(A) Permit issuance. Within 30 calendar days of receiving a complete application, the Director shall issue a sidewalk vendor permit, with appropriate conditions, as provided for herein, if he or she finds based on all of the relevant information that:
(1) The conduct of the sidewalk vendor will not unduly interfere with traffic or pedestrian movement, or tend to interfere with or endanger the public peace, health, safety or general welfare;
(2) The conduct of the sidewalk vendor will not unduly interfere with normal governmental or city operations, threaten to result in damage or detriment to public property, or result in the city incurring costs or expenditures in either money or personnel not reimbursed in advance by the vendor;
(3) The conduct of the sidewalk vending activity will not constitute a fire hazard, and all proper safety precautions will be taken;
(4) The sidewalk vendor has paid all previous administrative fines, completed all community service, and completed any other alternative disposition associated in any way with a previous violation of this chapter;
(5) The sidewalk vendor has not had a permit issued pursuant to this chapter revoked within the preceding 12 months;
(6) The sidewalk vendor has not made a materially false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of fact to the city in the application process;
(7) The sidewalk vendor has paid all applicable fees;
(8) The sidewalk vendor's sidewalk vending activity, as described in the application, is consistent with the standards, conditions and requirements of this chapter;
(9) The sidewalk vendor has provided all documentation and information required by § 5.35.030(B);
(10) The sidewalk vendor possesses all state and local permits necessary for the sidewalk vending activity; and
(11) The sidewalk vendor has not received more than two administrative citations for violations of this chapter within the preceding 12 months.
(B) Transferability. A sidewalk vendor permit is non-transferable. Any change in ownership or operation of a sidewalk vendor or sidewalk vending receptacle requires a new permit under this chapter.
(C) Term of permit. A permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall automatically expire one year from the date issued.
(Ord. 3399 § 4, 2024; Ord. 3398 § 5, 2024)