(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to operate as a mobile food vendor on village roads without having first obtained a license from the Village Clerk. Applications for such licenses shall be made to the Village Clerk upon forms provided for that purpose. Each application shall provide the following information:
(1) Applicant name, present place of residence, length of residence at such address, phone number, email address, business name, business address, type of business, length of time in type of business being applied for;
(2) Name, address, phone number and email address for all drivers or operators of the mobile food vehicle/truck or pushcart operator;
(3) Copy of a valid driver’s license, state ID or other government identification from all applicants, members, partners, officers, stockholders, directors, registers agents, managers, drivers, and operators;
(4) List of mobile food vehicles/trucks or pushcarts intended to be operated including the make, model, year, vehicle identification number and license number for each;
(5) Statement whether the applicant has made similar applications for a license other than described in this application;
(6) Statement whether a similar license has been revoked by the village or any other licensing body and reasons therefor;
(7) Statement whether the applicant or operator has ever been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the ordinance of any other Illinois municipality regulating the activities of mobile food vendors;
(8) Statement whether the applicant or operator has ever been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois or any other state or federal law of the United States;
(9) Provide an Illinois Department of Revenue identification number for the retailers’ occupation tax. No license shall be issued if the applicant does not have an identification number except that no identification number shall be required if a mobile food vendor is sponsored by or working for a religious, educational, or charitable organization where such organization is entirely a nonprofit organization and who can furnish the village with a “tax exempt number” and written proof of its “tax exempt status”;
(10) Copy of all required Health Department permits;
(11) Copy of state license and vehicle registration;
(12) Proof of liability and automobile insurance;
(13) Each applicant and operator shall submit a photo that must be the same size as required for passports: two inches by two inches.
(B) Each applicant shall pay a $200 application fee per application. The application fee covers the first mobile food vehicle/truck or pushcart. Additional mobile food vehicles/trucks or pushcarts will be $100 each. All fees are non-refundable. No application fee shall be charged of a mobile food vendor sponsored by or working for a religious, educational, or charitable organization where such organization is entirely a nonprofit organization and who can furnish the village with a “tax exempt number” and written proof of its “tax exempt status.”
(C) No such license shall be issued to, or held by any person who:
(1) Has provided incomplete or incorrect information;
(2) Has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois or any other state or federal law of the United States, within the past five years of the date of the application;
(3) Has been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or to any person whose business registration or license has previously been revoked;
(4) Must register as a sex offender as required by the Sex Offender Registration Act, ILCS Ch. 730, Act 150.
(D) A criminal background fingerprint check will be performed by the Police Department for all applicants, drivers and operators.
(1) The applicant shall furnish a list of all applicants and persons who will be employed as a mobile food vendor, including their names, addresses and a statement that each person has never been convicted of a felony;
(2) A non-refundable fee equal to the amount charged to the village for state and federal records checks for each person required to be fingerprinted shall be paid at the time of application.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, mobile food vehicle/truck vendor, or pushcart to drink any alcoholic beverages, shout or call to prospective customers, or to disturb the peace in any manner while on duty.
(F) All statements made upon the application by the applicant shall be under oath.
(G) The office of the Village Clerk shall keep an accurate record of every application received and acted upon with all other information and data pertaining to all business registrations and licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter and of the denial of applications.
(H) The allowed number of licenses for mobile food vehicles/trucks or pushcarts may be limited by ordinance.
(Ord. 1904, passed 8-21-17; Am. Ord. 1919, passed 1-2-18) Penalty, see § 114.99