(a) Application. An application for a permit shall be made available by the Fire Marshal.
(b) Information Required. Each completed application must include or be accompanied by the following:
(1) The name of the business and its owner or owners, the mailing address of the business, and mobile telephone number of the operator.
(2) The types of food and beverages to be dispensed from the vehicle.
(3) A description of the vehicle and the vehicle identification number.
(4) Certification that the mobile food vehicle has passed all necessary inspections required by the County Health Department with jurisdiction over such mobile food vehicle.
(5) A certificate of insurance evidencing commercial general liability coverage in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate in a form acceptable to the City.
(6) A valid vendors permit if any items being sold are considered taxable.
(7) A current inspection of their gas and piping system if unit is so equipped.
(c) Approval Process: Appeals. The completed application must be submitted to the Fire Prevention Department at the Avon Lake Fire Department. Within thirty days of the submission of a completed application, the Fire Marshal shall either issue or deny the application for a permit. If the application is denied in whole or in part, the Fire Marshal shall state the reasons for the denial. Any applicant who has been denied a permit may appeal such denial by submitting a written notice of appeal to the Zoning Administrator not later than ten days of the date of the denial. The appeal shall be heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals within thirty days of receipt of said appeal upon procedures established by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals may be appealed by either the applicant or the City to the Lorain County Common Pleas Court in accordance with R.C. Chapter 2506.
(Ord. 98-2019. Passed 7-8-19; Ord. 21-70. Passed 4-26-21.)