4-360-020 Sale of food and merchandise – Permitted.

   Notwithstanding any provision of any other chapter of the Municipal Code, it shall be lawful to sell food and merchandise at Navy Pier in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

4-360-030 License – Required.

   No person shall sell merchandise or food at Navy Pier without first having obtained a license under this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

4-360-050 License – Application – Contents.

   Application for a license shall be made in writing on a form provided by the Commissioner, and signed under oath by the applicant. If the applicant is a corporation, a duly authorized agent shall sign the application. The application shall contain the following information:

   (a)   The full name, residence address and business address of the applicant;

   (b)   The business telephone number of the applicant;

   (c)   A description of the item or items to be sold;

   (d)   The name and address of at least one individual possessing a valid certificate of registration in food handling, issued by the Department of Public Health, who will supervise the sale of food by the applicant;

   (e)   The written consent of the authority to the applicant's sales activity on Navy Pier;

   (f)   Any such other information as may be required by the Commissioner.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 127; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 141; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 24)

4-360-060 Corporate applicant qualifications.

   Each corporate applicant for a Navy Pier license shall be qualified to do business under the laws of the State of Illinois.

   The fee for a Navy Pier license shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. Applications for a license under this chapter shall be made in March of each year.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 142)

4-360-070 License – Term – Number.

   The maximum number of Navy Pier vendor's licenses shall be 125; public convenience, health and necessity and the safety of existing pedestrian traffic on the pier requiring such limitation.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 143)

4-360-090 License – Issuance and selection procedure.

   If the number of qualified applicants for a license under this chapter exceeds the number of such licenses available, as set forth in Section 4-360-070, the commissioner shall grant all such available licenses by the random selection of qualified applicants. In all subsequent license periods, preference shall be given to applicants holding current licenses hereunder, and the remainder of available licenses, if any, shall be granted by random selection of qualified applicants.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 144)

4-360-100 Sales restrictions.

   Each licensee shall sell and offer for sale only the item or items specified in his current license, exclusively from a pushcart or at a fixed location and during the hours as determined by the authority.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277)

4-360-110 Applicability of Code – Inspection.

   All licensees and their employees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements and standards for dispensing and purveying food contained in Chapter 4-8 of this Municipal Code, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The Commissioner of Public Health shall implement this section by rules and may issue additional rules governing the sanitary practices of Navy Pier vendors. All food held, offered for sale or sold by licensees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements for such food of this Municipal Code and the rules promulgated hereunder.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 25)