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Sponsored by: Planning & Zoning Commission
Introduction Date: January 22 1996
Public Hearing Date: February 12 1996
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 96-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE
CHAPTER 8.10, PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
WHEREAS, each year, the City receives numerous requests from individuals interested in
vending on public lands; and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code Title 8 allows the solicitation of sales on public property only
through resolution ofthe City Council which is a time-consuming process and provides no direction
for the administration in reviewing and preparing recommendations for such requests; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to revise SCC Title 8 to address this issue; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has approved Resolution No 95-23, recommending
the Code amendments contained in this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. SCC Section 8.10.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.10.010 Exemptions from chapter: intent of chavter.
A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to (1) incidentalfund-
raising activities of less than two weeks per year duration sponsored by charitable,
religious, civic, educational or other nonprofit organizations, or (2) activities
occurring on city property that has been leased to a third party.
B. It is the intent of this chapter not to discriminate between residents
of this city or of the state and nonresidents thereof, and it is expressly provided that
this chapter shall apply without discrimination to all persons, residents of the city
or state or nonresidents thereof
Section 2. SCC Section 8.10.015 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.10.015 Solicitation of sales or funds on city vroverty.
A. The solicitation offunds or sales on property owned or controlled by
the city is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the eity elerk, except that
specific authorization by the eity eouncil is required when the solicitation of funds
or sales shall occur in conjunction with a special event. A special event is defined
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 96-08
as an event sponsored by an individual, organization, club, group, partnership or
corporation in which the public is invited to attend and which requires the use of
public streets or other public property as a staging area for promotion of that event.
B. The eity eounci/ shall establish through resolution the policy and
procedures to be utilized and the fees to be charged by the city clerk when evaluating
whether to permit transient merchants as defined in see 15.10.140 on property
owned or controlled by the city.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
12th day of February, 1996.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Anderson, Bencardino, Crane, Deeter, Keil, Sieminski
King
None
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson & Brecht,
Attorneys for the city of Seward, Alaska
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