§ 37.I. ESTABLISHMENT OF SWAP MEETS - GENERAL PROVISIONS.

I.

Establishment of Swap Meets.

1.

Swap meets are allowed in the C-2 (General Commercial) and C-2H (General Commercial-Highway Frontage) zones with a Special Use Permit.

2.

Swap meets conducted in Mohave County shall comply with the following:

a.

A site plan complying with Section 37.N shall be approved prior to conducting the swap meet.

b.

Permanent vendor stalls and or buildings shall comply with the adopted building code, and all electrical and water facilities shall comply with the adopted codes.

c.

All signage shall comply with the adopted building codes and the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance.

d.

Sanitary and wastewater facilities shall comply with adopted codes and all Mohave County requirements.

e.

All food vendors shall have permits from the Mohave County Environmental Health Division.

f.

Recreational vehicles may be brought in by the vendors for their use. All such recreational vehicles must be independent units and may be on site no longer than three (3) days at a time. A recreational vehicle park, per Section 37.G, is required to accommodate longer stays.

g.

Required parking shall be as follows:

1)

Parking provided shall be on one (1) space for each potential vendor stall plus on one (1) space for every four hundred (400) square feet. of display area. The Director may approve overflow parking as a method of obtaining no more than 20% of the required parking. Overflow parking must be within 500 feet of the swap meet.

2)

All required handicapped parking shall be provided in the primary parking area and not in the overflow parking.

3)

The primary parking must comply with Section 36. Overflow parking may be surfaced in a manner approved by the Director.