§ 32-28. Same—Rental rate schedule for facilities and special events.

The following rental rate schedule for Market Square facilities and events is hereby established:

(1)

Plaza areas: Mariachi Plaza, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day. Other plaza areas, four hundred dollars ($400.00) per plaza per day. Rental of any plaza area will not include usage of city-owned equipment, such as tables and chairs. Lessee will provide at their own expense any equipment necessary in conjunction with rental of the plaza areas. A garbage container fee, per event, of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be paid by the lessee for using the plazas for any event.

(2)

Closing of San Saba Street: Daily rental, eight hundred dollars ($800.00).

a.

Lessee must rent the necessary barricades required for San Saba Street closure from the Market Square Activity in the department of parks and recreation.

b.

Barricade rental: Eighty dollars ($80.00) per event closure.

c.

Garbage container fee, per event, of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per event will be paid by lessee for using the plazas and/or San Saba Street for any event.

(3)

Temporary outdoor vending in plaza areas: All fees are payable in advance. Rental rates will apply to non-food vendors, working artisans, artists and craftsmen:

a.

Monthly, three hundred forty-five dollars, ($345.00).

b.

Daily, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

No selling of any type of clothing apparel will be permitted in the pedestrian plaza areas. Any type of clothing accessory or accessory item will generally not be permitted to be sold unless the clothing accessory or accessory item is hand crafted as per the definition of working artisans and craftsmen, and with the prior written approval of the Market Square manager.

Working artisans and craftsmen are defined as those persons who use raw and natural products and creatively handicraft individually every component and who demonstrate their craft on premises at all times.

There will be no non-festival related temporary food vending in the plaza areas of Market Square. Mobile or stationary raspa vendors will not be permitted in any area of Market Square complex except during special outdoor public events, and with the prior written approval of the Market Square manager.

(4)

Photographer and shoe shine fees: All fees are to be collected in advance.

a.

Only non-stationary photographers will be permitted to set up on a daily basis in the plaza areas of Market Square. Daily fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25). Monthly rate of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00).

b.

Shoe shine persons will be permitted to set up on a daily basis in the plaza area of Market Square. Shoe shiners will be limited to areas designated by the director or Market Square manager. Equipment will be limited to one (1) chair only and no storage of equipment is provided. Daily fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25). Monthly rate of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00).

(5)

Registration of working artists, craftsmen, photographers and shoe shiners: All working artists, craftsmen, photographers and shoe shiners will be authorized for temporary outdoor vending on a first-come/merchandise basis on the Tuesday of the second week of each January.

(Code 1959, § 21-11.1; Ord. No. 50570, 3-29-79; Ord. No. 54277, § 1, 9-17-81; Ord. No. 61334, § 1, Exh. B, 8-29-85; Ord. No. 70253, §§ 2—8, 9-14-89; Ord. No. 74293, §§ 6—9, 9-12-91; Ord. No. 78722, §§ 3—10, 9-15-93; Ord. No. 84164, § 3, 5-23-96; Ord. No. 84796, §§ 11—13, 9-19-96; Ord. No. 88494, § 2, 9-17-98; Ord. No. 94585, §§ 17, 18, 9-20-01; Ord. No. 2006-09-07-1010, § 7, 9-7-06; Ord. No. 2009-09-17-0731D, § 5, 9-17-09)