The City Manager or designee is authorized to issue an annual sidewalk retailing permit to businesses or business organizations for any commercial purpose in commercially zoned districts, excluding permits for sidewalk cafes, temporary use of sidewalks, ambulatory vendors, and mobile vending carts, upon completion of an application form prepared by the City Manager or designee. The sidewalk retailing permit shall be limited to the use of sidewalks and public right-of-way abutting said businesses and shall be subject to the following conditions: (Ord. 09-4337, 5-5-2009)
A. Use is limited to nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. March 1 to October 31; (Ord. 18-4771, 11-20-2018)
B. Insurance coverage as required by the City's Risk Manager;
C. Execution of an agreement to indemnify the City;
D. Rules as established by the City Manager or designee, a copy of which shall be on file with the City Clerk and available on the City website;
E. No fee shall be charged; and
F. No sale, transfer, or assignment of a sidewalk retailing permit is allowed.
The city manager or designee shall grant the permit if the applicant has fully completed the application which includes signing the indemnification agreement and providing a certificate of insurance showing compliance with this section. If the permit is denied, the city manager or designee shall state the reasons therefor within three (3) working days of the application being filed. The process for appeals and revocation of the permit shall be the same as for a temporary use of sidewalk permit. (Ord. 09-4337, 5-5-2009)