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two years thereafter. • (d)No food preparation shall be performed in any area which is the subject of a cafd permit issued under this article The operator of an outdoor cafd which is the subject of any such permit shall promptly remove all food dishes and utensils after each customer has left and shall thoroughly clean the entire cafd area after the close of each business day. The zoning administrator shall have the authority to require any cafd operator, as an additional condition of a permit, to use only non - disposable dishes, utensils and napkins within the cafd area, upon a determination that the use of paper or plastic tableware or napkins is or has been contributing to litter problems in the area subject to the permit. Upon making such a determination, the zoning administrator shall issue thirty (30) days' advance written notice of the new requirement to each operator whose permit will be affected. e)An outdoor cafd subiect to a permit reauired by this article shall be operated only within the area specifically designated by a permit issued by the zoning administrator. The operator shall clearly delineate its area of operation through use of any one or more of the following: trees, fences. planters and barriers. An outdoor cafd shall be in operation only during hours that the restaurant with which it is associated is open. (fl Musical entertainment shall be allowed within any outdoor cafd area subject to a permit: however, such activity shall be limited to un -amplified vocal or instrumental performances and such activity shall not be conducted during the hours between 12:00 midnight and 11:00 a.m. of • any day. Cafes located on the downtown pedestrian mall shall also be subject to the city's noise ordinance established for that area; however, in the event of a conflict between said noise ordinance and the requirements of this section, the stricter requirement shall govern the activities within such outdoor cafd. No tents or similar structures shall be erected or utilized over or within anv outdoor cafd operating, under a permitrg anted pursuant to this article; except that, not more than twice per year, the operator of an outdoor cafd, after receiving approval of the City's Board of Architectural Review, may erect or utilize a tent over or within his outdoor cafd space. No such tent may be utilized or remain in place for longer than seventy-two hours. (h)Access to and use of City electricity by outdoor cafd operators, including, without limitation, use of any outdoor electrical outlet(s), shall be prohibited, except in the following circumstances: (1)A cafe operator mayplug a single (1) coffee pot, , or up to four (4,) strings of lights, where no individual string will consume more than 2 amps of electricity, or (2) Upon a determination, in advance, by the zoning administrator that a specific proposed use of an electrical outlet will not unduly burden any City electrical circuit, the zoning administrator may approve a use other than those listed in the preceding paragraph. However, under no circumstances shall any hotplate or electric heater be authorized by the zoning administrator. is