§ 7.28.020. Market House policy.

A.

The policies set forth in this section shall govern the selection of tenants, management and operation of the Market House, including the sidewalks and parking and loading areas immediately adjacent to the Market House, located at Market Space.

B.

The operation of the Market House shall not be subsidized by the expenditure of general funds of the City, except that the City shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of the roof, structural elements of the Market House, and exterior surfaces of the structure which may include debt service. The City's expenditures related to the maintenance of the Market House shall be budgeted in the annual budget of the City according to generally accepted accounting principles.

C.

The Market House shall be managed and operated to attract and serve the needs of a diverse clientele consisting of:

1.

Residents;

2.

Workers employed in the vicinity of the City;

3.

Day visitors;

4.

Extended visitors;

5.

Special-events visitors; and

6.

Transient boaters.

D.

The Market House shall be operated as a retail facility with a focus as a public amenity which offers fresh products and services of high quality from local and regional sources, priced to appeal to a range of customers, and which preserves and promotes the authentic character of the building as a market, an historic structure and public gathering place.

1.

Retail sales may include produce, meats, dairy, baked goods and other perishable groceries, dry groceries, household items, flowers, food and beverages prepared for home or offsite consumption, and food and beverages that are immediately consumable.

2.

Foods and products offered for sale in the Market House generally shall be of the highest quality and shall be displayed and offered for sale in a manner that will not interfere with the movement of shoppers nor create unnecessary visual clutter.

3.

The tenant shall maintain a clean, safe and consistent environment in and around the Market House.

E.

The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall supervise the Market House lease.

F.

The Market House tenant or approved sub-tenants may place tables and chairs inside the Market House for use by Market House customers.

G.

Any portion of the Alfred A. Hopkins Plaza, and the sidewalks adjacent to the Market House, may be designated by the City Manager, or his or her designee, as an area that may be used by the tenant or approved sub-tenants, on a non-exclusive basis, as a sidewalk café, subject to the conditions and requirements of Section 7.28.020.H.

H.

The Market House tenant or approved sub-tenants may establish a sidewalk café with tables and chairs ("furniture") on the sidewalk adjacent to the dock side of the Market House and in designated areas of the Alfred A. Hopkins Plaza, subject to Section 7.28.020.I and subject to permitting and the conditions and requirements of Chapter 7.42 with the exception of the standard for the prohibition of exclusively carry-out transactions under Section 7.42.020.G. Customers of the Market House may purchase food and beverages inside the Market House and consume them at the sidewalk café.

I.

The tenant and approved sub-tenants in the Market House shall be required to obtain all licenses and permits to conduct activities pursuant to this Chapter, or pursuant to their lease with the City, including, but not limited to, a sidewalk café permit pursuant to Chapter 7.42, and a use and occupancy permit pursuant to Chapter 21.12.

J.

The City shall account for the market house as a revolving fund which will be included as a governmental fund. All revenues and expenditures associated with this fund shall be reflected and further reported to the City Council on an annual basis in conjunction with the annual audit.

(Ord. O-27-96 § 1; Ord. O-79-94 § 1; prior code § 15-3)

(Ord. No. O-46-11 Amended, § I, 11-17-2011; Ord. No. O-17-17, § I, 4-24-2017)