(A) (1) The Community Development Director, or his or her designee, shall determine whether the proposal meets the requirements for a mobile food vending permit as set forth in this chapter.
(2) The Community Development Director, or his or her designee, shall review and issue mobile food vending permits in the following order of priority:
(a) Priority group one: Vendors with valid, unexpired Riverbank Administrative Use Permits on private property;
(b) Priority group two: Vendors with valid, unexpired Riverbank Temporary Use Permits in the street right-of-way, adjacent to city parks; and
(c) Priority group three: All other vending applicants.
(B) Decision by the Community Development Director. The Community Development Director or, his or her designee, shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny a mobile food vending permit application based on the standards and criteria set forth in this chapter. The Community Development Director, or his or her designee may impose conditions of approval on a mobile food vending permit in the exercise of his or her reasonable discretion. The applicant shall be notified of any conditions of approval in writing.
(C) A mobile food vending permit application may be denied if in his or her opinion:
(1) Information contained in the application, or supplementary information requested from the applicant, is false in any material detail;
(2) The applicant has failed to ensure conformity with the operating standards or permitted area location requirements in this chapter;
(3) The applicant has failed to provide a complete application form after having been notified of the requirement of producing additional information or documents;
(4) The applicant has previously been cited by the City of Riverbank for causing a public nuisance, or causing an unlawful or criminal activity during the operation of a food vending activity;
(5) The applicant has previously had a food vending permit revoked in Riverbank or in another jurisdiction, for violating food vending permit conditions or for unlawful conduct relating thereto;
(6) The applicant has been convicted of a felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude or has been convicted of any narcotics violation; or
(7) The granting of the food vending permit will have an adverse impact upon the public health, safety, or order.
(D) Prior to the issuance of any permit under this chapter, the applicant shall pay to the city any business operations tax required by § 110.18.
(E) Decisions of the Community Development Director, or his or her designee, relating to the granting or denial of any application for a mobile food vendor’s permit shall be rendered in writing.
(Ord. 2021-004, passed 8-24-21)