17.68.070 Permitted uses.
Allowed Short-Term Activities. The following temporary activities may be allowed with a TUP, in compliance with this chapter. A TUP may authorize an activity for the time specified by this chapter, but shall not exceed six months. Other temporary uses and activities not included in the following categories shall instead comply with the planning permit requirements and standards that otherwise apply to the site:
A. Caretaker unit temporary dwelling (manufactured home or trailer) used for the temporary accommodation of a person employed as a caretaker, janitor, manager, watchman, security guard or superintendent by an industrial or commercial use operating on the site. An extension may be granted by the director for good cause.
B. Construction Yard—Off-Site. An off-site contractor’s construction yard for a city-approved construction project. The yard shall be removed immediately upon completion of the project, or the expiration of the building permit authorizing construction, whichever occurs first. An extension may be granted by the director for good cause.
C. Events. Events include but are not limited to art and craft exhibits, carnivals, circuses, concerts, fairs, farmers markets, festivals, flea markets, food events, open air sales, outdoor entertainment/sporting events, rummage sales, secondhand sales, sidewalk sales, swap meets, and other special events, for up to five consecutive days, or four two-day weekends, within a twelve-month period, on private, nonresidentially zoned property.
D. Location Filming. See Section 17.68.060, Exempt activities.
E. Model Homes. A model home or model home complex may be authorized in compliance with the following standards, and other requirements deemed necessary by the community development director or designee:
1. The sales office and any off-street parking shall be converted back to residential use and/or removed before final building inspection, or within fourteen days from the sale of the last parcel in the subdivision, whichever first occurs.
2. The model home complex shall be used only to sell units within the subdivision where the complex is located.
3. Model homes may be open to the public only after final building inspection, and after all subdivision improvements are completed and accepted by the city.
F. Seasonal Sales Lots. Seasonal product sales (e.g., for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas) including a temporary security trailer, on private property in a nonresidential zone, for up to sixty days.
G. Temporary Facilities During Construction. One or more temporary structures may be used during the construction of an approved development as offices, or for the storage of equipment and/or tools.
1. Conditions of Approval. Permit approval shall include conditions regarding the following matters:
a. Requirements for adequate site ingress and egress;
b. A prohibition on the use of the facility for any work other than that on the same site;
c. Requirements for the temporary storage of construction debris (e.g., asphalt, concrete, dirt) at designated on-site locations; provided, that the applicant shall furnish a schedule, acceptable to the zoning administrator, for the periodic disposal or recycling of the materials; and
d. Requirements designed to minimize potential conflicts between the work on site and adjacent land uses.
2. Permit Time Limit. The permit may be approved for up to twelve months following the issuance of a companion building permit, or upon completion of the project, whichever occurs first:
a. The permit may be extended by the director for an additional twelve months if a written request for extension is submitted at least fourteen days before permit expiration, and the applicant provides justification for the request that is determined by the director to be reasonable (e.g., the delay was caused by reasons beyond the applicant’s control).
b. A permit for temporary construction facilities may be extended by the director as needed; provided, that all construction facilities and equipment shall be removed from the site prior to the approval of a certificate of occupancy.
3. Condition of Site Following Completion. Each temporary structure and related use shall be completely removed from the site following the expiration of the TUP, or within thirty days of completion of the development project, whichever occurs first.
H. Temporary Real Estate Sales Office. A temporary real estate sales office may be approved within an approved subdivision, solely for the first sale of homes within the subdivision. The sales office shall be completely removed from the site prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
I. Similar Temporary Activities. A temporary activity that the director determines is similar to the other activities listed in this section, and compatible with the applicable zoning and surrounding land uses. (Ord. 2023-14 § 2, 2023)