(A) Every person who desires to operate as a street vendor and/or food vendor as defined in § 122.01 shall file an application in writing with the City Clerk, which application shall set forth the name, residence address and age of applicant; the name and address of the principal owner of the business if the applicant is acting as an agent; the kind and description of the articles to be sold or offered for sale; type of vehicular equipment to be used; the number of vehicles to be licensed; whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States or has applied for citizenship; whether the applicant has ever been convicted of violating the law of any state or the United States, or the code or any applicable ordinance of this city or any other municipality in the country; and if such is a fact, shall give the details pertaining to such violation.
(B) Each applicant for a street vendor and/or food vendor's license shall as a condition precedent to the issuing of such license, submit the applicant's fingerprints to and file them with the Police Department.
(C) Every applicant shall at the time of making such application pay the prescribed license fee as hereafter set forth to the City Treasurer with the understanding that if such license application is denied, such fee shall be refunded to the applicant. Such applicant shall be referred to the Police Department and the Health Department of the city for investigation and report as to whether such applicant complies with the code and any applicable ordinance of the city, including this subchapter. If, after such investigation, said departments determine that the applicant has complied with the requirements of any applicable provision of this code and any applicable ordinance of this city, including this subchapter, a report in writing to that effect shall be submitted to the City Clerk who shall thereupon issue the license applied for, but if said departments, or either of them, determine that the applicant has not qualified for a license as herein specified, such application shall not be approved, and in connection with such denial the reasons therefor shall be submitted.
('68 Code, § 3-302) (Ord. 110, passed 10-7-52)