A mobile food vendor and a pushcart vendor shall be subject to the licensing and regulatory requirements herein set out.
(A) The licensing of the vendor shall be on a per unit basis with each different mobile food unit vendor and pushcart vendor requiring a separate license for each mobile food unit or pushcart.
(B) All applications for permits/licenses shall be accompanied with the required certificate of insurance, proof of health department approval, proof of filing with the Occupation Tax Administrator and required fee(s) as specified in the following schedule of fees:
(1) Mobile food vending permit: $250.
(2) Special temporary mobile food vending permit: $50.
(C) Permits are valid for 12 months unless otherwise invalidated, revoked or terminate prior to the end of the 12-month term. Mobile food vendors and pushcart vendors must reapply (including payment of all applicable fees) each year.
(D) Special temporary permits may be issued in conjunction with any civic event for a specified and limited time, not to exceed the duration of the civic event.
(E) The owner of the real property to be used for mobile food unit/pushcart vending operations or his or her designee may, in advance of such a business operating on that property, submit for approval to all applicable agencies to have the property used on a regular basis by one or more mobile food/pushcart vendors, in compliance with the following:
(1) The location of mobile food/pushcart vendors shall be subject to all applicable zoning ordinances and restrictions.
(2) That the site is zoned in a category that permits restaurants as a principle permitted use, or that site restrictions are in place that make the mobile vending use compliant with applicable zoning restrictions related to the serving of food within the zone.
(3) Notwithstanding the above, a mobile food unit/pushcart vendor(s) must make available to the government a duly executed statement of permission from the property owner or owners or his, her or its agent for use of the property upon request.
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall relieve a mobile food unit/pushcart vendor from obtaining its mobile food vending permit with the city, and any other permits required by state agencies or the local health department.
(Ord. 22-07, passed 12-19-2022)