(a) Single Application. There shall be made available by the Mayor a single application form to apply for each mobile food vehicle permit. The application shall provide the following:
(1) A description of the necessary inspections and fees.
(2) A description of the areas of the City where the operation of mobile food vehicles are limited or prohibited.
(b) Submission of Materials. Each application shall include the following materials:
(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) A description of the proposed plan of operation for the mobile food vehicle operation.
(3) A plan illustrating the proposed location(s) of the mobile food vehicle.
(4) Certification that the mobile food vehicle has passed all necessary inspections required by the City Fire Department and the Lorain County Health Department.
(5) A certificate of insurance providing general liability coverage in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate in a form acceptable to the City.
(c) Approval Process. An application must be submitted to the Mayor.
(1) The Mayor or his or her designee may work with the applicant or permit holder to modify a location(s) at any time: (i) before the issuance of a permit; (ii) after the issuance of a permit, if it is determined that the granting of a permit or the approval of a location or service route constitutes a public nuisance or otherwise endangers public health, safety or order or by the request of the permit holder.
(2) Within thirty days of the submission of a completed application, the Mayor shall either issue or deny the application for a permit.
(3) If the application is denied in whole or in part, the Mayor shall state the specific reasons for the denial. Any applicant who has been denied a permit may appeal such denial by submitting a written appeal request to the Planning Department within ten days of the date of the denial. The appeal shall be heard by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals within thirty days of receipt of said appeal upon procedures established by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals. The decision of the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals may be appealed by the applicant or the Lorain County Common Pleas Court as is provided in Ohio R.C. Chapter 2506.
(Ord. 47-17. Passed 5-22-17.)