred square feet in size.
C. A canopy or umbrella may be included with a retail stand. The canopy or umbrella shall be of vinyl, canvas, or similar durable material. All parts of such umbrella or canopy must have a minimum of seven feet of vertical clearance to the ground.
D. Retail stand materials shall be low maintenance and cleanable, preferably painted and of noncorrosive metal.
E. Temporary/seasonal retail stands may be of the size necessary to carry out their temporary operations as approved by the approving authority.
F. Each retail stand shall be a self-contained unit; provided, however, that self-contained electrical power generators are not permitted unless the approving authority determines noise impacts can be mitigated. Utility service connections may be permitted at permanent street merchant pads at the discretion of the city. Electrical service connections may be permitted by a property owner leasing space to a street merchant or by the adjacent property owner and when the following requirements are met:
1. Electrical lines are not allowed overhead or lying on the sidewalk.
2. The outlet location must be placed outside the walkways which are accessible to public and private use.
3. Length of electrical hookup must be within fifteen feet of the stand.
4. No extension cords will be allowed.
5. Hookup must be permanently wired to the retail stand and meet National Electrical Code requirements as to type, size and grounding, terminating in an approved outside weatherproof-type receptacle.
6. Each retail stand shall require an electrical permit unless previously approved, and will require inspection prior to operation of the stand.
G. Advertising signs may only be placed on the cart. Provided, street merchants selling food or nonalcoholic beverages within pedestrian plazas may have one sandwich board sign which would be limited to two feet wide and four feet high. Such sandwich board sign must be located within the pedestrian plaza and oriented to pedestrians at the site.
H. All required licenses and permits issued by the city of Lacey must be displayed in a prominent, visible manner.
I. It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain necessary health department licenses and to adhere to best practices for food handling when undertaking street merchant activities involving the preparation and serving of food.
J. All persons conducting a retail stand business within the city must keep the site clean and orderly at all times and pick up any refuse or debris and clean up liquid spillage deposited by any person using the business location. Additionally, all such persons shall provide a refuse container for litter. This container shall be of a design approved by the city and must be emptied on a regular basis.
K. Support equipment and accessories shall generally be self-contained within the retail stand. Support equipment and accessories must not be placed so as to impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic or distract from the pedestrian experience.
L. Retail stands selling food within a pedestrian plaza may have accessory seating and tables. Retail stands selling art and crafts may have merchandise displays set up adjacent to the retail stand for pedestrian view only. The location of art and craft displays shall be approved by the approving authority only when it determines such accessories will enhance the pedestrian experience at the site and be compatible with the intent of the zone and neighborhood in which it is located.
M. All persons conducting a retail stand business shall obey any order of a police officer to temporarily move such retail stand to avoid congestion or obstruction of the surrounding area for pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic.
N. All retail stands shall have fire extinguisher(s) available according to currently adopted fire code requirements.
O. Sustainable and creative designs are encouraged.
P. Street merchant designs that are fun and add interest to the street are encouraged. (Ord. 1539 §116, 2019; Ord. 1435 §3, 2014; Ord. 1208 §70, 2003; Ord. 1163 §1, 2001).