§ 118.091 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   (A)   (1)   No operator shall vend from an ice cream vending vehicle while on the public streets of the city unless a license to do so is obtained from the city.

      (2)   The fee for an annual license shall be in an amount as established by the City Council from time to time. Upon payment of the fee and issuance of the license, the operator shall be entitled to vend from one such vehicle for the period of April 1 to March 31 of the following year. For each additional individual vehicle utilized by an operator, an additional license fee shall be established by the City Council and paid.

   (B)   The City Administrator shall issue an identification tag for each vehicle licensed hereunder which shall be displayed by the operator on the left rear portion of the vehicle.

(1992 Code, § 406:02) (Ord. 1446, passed 9-15-2009) Penalty, see § 118.999

§ 118.092 INSURANCE.

   (A)   No license shall be issued hereunder to an operator unless a certificate is furnished to the city showing that the operator is carrying the following minimum amounts of insurance: public liability insurance, including automobile liability insurance, in the amount of not less than $500,000 for personal injury, death or property damage resulting from any one occurrence, combined single limit.

   (B)   A certificate naming the city as an additional insured shall contain an acknowledgment signed by the insurer that prior to modification, cancellation or termination of the subject policy, written notice shall be sent to the City Administrator by said insurance company.

(1992 Code, § 406:03) (Ord. 1446, passed 9-15-2009)

§ 118.093 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR VEHICLE.

   In addition to other equipment required by law, every such vehicle shall be equipped with:

   (A)   Signal lamps mounted at the same level and as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. These lamps shall be of a size approved by the City Police Department. These lamps shall display two alternately flashing yellow lights on the front and two alternately flashing yellow lights on the rear of the vehicle. Both lights must be visible at five hundred feet in normal sunlight upon a straight level street;

   (B)   A convex mirror mounted on the front so the operator in his or her normal seating position can see the area in front of the vehicle obscured by the hood; and

   (C)   An audible alarm which is activated when the vehicle is in motion backwards.

(1992 Code, § 406:04) (Ord. 1446, passed 9-15-2009) Penalty, see § 118.999

§ 118.094 USE OF SPECIAL LIGHTS.

   The operator of an ice cream vending vehicle while stopped on a street for the purpose of vending shall actuate the special flashing lights required by § 118.093 of this chapter. The lights shall not be used when the vehicle is in motion, nor at any time the vehicle is stopped for a purpose other than vending.

(1992 Code, § 406:05) (Ord. 1446, passed 9-15-2009) Penalty, see § 118.999

§ 118.095 INSPECTION.

   Every ice cream vending vehicle shall be inspected by the Police Department once each year prior to its use in the city for the purpose of determining whether it complies with this subchapter and other state and local laws. In addition, said vehicle shall be inspected by the State Health Officer to determine compliance with any law relating to the sale of food products.

(1992 Code, § 406:06) (Ord. 1446, passed 9-15-2009)

§ 118.096 TRAINING OF OPERATORS.

   An applicant for a license shall provide a description with his or her application for license of any operator training program, including documentary material used in said program.

(1992 Code, § 406:07) (Ord. 1446, passed 9-15-2009)