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Sec. 11-34. Exemptions (a) The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to non profit or-g-a~i-z-ations, as determined by the Commissioner of Revenue in accordance ~vith ~-pplicabte Virginia and Federal law any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or organization, or activi.ty thereof, which is exempt from local license fees or taxes under section 58. 1-3 703\ C of the Code of Virgin ia. (b) Any person who sells or offers for sale at retail any goods, wares or merchandise as an authorized part of a public exhibition, fair, festival, promotion, recreational event, or special event, held in whole or in part on City owned property, pursuant to a permit issued by the City Manager, shall not be required to obtain a business license. In determining whether such a permit should, in his discretion, be issued, the City Manager shall consider the following factors: 1. Whether such event is sponsored by a civic, charitable, or other non- profit organization. 2. Whether such event is being conducted by a local business or industry for the benefit and enjoyment of its employees. 3. Whether such event poses any danger, actual or potential, to the public health. safety, and welfare, including, but not limited to any special traffic or fire hazard posed thereby. In making this determination the City Manager shall consult with the City's police chief and fire chief, and any other person with any special expertise in the field of public safety, whether a City employee or otherwise, whose advice the City Manager deems it advisable to seek. 4. Whether the issuance of such a permit would conflict or interfere with any other use of City owned property already scheduled. 5. Whether any other special factors 'or circumstances exist which would be affected by the issuance of such a permit. If the City Manager is satisfied after due consideration of all of these factors that the issuance of such a permit would be in the best interests of the City, then he shall issue the permit. (c) The license tax on itinerant merchants and peddlers shall. not apply to those who sell or offer for sale in person or by their employees ice, wood, charcoal, mats, milk, butter, eggs, poultry, game, vegetables, fruits or other family supplies of a perishable nature or farm products grown or produced by them and not purchased by them for sale. A dairyman who uses upon the streets of the City one or more. vehicles may sell and deliver from his vehicle milk, butter, cream and eggs without procuring a peddlers license. (d) Any license tax imposed on' peddlers or itinerant merchants or on peddlers at wholesale shall not apply to: