(A) An application for a permit under this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established by resolution of the City Commission. Permits shall only be for the calendar year in which the permit is issued. Fees are nonrefundable once a permit has been issued by the Clerk/Treasurer's Office. If operating on non-city property, no fee shall be charged to a business which is on the city's tax rolls whose normal business includes the sale of food and/or beverages, however, such business must still comply with the remaining requirements to obtain a permit. No one shall hire or subcontract such vendors in an attempt to evade the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Nonprofit corporations and nonprofit associations may be exempted from the provisions of this chapter upon application to the City Manager. Said application shall set forth the date or dates of their solicitation; the products, if any, to be sold or given to donors in exchange for their contribution, the names of persons in charge of the solicitation; the purpose of the drive, the percentage of the funds to be used for charitable purposes and the percentage of collections to be paid out to solicitors, if any, for services rendered. The City Manager shall maintain a record of dates granted to organizations for the solicitations. On or before 15 days from the date of filing the application, the City Manager shall grant approval or denial of the application. The determination shall be based upon the application and any further information as shall be obtained by the City Manager and determination that solicitation shall in fact be for a charitable purpose, that substantially all of the collected funds shall be used for that purpose and not for payment of salaries or commissions to solicitors; and upon determination that the dates proposed do not conflict with the date or dates approved for any other organization. Upon granting the exemption, the City Manager shall issue unto the organization identification badges to be worn by solicitors or vendors, which badge shall bear the name of the city and the name of the organization and shall be worn conspicuously during the time that he or she shall be engaged in the solicitation or vending. The identification badge shall be returned to the City Manager upon completion of the solicitation.
(C) A single-event application is also available from the Clerk/Treasurer's office for vendors wishing to operate a street vending business or a mobile food vending unit during a city-sponsored or city-endorsed special event or to operate at a public or private event held on public property or in a public park. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee as defined in this chapter.
(Ord. 17-01, passed 6-19-2017; Ord. 2022-02, passed 7-25-2022)