Wednesday, October 25, 2000
Outdoor display
rules approved by PTC council
After local
merchants provided their input on Peachtree City's proposed outdoor storage
ordinance, the City Council gave the measure its official blessing Thursday
night.
Council unanimously
adopted the ordinance, which will regulate the size and nature of outdoor
displays at local retailers.
Jim Williams,
the city's director of developmental services, said the input from local
merchants helped strengthen the ordinance and insure it wouldn't hurt
smaller businesses.
"We've
had input from between 20 and 30 members of the Chamber of Commerce and
other businesses," Williams noted.
The ordinance
limits all outdoor displays to a space up to 6 feet wide by 12 feet long
unless the store uses an enclosed space or has approval for such a space
in a site plan approved by the planning commission.
Stores can
also get up to four week-long temporary use permits per year that could
allow the displays to be larger.
The ordinance
also forbids selling items from trucks or trailers (such as pinestraw)
unless such sales occur in an enclosed area. It also regulates the amount
of time a delivery truck can remain parked at a store and restricts the
display of trucks which show a large amount of advertising.
Easy button Return it to long suffering taxpayers including those who have paid huge tabs to educate other people's kids…