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part of the approval of each temporary use permit. The city will use the nature of the proposed use and character of the surrounding area as guides in establishing these requirements and standards. F. Frequency and Duration of Temporary Use. The city may not grant a temporary use permit to the same user for the same use more frequently than once in every three- hundred-sixty-five-day period. The city may only grant a temporary use permit for a specified period of time, not to exceed sixty days except as otherwise provided in this Section. The temporary use permit shall specify a date by which the use shall be terminated. G. Removal of a Temporary Use. The city shall designate, as part of the temporary use permit, a period following the expiration of the permit within which the temporary use must be terminated and all physical evidence of the use must be removed by the applicant. If the temporary use and all physical evidence of the use are not removed within the time specified, it will constitute a violation of this title. Further, the city is authorized to abate the temporary use in accordance with subsection C.2 of this section. H. Exception to Permit Requirement. The following temporary uses, when located in commercial and industrial zones for not longer than the time periods specified below, are exempt from the permit requirements of this section: 1. Not to exceed forty-five days: a. Christmas tree lots, b. Fireworks stands; 2. Not to exceed ten consecutive days: a. Amusement rides, b. Carnivals and circuses, c. Parking lot sales which are ancillary to the indoor sale of the same goods and services. I. Prohibited on Public Right-of-Way. Temporary use permits shall not be issued for property which is within a public right-of-way. J. Homeless Encampments. Homeless encampments shall be permitted as a temporary use subject to all of the requirements of this Section. 1. Applicability. This section shall not apply to "Emergency or disaster" situations as defined by RCW 35.82.010.(6)(a), provided, however, that the inability of a sponsor or managing agency to locate a site shall not be deemed to constitute an emergency or disaster.