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HomeMy WebLinkAbout029 - 03/15/2005 - AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF OUTDOOR VENDOR LICENSEES AND DOWN ORDINANCE NO. 029, 2005 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF OUTDOOR VENDOR LICENSEES AND DOWNTOWN PLAN AREA CONCESSIONAIRES WHEREAS,Council adopted Resolution 1989-145 on September 5, 1989 approving the Fort Collins Downtown Plan; and WHEREAS, Council adopted Ordinance No. 036, 1994 on March 15, 1994 amending Chapter 15 of the City Code,and defined when outdoor vendor licenses should be issued to outdoor vendors; and WHEREAS, in July, 2004, the Finance Department, with the assistance of the City Attorney's Office, began reviewing the City Code regarding outdoor vendors and downtown plan area concessionaires to determine if any updates or changes were needed; and WHEREAS,in the course of its review,the Finance Department discussed the purposes and functions of outdoor vendors and concluded that the City Code lacked a definition for outdoor vendors in the Downtown Plan Area; and WHEREAS, the City Code should be amended, as it was the original intent to differentiate between the two different operations when the Outdoor Vendor Ordinance was revised in 1994;and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to amend the City Code to clarify the difference between an outdoor vendor and a downtown plan concessionaire in the Downtown Plan Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 15-381 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended by the addition of a new subparagraph (c) which reads in its entirety as follows: Sec. 15-381. Outdoor vendor defined; exemptions. (c) Outdoor vendor licenses will not be issued for locations within the Downtown Plan Area. Instead, city concession agreements shall be awarded to outdoor vendors within the Downtown Plan Area pursuant to a Request for Proposals process for a limited number of locations within said area. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of March, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of March, A.D. 2005. Mayor _ ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of March, A.D. 2005. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk