Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 83-445(e) (Outdoor seasonal sales)

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Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Area requirement

    The property contains an area not actively used that will support the proposed temporary sale of products without encroaching into or creating a negative impact on existing vegetated areas, open space, landscaping, traffic movements, parking-space availability, or pedestrian access.

  • Emergency access

    The temporary display or sale of products shall not cause interference with the movement of emergency vehicles to such an extent that adequate police, fire, or other emergency services cannot be provided.

  • Hours of operation

    The hours of operation of the temporary sale of products shall be from no earlier than 7:00 a.m. to no later than 10:00 p.m., or the same as the hours of operation of the principal use, whichever is less.

  • Location restriction

    The display or sale of goods, products, and/or services shall not occur in the public right-of-way or within 100 feet of an existing residential use.

  • The temporary sales of agricultural products on an individual site shall be limited to no more than 60 days per calendar year.

  • Maximum days for non-agricultural products20 days

    The temporary sale of non-agricultural products on an individual site shall be limited to no more than 20 total days per calendar year.

  • Adequate parking

    Off-street parking shall be adequate to accommodate the proposed sale of products.

  • Scope restriction

    The display or sale of products, goods and/or services shall be limited in scope to similar or complementary products, goods, and/or services to those offered by the existing principal use located on the same site. The temporary sale of non-agricultural products, goods, and/or services that differ from the normal range of those offered by an existing principal use shall be prohibited.

  • Tent location

    Any tent or other temporary structure shall be located so as not to interfere with the normal operations of any permanent use located on the property.

  • Tent surface requirement

    Any tent or other temporary structures shall be located on an improved surface such as asphalt, gravel, or other improved surface.

From the ordinance

A merchant may display and/or sell goods on a temporary basis, without establishing a permanent place of business, subject to the following standards: ...
Sec. 83-445(e) (Outdoor seasonal sales)