(a) Permit Required. No vendor shall sell, offer for sale, or display food items from a vending device without first obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses for the location upon which the vendor conducts a mobile food shop.
(b) Application. An application for a permit under this section shall be made upon a form prescribed by the Commissioner, and contain the following:
(1) The vendor’s name, address, and food shop license number;
(2) Tax identification number;
(3) A description of the food cart, food truck or other vending device from which the applicant intends to vend, including the dimensions of the cart, truck or device;
(4) A description of the items to be offered for sale;
(5) A copy of the vendor’s food shop license;
(6) A certificate of insurance, or an acknowledgment thereof, by an insurance carrier licensed to do business in this state, evidencing comprehensive general liability coverage in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), to protect against damage to property and/or persons resulting from the operation of the mobile food shop;
(7) The location(s) for which a permit is sought, including for locations on:
A. Public sidewalks outside of the Central Business District within the City, the ward(s) in which the mobile food shop intends to operate;
B. Public sidewalks inside the Central Business District within the City, an approved sidewalk occupancy permit issued by the Office of Capital Projects under Chapter 508;
C. Private property within the City not owned by the applicant, a notarized document evidencing the vendor’s right to operate on the property;
D. Public streets within the City, the ward(s) in which the mobile food shop intends to operate;
(8) An application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00); and
(9) Any other information as the Commissioner may require.
(c) Issuance. Upon receipt of an application in compliance with division (b) of this section, the Commissioner shall notify the City Councilmember(s) in whose ward(s) the mobile food shop intends to operate. The Commissioner shall issue a permit authorizing the use of locations for those ward(s) of the City Councilmember(s) so notified, unless within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notification an objection or comment is received by the Commissioner. If the notification to the Commissioner is in the nature of a comment rather than an objection, then the Councilmember(s) shall have an additional fifteen (15) days in which to submit an objection. An applicant may appeal any denial to the Board of Zoning Appeals established pursuant to Charter Section 76-6. Notice of such appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Board within ten (10) days from the date of the written decision of the Commissioner.
(e) Expiration. The permit issued under this section shall expire on the 15th day of April each year, unless renewed.
(f) Revocation. The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses may suspend or revoke any permit granted under this section on basis of a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 199-15. Passed 3-2-15, eff. 3-3-15)