Regulating Outdoor Merchandise Displays

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Regulating Outdoor Merchandise Displays

• Navarre Town Center Plan
• Steering Group
• August 17, 2004

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Type of Merchandise

• The merchandise to be sold must be directly
  related to the retail establishment
• Decorative items that relate to or complement the
  business allowed
• Directly regulate what CAN be displayed
• Flowers Plants
• Food products
• Handcrafted products goods
• Artwork Pottery
• For-rent recreational equipment such as roller
  skates, bikes and surfboards
• Operable automobiles, trucks, motorcycles and
  boats
• Any merchandise deemed by the Planning Director
  to be similar in character, type, or nature to
  the merchandise listed above and which will not
  cause adverse visual impacts

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Size of the Display Area

• Total maximum limit
• 100 sq. ft., 12 sq. ft.
• Linear distance based on frontage
• 50, 25
• Only one side for corner lots
• Limit number of items by building size
• One item for every 4 feet of floor space
• Define the space for allowable displays
• Immediately adjacent to the building, extending
  no more than 4ft

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Height of Displays

• Based on height of storefront
• Total maximum limit
• 12ft
• Stacking limit
• No more than two items

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Limit Times of Display

• Only during business hours
• Seasonal displays
• Period of display limited to 45 consecutive days
  and 90 total days during a calendar year

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Public Safety Standards

• Cannot block emergency lanes, sight distance,
  handicapped access, doorways, pedestrian walkways
  etc
• Disallow encroachment on permitted parking areas

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Other Regulations

• Allowed on hardscape only (not in landscaped
  areas)
• Disallow signs and lighting of outdoor displays
• Disallow display on vacant property
• Allow application for Alternative Outdoor
  Display