04-11-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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aC � 32388.2 To: Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members From: Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrato 1).6 TING NG Date: March 23, 1988 VAR ;? 8 3t 8 Subject: M�uile Peddlers ITS OF pkigp Attr.--rtments - A. Petition - Soliciting and Peddlers Memo Dated 3/9/88 B. Ordinance No. 5.30 - Solicitors ISSUE - Consideration by the Council as to any additional action they may desire to take in the regulation of peddlers in the Community. INTRODUCTION - At the Council's March 14, 1988 meeting, the Council discussed a letter from Helen Skaret together with a petition that had accomr,:hied that from the various Orono business people. At that meeting, the Coureil. chose to take no action. The person who had sent the letter was unaware that it was going to be on the agenda and in a conversation subsequent to that meeting wondered when it would be considered. Based on the fact that they had not been contacted, it was indicated that it would be placed on the agenda again. DISCUSSION - As noted in Attachment A, this issue was discussed at. the March 25, 1985 Council meeting. Concern expressed at the time was that the individual had a right to be able to peddle under the City's ordinance regarding licensing of peddlers provided they committed no violations of the ordinance. Consideration of this matter from a zoning standpoint, however, has not previously been done. The individual has been soliciting on property that has been coned residential property (LR-IC-1) although it presently is used commercially as a non -conforming use. To the extent that the zoning ordinance does not allow for anything other than home occupations, which are not to show outside the home or road -side stands for produce grown on the property, it is an on -going business in an "established place" (refer to Ordinance 5.30 for the definition), and therefore would only be permitted in a commercially or business zoned area. To that extent, the individual could be licensed on an on -going bcis;;, however, they would have to change locations and get the permission of the property owner of a commercially zoned property to conduct his business. ALTERNATIVES - A. Pofi�_alternatives: 1. Leave ordinance un-amended. 2. Limit the peddler's license to number of days or number of renewals within a years time.