(a) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City unless the operator has received a mobile food service operation permit from the City.
(b) An application for a mobile food service permit shall be submitted to the Division of Housing and Building by the approved event sponsor, for those vendors participating in that approved public event or the individual operator of a food vending unit appearing at a private event on a form provided by the Director of Public Safety and shall substantially comply with this subsection. Applicants must provide the following documentation upon submittal of the permit application:
(1) A copy of a current mobile food service operation license issued by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health or other Board of Health having jurisdiction in the State of Ohio.
(2) Proof of general liability insurance coverage, including without limitation, bodily injury and property damage as required by this chapter or by any City, state or federal law or policy.
(3) Name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address of the mobile food vending unit operator.
(4) Business name or dba, permanent address. Electronic mail address and telephone number of the owner if different than the operator.
(5) Proof of current bureau of workers compensation certificate.
(6) Proof of taxpayer identification number or exemption issued to owner,
(7) Proof of Ohio Department of Taxation itinerant vendors license if required.
(8) Physical description of the mobile food vending unit along with current vehicle registration.
(9) Written permission from the property owner to operate on private property.
(10) Any other information as may be required by the Director of Public Safety or the County Board of Health.
(c) The Director of Public Safety shall examine all applications for a mobile food vending license filed under this chapter and make, or cause to be made any further investigation into the application as is deemed necessary in order to make timely determination regarding the application.
(d) The Director of Public Safety shall provide written determination to each applicant as to the reason(s) any submitted application for a mobile food vending license is not approved.
(Ord. 2020-123. Passed 1-18-21.)