Title
Request to Amend a Special Event Permit: 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market
Requested Action
Approval of an amended Special Event Permit for the 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market with the following conditions: (i) that a copy of an updated letter from the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD) authorizing continued use of their property be provided; and that the City Manager or his designee may make modifications to the special event permit application concerning the hours of operation, the permitted activities associated with a farmers market, and the total number of vendors that may operate from the property.
Recommendation
As approved by the City Council on April 11, 2022, this event was held and has been held at 703 East Broad Street. This is an annual event that will we held every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. from April 16, 2022 until October 29, 2022. The applicant, in receiving feedback from vendors and visitors to the event alike, is requesting to amend the Special Event Permit for the 2022 Mansfield Farmers Market in order to change the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Staff has reviewed the application and recommends approval with conditions of the requested amendment while emphasizing the following comments:
Health:
*Farmer’s market vendors that offer, sell, or distribute TCS (time and temperature control for safety) food shall have a person in charge (PIC) that can provide proof upon request of successfully passing a Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recognized certified food handler course. Food vendors that offer, sell, or distribute only prepackaged non-TCS food and plants, nuts in the shell, or whole, raw fruits and vegetables that intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, are exempt from the certified food handler requirement.
*The PIC of the farmer’s market shall maintain, and provide upon request, a list of all farmer’s market vendors. The list shall be maintained for a least ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the end of the market. This list shall include:
(i) The name, address, and phone number of each vendor;
(ii) The date(s) the vendor operated at the farmer’s market;
(iii) A list of the food offered by vendor for each date operated at the farmer’s market;
(iv) A copy of any applicable permit(s) held by the vendor; AND
(v) The address or location of each food item’s origin, including on where the food was grown, cultivated, or otherwise obtained by the vendor.
Planning:
*Only one (1) food truck will be allowed per 10 vendors with a maximum of five (5) food trucks.
*All food trucks must stay within the designated area.
*The food trucks shall meet all Health Code requirements and shall be inspected by both the Health Inspector and the Fire Department prior to operation.
*The farmers market shall be used for processed food, vegetable, fruit and plant and flower sales. No more than 25 percent of the total number of stalls shall be used for the sale of arts and crafts that are hand-made and not imported. The sale of used merchandise or junk is not be permitted.
Environmental:
*Adequate waste receptacles must be present to contain litter and food waste.
*The event area shall be policed immediately after the event to collect any errant litter.
*No surfaces discharges are permitted from the food vendors, to include hot bath water.
Description/History
The Local Farmer is requesting an amendment to their special event application that would change the hours for operating an outdoor farmers market every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 pm. to 5:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. The applicant has been advised that all activities and operations must be aligned with the City's Code of Ordinances concerning farmer's markets. The event will be located at 206 North Main Street.
Justification
N/A
Funding Source
N/A
Prepared By
Jason Alexander, Director of Planning
Planning Department
817-276-4229
Applicant
Caleb Black
817-889-2773