(A) Permit required. No vendor shall engage in mobile food vehicle vending without a permit from the City Clerk authorizing such vending. The City Clerk shall prescribe the form of such permits and application for such permit. All permits shall be prominently displayed on the mobile food vehicle.
(B) Duration; non-transferability. Permits may be issued by the City Clerk for a calendar year from the date of issuance. Any permit issued under this chapter is non-transferable.
(C) Application. Every vendor desiring to engage in mobile food vehicle vending shall make a written application to the City Clerk for a permit under this chapter. The applicant shall truthfully state, in full, all information requested by the City Clerk. Additionally, the applicant shall provide all documentation, such as insurance, as required by the city.
(D) Permit fees. The mobile food vehicle vending permit fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council. There shall be no proration of fees. Fees are non-refundable once a permit has been issued by the City Clerk. No fee shall be charged to an existing brick-and-mortar restaurant requesting to operate a mobile food vehicle in the City. No one shall hire or subcontract such vendors in an attempt to evade the provisions of this chapter.
(E) Special event permits. An application may be made to the City Clerk by the organizer of a special event where a mobile food vehicle vendor is invited to operate. Such special event shall comply with the requirements of § 118.04. The City Council may establish fees by resolution for special event permits.
(Ord. 398, passed 5-24-2021)