Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
5.09.010 Tables on Sidewalks - Permit
Required.
5.09.020 Application - Conditions.
5.09.030 Permit - Duration - Renewal.
5.09.040 Application - Contents.
5.09.050 Application Fee.
5.09.060 Permit - Issuance.
5.09.010 Tables on Sidewalks - Permit Required.
Chapter 5.09
USE OF TABLES ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
5.09.070 Permit - Non-transferable.
5.09.080 Permit - No Authorization to
Trespass.
5.09.090 Permit Suspension or Revocation -
Notice and Hearing.
5.09.100 Application for Permit - Appeal on
Denial or Revocation.
No person shall place on or upon any public sidewalk or walkway within the corporate limits of the City, on or
upon any sidewalk or walkway within the City held open to the use of the general public, any table, desk, counter or
similar device as an adjunct to any non-commercial activity of a charitable or political nature, as the same is defined
in Sections 5.08.010(1) and 5.08.020 of Chapter 5.08 of this Code, without having first secured a permit therefor.
(Ord. 3446 §1(part), 1970.)
5.09.020 Application - Conditions.
Any permit required by Section 5.09.010 issued by the Tax and Permit Inspector upon application therefor, shall
be issued upon the following mandatory conditions:
(a) All permitted tables, desks, counters or similar devices shall be placed and located in such manner as not to
obstruct the free movement of pedestrian traffic, and so as not to interfere with the entry-way or exit-way of any
business establishment;
(b) No table, desk, counter or similar device shall be placed closer than one hundred feet (100') to one another on
the same side of the street in any one (1) block, and there shall be no more than a total of three (3) tables, desks or
similar devices on the same side of the street in any one (1) block;
(c) No permit shall be issued under this chapter for periods during which celebrations, parades or similar events
are being held which customarily cause the congregation of crowds of spectators in the area in which the applicant
wishes to place any table, desk or counter;
(d) No permit shall be issued under this chapter for the periods of the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show
established under Chapter 15.08 of the Municipal Code for the sidewalk adjacent to the Show. (Ord. 3776, 1975;
Ord. 3446 §1(part), 1970.)
5.09.030 Permit - Duration - Renewal.
No permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period longer than thirty (30) days. Any permit
which has expired may be renewed by the permittee if, during the prior permit period, the permittee has complied
with all the provisions, conditions and regulations of this chapter. (Ord. 3446 §1(part), 1970.)
5.09.040 Application - Contents.
Any person desiring a permit as required under this chapter shall file a verified application therefor with the Tax
and Permit Inspector containing the following information:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the person applying for the permit;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the organization, if any, for whose benefit the permit is being
sought; together with the name, address and telephone number of the principal officer of the organization;
(c) The proposed locations of any and all tables, desks, counters or similar devices which the applicant seeks to
maintain;
(d) The total period of time and the hours during each day during which the applicant intends to maintain the
tables, desks or counters;
(e) The nature of the proposed activity which the applicant seeks to undertake. (Ord. 3446 §1(part), 1970.)
5.09.050 Application Fee.
The applicant shall, in addition to the application required by this chapter, submit an application fee of one dollar
($1.00) for each table which he proposes to maintain. (Ord. 3446 §1(part), 1970.)
112 rev. 12/31/99