Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-2-2024

ii. Duration of the Event . The special event shall take place during normal business hours or extended hours as long as the sponsoring business or nonprofit is open to the public. The operation shall cease upon the business or nonprofit closing its operation for the sponsored event. iii. Approval by Town Board of Commissioners . A special event permit shall be obtained from the Town. If the special event is proposing to close a street and/or proposing amplified sound, approval by the Town Board of Commissioners shall be required. For the purpose of this Section, special events shall be classified as a one (1) day event, except as otherwise approved by the Town Board of Commissioners. B. Commercial Sidewalk Sales . Merchandise sales promoted as a yard or garage sale by a commercial business is prohibited. Merchandise sales by commercial businesses shall be termed a “sidewalk sale”, “closeout sale”, “overstock sale”. Not more than four (4) such sales shall be conducted on the same premises in any calendar year, or not more than one (1) such sale in any calendar quarter. Each sale event shall be allowed to remain for not more than 10 consecutive days. C. Sales by Nonprofits . A nonprofit yard or garage sale is permitted on the property owned by the nonprofit organization, or it may be located on commercially zoned property with written permission of the property owner.

D. Mobile Food Truck Events .

i. Exception for Town Sanctioned Events . Maximum separation and location requirements between mobile restaurants of no more than two (2) mobile restaurants on a private lot or within 200 feet of each other on a Town public right-of-way, or in a public parking lot, or to vary from other standards of this Section shall not apply to events sponsored, sanctioned or in partnership with or by the Town of Fuquay-Varina.

ii. Support Documentation . The special event application shall specify how a mobile restaurant supports a planned promotional, holiday, fundraising, or similar event in support of the applicant's business or organization.

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