A. The authority to sell food or flowers pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.88.030(A)(4) of this chapter shall be further limited by the provisions of Sections 5.88.080 through 5.88.180 of this chapter. No person shall sell food or flowers on public sidewalks in the central business district pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.88.030(A)(4) of this chapter unless such person has first been issued a food or flower vendor's permit by the city manager for each food or flower cart or business location.
B. Any food or flower vendor lawfully conducting business on the sidewalks of the central business district as defined in Section 5.88.020 of this chapter on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter with a valid permit may continue to conduct such business at the same location so long as the vendor complies with all terms and conditions of the permit and of this chapter.
C. Within sixty (60) days after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and every six months thereafter, the city manager shall notify all persons who have expressed interest in obtaining a food or flower vendor's permit and all current permittees that additional locations are available, requesting that any person who wishes to be considered for a new or additional location should notify the city manager. The city manager shall also place an advertisement in the official newspaper of the city and give such additional public notice of the availability of additional locations as he or she deems appropriate.
The city manager shall thereafter conduct a lottery among all those expressing interest in the additional locations, for the purpose of establishing the sequence in which potential applicants may select a location from among those locations which are available. Specific rules and procedures for the lottery and location selection process shall be established by the city manager.
In the event that any previously utilized or assigned location shall become available by abandonment, revocation, attempted transfer, or through any other action or cause, said location shall be included among those locations which may be selected pursuant to the next regularly scheduled lottery.
Assignment of a location to a particular person pursuant to the lottery shall be of no force and effect unless that person thereafter applies for and obtains a vendor's permit pursuant to this chapter. (Prior code § 7.06.060)