(A) The purpose of §§ 9-6-5-1 et seq. is to adequately protect and preserve the public peace, safety, health and general welfare. Sections 9-6-5-1 et seq. are being enacted because of the numerous reports received from public and parochial school authorities, persons residing in the vicinity of such schools and other residents of the city to the effect that:
(1) Mobile food units serving food and food products at or near such schools create a safety and traffic hazard for students of the schools and other persons in the area;
(2) The operation of the mobile food units also causes littering of the public and parochial school grounds, residential property and the public streets in the vicinity of the schools;
(3) They also create a gathering place for the students and other persons all of which is dangerous to the public peace, safety, health and general welfare.
(4) Ice Cream Vendors create a danger to young patrons who congregate around the vendors on the streets where they could be injured by traffic. This danger is greatly increased after sunset. Ice Cream Vendors can also create a public nuisance in that they play amplified music which is disturbing to some individuals who reside in the city.
(B) Sections 9-6-5-1 et seq. are adopted under the authority granted by Section 3-49-1 NMSA 1978.
('74 Code, § 6-11-1) (Ord. 59-1969; Am. Ord. 20-1999)