It shall be unlawful for any person or other legal entity to operate, within the incorporated area of the City, any business in which food is prepared, sold or served for public consumption upon the premises or elsewhere, or any food processing or manufacturing plant, or any store, vehicle or facility for the sale, storage or retail or wholesale distribution of foods or beverages without first applying for and receiving a food vending permit for such operation issued by the Health Department under the provisions of this Chapter.
The places of business for which such permits are required shall include, but shall not be limited to, any restaurant, cafe, lunch counter, cafeteria, soda fountain, ice cream parlor, soft drink stand, fruit and vegetable stand, grocery, meat market, baker, popcorn or peanut stand, bottling plant, wholesale warehouse, food vending vehicle and business which service vending machines located in the City, regardless of the location of the facilities from which such vending machines are serviced.