(A) Exemptions. No person shall be exempt from the provisions of this section by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, or merchant, or by reason of conducting such temporary or transient business in connection with or as part of the business in the name of any local dealer, trader, or merchant.
(B) Permit for sponsors. It shall be unlawful for any itinerant vendor to engage in any itinerant vendor event without the sponsor’s first obtaining and possessing a valid permit issued pursuant to this section. Sponsors of itinerant vendor events shall apply for a permit to conduct an itinerant vendor event, which permit will be valid for the duration of the event but shall not be valid for more than five days. The application for such a permit shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and business address of the sponsor;
(2) The number of vendors in the event;
(3) The location of the itinerant vendor event;
(4) An estimate of the number of people it is anticipated the event will draw;
(5) A plan for the handling of traffic and parking. If the event coincides with Occoquan Days (first weekend in June) or the Fall Craft Show (last weekend in September), traffic flow shall comply with established patterns; and the sponsor shall instruct vendors to follow that pattern; and
(6) A description of how the safety and welfare needs of attendees shall be met (bathroom facilities, first aid, and the like).
(C) Public property, recognition; fees.
(1) The town recognizes two shows to be held on public property: the Occoquan Town Spring Craft Show (first weekend in June) and the Occoquan Town Fall Craft Show (last weekend in September).
(2) The Occoquan Town Craft Show Committee shall establish and collect all fees. All profits from both shows shall be submitted to the town for use in the budget. An income and expense statement shall be provided by the Town Treasurer for the audit.
(D) Private property; filing date; fees.
(1) An application for an itinerant vendor event on private property shall be filed with the Town Clerk 45 days prior to the event.
(2) The fee for an itinerant vendor event on private property shall be $2,500.
(3) No permit issued under this section shall be transferable.
(1998 Code, § 14-94) (Ord. O-2007-02, passed 6-12-2007) Penalty, see § 111.99