(a) A license shall be issued in accordance with this chapter to an individual or entity:
(1) Who has received approval of an application as provided for in § 844.03 of this chapter;
(2) Whose mobile food vending unit has passed the inspections required under this chapter;
(3) Whose mobile food vending unit is in compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter and has obtained any permits, licenses or prior approval required by any city, state or federal agency;
(4) Who has not been denied a license under this chapter within the immediate past year, unless the applicant can and does show to the satisfaction of the City Manager or his or her designee that the reasons for such earlier denial no longer exist;
(5) Who has paid all applicable application and/or license fees; and
(6) Who is not otherwise refused a license under the requirements of this chapter.
(b) If the applicant intends to operate in the public right-of-way, the city may refuse to issue licenses for operation in the public right-of-way as required by this chapter to any person:
(1) Who has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or code violation involving a sex offense, traffic in controlled substances, or any offense of violence as defined in Columbiana City Codes, such conviction being entered within the seven years;
(2) Obtaining a license by a false statement in his or her application;
(3) Failing to comply with the mobile food vending unit operation and vehicle standards established in this chapter;
(4) Misrepresenting or otherwise making false statements in his or her affidavit that he or she would conduct criminal background checks on all employees;
(5) Failing to post and maintain required decal(s) and information;
(6) Failing to offer receipts to customers or to supply receipts when the customer answers in the affirmative;
(7) Receiving citations for impeding the flow or operation of pedestrian and vehicle traffic, creating unsanitary conditions, becoming an attractive nuisance for children or any other infraction of the Columbiana City Codes;
(8) Verbally threatening or attempting to intimidate any employee of the City of Columbiana for actions taken in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter;
(9) Failing to maintain general liability insurance for each mobile food vending unit;
(10) Conviction for any crime committed in or from the mobile food vending unit;
(Ord. 18-O-2954, passed 4-17-2018)