(A) Registration. All peddlers, solicitors, street vendors and temporary merchants shall register individually with the city prior to engaging in any vending activities. The registration shall be filed with the City Recorder on a form supplied by the city. Registrations will be accepted only during normal city business hours. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may result in a violation of this section and immediate revocation and/or denial of registration. Registrants must provide the following information:
(1) Personal identification including date of birth, driver’s license number and/or other appropriate identification;
(2) Copies of any state or county licenses which are required to operate or conduct activities proposed by the registrant;
(3) A statement which confirms the registrant has no previous criminal history, including conviction or incarceration for a crime such as theft, burglary, robbery, fraud, deceit or any other crime of violence, within the ten-year period prior to the date of registration;
(4) A description of the goods or services offered for sale;
(5) If located on private property, the applicant shall obtain a signed, written consent from the owner of the property which authorizes the merchant to conduct business from the property; and
(6) If located on public property, the temporary merchant shall obtain a signed, written consent authorized by the City Council or other public agency with authority to allow the merchant to conduct business from the publicly owned property. The city is under no obligation to approve any request for such use.
(B) Term of registration.
(1) A peddler, solicitor or temporary merchant registration is valid for 30 days and must be renewed thereafter.
(2) The street vendor and food cart registration is valid for a period of 12 months and must be renewed thereafter.
(Prior Code, § 6.25.030) (Ord. 419, passed 3-3-2014)