(A) Permit application. Any person desiring to obtain a vending permit shall first file an application with the Director for such permit. Such application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council to defray, in part, the cost of the investigation and report required by this subchapter. Fees required under this subchapter shall be in addition to any other license, permit or fee required under this subchapter or any other chapter of this code.
(B) Vending prohibited without permit. Neither the filing of an application for a vending permit, nor the payment of the application fee shall authorize the vending from, operation or management of a vending cart.
(C) Required information. The owner will be responsible for providing the following completed documentation to the city during the term of such owner's participation and shall continue to keep current the following:
(1) Name of the business;
(2) Name of the applicant;
(3) If a corporation, articles of incorporation;
(4) Business address and phone number of the applicant;
(5) A description of the merchandise which the sidewalk vendor will vend;
(6) Number of vending carts owned, operated, leased, controlled or contracted by the applicant to be used in the city;
(7) A description of the logo, color scheme, insignia and any other distinguishing characteristics of the applicant's vending cart;
(8) The full and true names, dates of birth and addresses of all persons employed, contracted, leased or otherwise given control of the applicant's vending cart(s) and the California driver's license or similar state or federal identification establishing the identity of such persons;
(9) A policy of liability insurance in a form and with companies approved by the city and approved to do business in California, which policy names the city, its officers, employees and agents as additional insureds in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit for all activities associate with sidewalk vending, which policy shall remain valid for the duration of the vending permit and/or any vending activities within the city;
(10) The California seller's permit number (California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sales tax number), if any, of the owner;
(11) The owner shall ensure that all applicable food service permits are obtained from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Copies of current County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health permits, including individual permits for each cart, must be provided to the Director prior to receiving a vending permit;
(12) If food or beverage is prepared off-site for sale by a vendor, the owner also provide the Director with proof that each location where the food or beverage is prepared has the applicable current health/food/beverage permits;
(13) At the time of application, one head-shot photograph of each vending cart operator, at least two inches by two inches in size, taken within the six-month period immediately preceding the date of the application shall be submitted; and
(14) Certification by the applicant that to his or her knowledge and belief, the information in the application is true and correct.
(D) Ongoing information submission. The owner shall obtain approval for any new vending cart(s) and/or operators(s) seeking the city's vending permit. On an annual basis, from the date the first permit for a vending cart is granted, the owner shall provide to the Director a roster of all vending cart operators employed by the owner and permitted to vend within the city.
(Ord. 1098, passed 8-13-20)