License fees set forth in this chapter shall be adjusted or waived, as applicable, in the following circumstances:
A. If a mobile food unit or pushcart vendor is subject to fees associated with a special event hosted by the City, and the fees for participation in the special event are equal to or greater than the fees associated with this chapter, no further fees shall be incurred by the mobile food unit or pushcart vendor for participation in such event. The mobile food unit/pushcart vendor paying such special event fees shall be entitled to operate as a mobile food unit or pushcart in the City without additional fees under this chapter. In the event a mobile food unit or pushcart vendor has already paid fees under this chapter, such vendor shall only be required to pay the difference between the fees set forth in this chapter and the special event fees in order to participate in the special event.
B. License fees under this chapter are waived for mobile food unit or pushcart vendors operating a mobile food unit or pushcart in connection with a business on the vendor's owned or leased real property upon which the vendor's brick and mortar business is located. Such vendor is subject to all fees under this chapter in the event the mobile food unit/pushcart operates outside the vendor's owned or leased real property.
For avoidance of doubt, irrespective of fees, all provisions of this chapter are in full force and effect when operating a mobile food unit or pushcart in the City. Furthermore, the City does not have jurisdiction to grant approval on State or Federal right-of- way (i.e., State St., Grant St., I-74, Highway 67, Mississippi River, etc.). All operation of mobile food units and pushcarts in the City is subject to licensing provisions set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 09-18, 5-1-2018)