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shall be let to applicants on a first—come, first-served basis. • (1)No operator shall be assigned all the available space within a single block on the downtown mall No space in excess of eight hundred (800) square feet will be assigned to any operator. This paragraph shall not affect pace initially reserved to any operator under a permit issued prior to November 30, 2001. (2)In assigning outdoor cafe locations on the downtown mall the zoning administrator shall reserve a space at least six (6) feet wide between each cafe. Sec. 28-213. Grant. The "t-counoi zoning administrator may shall grant a permit applied for under this division for a period of not more than five (5) one permit term year -s , provided it the zoning administrator finds: (1) That the proposed cafe will not unreasonably restrict the movement of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk or pedestrian mall, and that the outdoor cafe and all associated furnishings equipment will not block any fire lane or protrude into the airspace above any fire lane. (2) In the case of a cafe located on a sidewalk, that sufficient sidewalk width is available to safely accommodate an outdoor cafe, without the cafe area will not occupying more than fifty • (50) percent of the usable width of the sidewalk. (3) That the restaurant requesting the permit is being or will be operated as a lawful pefnitted use in the zoning district in which it is located. If the proposed cafe will be located in an area subject to design control by the board of architectural review, once the city council zoning administrator has approved the loeati completed an initial review of the application, then the design and appearance of the cafe structures and furnishings shall be reviewed by the board pursuant to the standards and procedures set forth in chapter 34 of this Code. (4) That the proposed cafe will not present a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare. Sec. 28-214. Contents and conditions generally. (a)A permit granted by the -ity eeune i zoning administrator under this division shall ident' establish the seasen permit term, or outstanding portion thereof, during which for the operation of the cafe shall be authorized. A permit and shall also provide require that, on or before November 30 of eachyear, all furniture and equipment used in connection with the cafe shall be removed from the sidewalk or mall for the period during thL vApAer -neat" December 1 through the last day of February in the succeeding calendar year, unless the onerator has, in writing, and as a condition of the permit, agreed to be responsible for maintaining the cafe area free of ice and snow and has also provided the City with a security deposit in the amount of five hundred dollars 0