(A) Within 30 calendar days of receiving a complete application, the Director may issue a sidewalk vendor permit, with appropriate conditions, as provided for herein, if he or she finds based on all of the relevant information that:
(1) The conduct of the sidewalk vendor will not unduly interfere with traffic or pedestrian movement, or tend to interfere with or endanger the public peace or rights of nearby residents to the quiet and peaceable enjoyment of their property, or otherwise be detrimental to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare;
(2) The conduct of the sidewalk vendor will not unduly interfere with normal governmental or city operations, threaten to result in damage or detriment to public property, or result in the city incurring costs or expenditures in either money or personnel not reimbursed in advance by the vendor;
(3) The conduct of such sidewalk vending activity will not constitute a fire hazard, and all proper safety precautions will be taken;
(4) The conduct of such sidewalk vending activity will not require the diversion of police officers to properly police the area of such activity as to interfere with normal police protection for other areas of the city;
(5) The sidewalk vendor has paid all' previous administrative fines, completed all community service, and completed any other alternative disposition associated in any way with a previous violation of this code;
(6) The sidewalk vendor has not had a permit revoked within the same calendar year;
(7) The sidewalk vendor's application contains all required information;
(8) The sidewalk vendor has not made a materially false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of fact to the city in the application process;
(9) The sidewalk vendor has satisfied all the requirements of this chapter;
(10) The sidewalk vendor has paid all applicable fees as set by City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time;
(11) The sidewalk vendor's sidewalk vending receptacle and proposed activities conform to the requirements of this chapter; and
(12) The vendor has satisfactorily provided all information requested by the Director to consider the vendor's application.
(B) A sidewalk vendor permit is non-transferable. Any change in ownership or operation of a sidewalk vendor or sidewalk vending receptacle requires a new permit under this chapter.
(C) Brick-and-mortar business in the city that possesses a business license must also obtain a permit to operate a sidewalk vending business, which is considered a distinct and separate operation from the brick-and-mortar business, unless the sidewalk vending activity is a part of an outdoor display allowed under a temporary use permit for a special event.
(D) All permits issued under this chapter, regardless of when issued, expire on December 31 of the year in which they were issued.
(Ord. 2018-263, passed 12-19-2018)