A. Prohibited:
1. No person shall operate a mobile food unit in the City without a valid license required under this Chapter
2. A license as provided for by this chapter shall be issued only to businesses filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State or individuals 18 years of age or older.
B. Exceptions: No license shall be required for operation of a mobile food unit when:
1. Located upon a private property or parked on a public street in accordance with Title 7, Chapter 2 of this code abutting a private property on which a strictly private event is held.
2. Located upon a city property for a public or private event held by the city.
C. Application Form: An application for a license under this chapter shall be filed with the City Clerk on a form provided by the City and shall include the following information:
1. The applicant shall be the owner of the mobile food unit.
2. The applicant's full legal name, other names the applicant uses or is known by, date of birth, and driver's license number or other acceptable identification of the person applying.
3. The permanent and any temporary home and business address, phone numbers, and email addresses of the applicant.
4. The license plate number of the vehicle to be used in conjunction with the activity.
5. A certificate of insurance that has been issued to the applicant by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Minnesota verifying that the applicant is insured against claims arising out of all operations of such applicant under this chapter for the sum of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) against liability for bodily injuries and for at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) against liability for damage or destruction of property.
6. Written consent of the property owner from which the mobile food unit sales will be conducted.
7. A copy of the related license or permit issued by the State of Minnesota required to operate a mobile food unit.
8. The dates and hours of the mobile food unit operations shall be specified.
9. A site plan showing the exact location of the mobile food unit shall accompany the application.
D. License Fee: The required fee shall be submitted with the application in an amount as established in Section 3-1-2 of this code.
E. Duration: A license granted under this chapter shall be valid until the end of the calendar year in which it is granted. (Ord. 2022-11, 6-13-2022; amd. Ord. 2022-15, 8-22-2022)