[Amended 1-26-2009 by Ord. No. 6-2009; 11-9-2009 by Ord. No. 62-2009; 5-10-2010 by Ord. No. 24-2010; 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 61-2015]
A. Days and hours of operation. Sidewalk vendor sales inside the Downtown Improvement District may be conducted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the permit year.
B. Daily removal. Sidewalk carts and accouterments shall be removed from the sidewalk daily, not later than 1/2 hour after the close of business or and not returned thereto earlier than 1/2 hour before the time permitted for opening, unless otherwise provided by the regulations adopted by the City. Any item not removed from the sidewalk at the close of business may be removed and stored by the City of Reading or the Downtown Improvement District. The vendor will be charged for costs, storage and the penalty prescribed under § 453-214 herein.
C. Safe and sanitary condition. Sidewalk vendor carts and vending areas shall be maintained in a safe, broom-clean and sanitary condition at all times. Sidewalk vendor carts permitted hereunder to sell food products shall:
(1) Be subject to inspection at any time by a City of Reading Property Maintenance Inspector and shall at all times be permitted under and be in compliance with all applicable state and local codes.
(2) If using portable heating or cooking facilities, subject to inspection at all times by the City of Reading Fire Marshal and Property Maintenance Division and shall comply with all applicable codes of the City of Reading. A permit must be obtained from the Fire Marshal before operation of sales begins.
D. Quiet operations. Sidewalk vendors shall conduct business in an orderly fashion and shall not make loud or raucous noises or use sound-amplifying devices to attract attention, nor verbally hawk or solicit product sales.
E. Use and maintenance of sidewalk. All sales and related activity shall be conducted from the vending area during which times the vending cart shall not be moved from the assigned vending location, unless the vending cart is required to move by City or DID officials or for emergency response personnel. No products shall be stored or displayed on the sidewalk or any adjacent outside area. The sidewalk vendor shall be solely responsible to keep the sidewalk area free of trash, litter, debris or spillage generated by the vendor's business. The vending cart shall be placed so as not to impede the free movement of pedestrian traffic. The use of tables, chairs, benches, etc., around the vending cart is strictly prohibited.
F. Display. The sidewalk vendor permit, the City of Reading health permit and the state "serve safe" certificate shall be posted in plain view of the customers at all times the vendor is operating.
G. Public liability insurance. Each permit holder shall maintain and provide the City of Reading with proof of insurance for public liability and having the City named as an interested party with minimum coverage of $100,000 per individual and $500,000 per incident. The Property Maintenance Division shall be informed by the vendor of any change in or notice of cancellation of coverage during the permit year.
H. Prohibitions. An object, device or structure as regulated under the terms of this Part shall be expressly prohibited when its construction, erection, installation or placement would result in any of the following conditions:
(1) A passable sidewalk width less than five horizontal feet.
(2) A horizontal projection from the building line in excess of five feet.
(3) A reduction in the street sight triangle.