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 Richmond
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 8. CITY-OWNED REAL ESTATE
 Article IX. CITY MARKETS

  § 8-437. Fees for using market areas.  

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  • (a)

    The fees for use of the market areas shall be based upon the size of the vehicle, when applicable, and upon the space which the vendor is authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, to use and shall be as follows:

    (1)

    When the Farmer's Market is open for business, the 76 booth spaces in the open-air shed of the Farmers' Market in the block between Main Street and Franklin Street shall be leased for the fee as set forth in Appendix A to this Code. The special events fee shall be as set forth in Appendix A to this Code.

    (2)

    For the privilege of parking a vehicle with a gross weight in excess of three tons, but having a body length of less than 20 feet, within the market areas at an appropriate space to be assigned for such vehicle by the Chief Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, there shall be imposed a fee as set forth in Appendix A to this Code, which fee shall be payable in advance.

    (3)

    For the privilege of parking any vehicle or any combination of vehicles, trailers or semitrailers, the length of which exceeds a body length of 20 feet, within the market areas at an appropriate space to be assigned by the Chief Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, there shall be imposed a fee as set forth in Appendix A to this Code, which fee shall be payable in advance.

    (4)

    Vendors requesting use of a 110-volt-20-amp circuit to connect an approved electrical appliance into the market's electrical service shall pay a fee as set forth in Appendix A to this Code for each circuit connection. There shall be no sharing of electrical circuits between vendors.

    (5)

    Vendors requesting use of a 208-volt circuit or 240-volt with a rating of 20 amps or more for the purpose of connecting an approved appliance into the market's electrical service shall pay a fee as set forth in Appendix A to this Code for each circuit connection. There shall be no sharing of electrical circuits between vendors.

    (b)

    Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, a vehicle parking space may be provided within the market areas by the Chief Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, to vendors leasing two or more booth spaces for a period of six months or longer at no charge.

    (c)

    The Chief Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, may negotiate the fee structure in Subsection (a) of this section to accommodate special arrangements for use of the market areas and if deemed appropriate may reassign leased or rented selling or booth spaces within the market areas to accommodate such arrangements.

    (Code 1993, § 8-262; Code 2004, § 26-522; Ord. No. 2004-360-330, § 1, 12-13-2004; Ord. No. 2009-220-2010-8, § 2, 1-25-2010)

(Code 1993, § 8-262; Code 2004, § 26-522; Ord. No. 2004-360-330, § 1, 12-13-2004; Ord. No. 2009-220-2010-8, § 2, 1-25-2010)