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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-5-7114
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 98, STREETS,
SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
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SECTION 1. That Sec. 98-189, "Standards for Issuance", of Chapter 98,
"Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 98-189. Standards for issuance.
The City Manager or his designee shall issue a general assembly permit
when, from a consideration of the application and from such other information as may be
otherwise obtained, he finds that:
(1) The conduct of the general assembly will not be inimical to the
health, welfare, and safety of the general public which may be
affected by the event.
(2) The conduct of the general assembly will not present an undue burden
upon the provision of municipal services such as police, fire,
engineering, inspection, and sanitary services.
(3) The conduct of the general assembly will not unreasonably obstruct
traffic.
(4) The conduct of the general assembly will not unreasonably interfere
with the general public's use of the area.
(5) The applicant has obtained a business license if required under
[chapter] 106 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances.
(6) The applicant has provided sufficient indemnity to the city."
SECTION 2. That Sec. 98-198, "Exceptions," of Chapter 98, "Streets,
Sidewalks, and Other Public Places," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 98-186 and 98-187
above, and as an exception thereto, merchants who regularly
engage in a business at a business site located within the permit
area shall have the right to utilize the sidewalk in front of the
merchant's business site in accordance with section 98-6. The
merchant shall also have the authority to permit another vendor to
display and sell merchandise on the sidewalk in front of the
merchant's business site, provided that such vendor displays and
sells similar merchandise which is displayed and sold by the
merchant, and provided further that the vendor obtain a business
license under chapter 106 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 98-186 and 98-187
above, and as an exception thereto, the owner of any bank or
business site which is not in the business of displaying and selling
merchandise which is located within the permit area shall have the
authority to permit charitable organizations or youth entrepreneurs
to utilize the sidewalk in front of such bank or business site for the
display and sale of merchandise, provided that the merchandise
displayed and sold is not the same merchandise displayed and sold
by any merchant which is directly contiguous to the bank or
business site.
(3) Peddlers and solicitors shall be restricted from all General
Assemblies unless allowed by the General Assemblies permit.
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SECTION 3. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission suspends the
requirement of a second reading and publication of this Ordinance. As grounds therefore, the
City Commission does hereby declare an emergency to exist in order to avoid disruption of
the Downtown After Dinner program.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective upon the first reading
of this Ordinance.
Mayor
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Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced and adopted by the Board of Commissioners, May 9, 2006
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, May 9, 2006
Published by The Paducah Sun, May 16, 2006
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