File #: R-11-17    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 2/27/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/27/2017 Final action: 3/27/2017
Title: Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District - 2017 - For the purpose of authorizing hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant sales in the Historic District in conjunction with certain special events during calendar year 2017.
Sponsors: Joe Budge
Indexes: Economic Matters Committee
Attachments: 1. R-11-17 Itinerant Merchant Sales in Historic District 2017.pdf, 2. R-11-17 Staff Report.pdf, 3. R-11-17 Fiscal Impact .pdf, 4. R-11-17 SIGNED.pdf

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Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District - 2017 - For the purpose of authorizing hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant sales in the Historic District in conjunction with certain special events during calendar year 2017.

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CITY COUNCIL OF THE

City of Annapolis

 

Resolution 11-17

 

Introduced by: Alderman Budge

 

Referred to

Economic Matters Committee

 

A RESOLUTION concerning

 

Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District - 2017

 

FOR                     the purpose of authorizing hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant sales in the Historic District in conjunction with certain special events during calendar year 2017.

 

WHEREAS,                     Section 7.40.090 of the City Code allows itinerant merchant sales as part of a special event that is organized by a business association that has a principal place of business within the City of Annapolis that represents commercial enterprises in the immediate area of the proposed operation; and

 

WHEREAS,                     certain special events proposed for the Historic District are not organized by local business associations that have requested itinerant merchant sales; and

 

WHEREAS,                     Section 7.40.090 of the City Code allows the City Council to designate certain dates and times on which peddlers, hawkers and itinerant merchants may sell in prohibited areas; and

 

WHEREAS,                     on April 7, 2014, the Annapolis City Council resolved “that sales of merchandise in the Historic District are allowed in conjunction only with the approved special events (Flower Mart, First Sunday Art Festivals, Maryland Avenue/State Circle Festivals, Race Across America, MRE .05K Run, and “Dueling Brushes” Paint Annapolis) and in the geographic location of the approved special events.” (R-14-14); and

 

WHEREAS,                     on March 23, 2015, the Annapolis City Council resolved “that sales of merchandise in the Historic District are allowed in conjunction with the following special events and in the geographic location of these special events” (Maryland Avenue Street Festivals, Four Rivers Garden Club Flower Sale, First Sundays, Paint Annapolis, Thursday Night with the Stars, Friday Night with the Stars, L’Hermione Ship Visit, Race Across America, Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, Maritime Republic of Eastport Tug of War) (R-5-15).

 

NOW THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that sales of merchandise in the Historic District are allowed in conjunction with the following special events and in the geographic location of these special events as described in the accompanying Staff Report:

 

•                     Four Rivers Garden Club Flower Sale - Hopkins Plaza, Sunday, April 30

•                     Paint Annapolis 2017 - Susan Campbell Park, Sunday, June 4

•                     Race Across America - Susan Campbell Park, June 20-26

•                     Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival - Susan Campbell Park and adjacent parking, September 24