(a) Applications for mobile food vehicle vending permits will be accepted at City of York Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning no later than June 30 of the calendar year.
(b) Upon approval of an application for a permit, the annual permit fee shall be $300.00.
(c) Permits received later than June 30, and in application for the following calendar year, will incur an additional $100.00 charge.
(d) Any duplicate permit may be issued upon payment of a fee of $20.00 should a permit be lost or destroyed.
(e) Applicant shall notify the Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning within fifteen (15) days of any changes to application information. Failure to report any changes to the information on the application will result in immediate loss of permit
(f) A single permit application shall be accepted and deemed complete if received no later than close of business on June 30 and accompanied by:
(1) A copy of all necessary licenses, permits and/or other written proof of compliance with the regulations of the City of York for each mobile food vehicle including if applicable, a notarized letter from the property owner if the mobile food vehicle is to operate on private property.
(2) The full name; signature; address; and whether the applicant is an individual, firm, or corporation, and, if a partnership, the names of the partners; together with the addresses of all principals including the owner, licensee, and permittee.
(3) The physical street address of the business. Post office boxes and other mail services will not be accepted.
(4) A copy of a valid PA driver's license for each permittee and/or operator of the mobile food vehicle known at the time of application. Any operators hired during the permit year must carry proper identification and be able to show to law enforcement officials upon request.
(5) Proof of insurance covering the Mobile Food Vehicle. Permittee shall furnish and maintain such public liability, food products liability, and property damage insurance as will protect vendor, property owners, and the City from all claims for damage to property or bodily injury, including death, which may arise from the operations under the permit or in connection therewith. Such insurance shall provide coverage of not less than one million dollars per occurrence. The policy shall further provide that it may not be cancelled except upon thirty (30) days written notice served upon the City of York Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning. A permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be invalid at any time the insurance required herein is not maintained and evidence of continuing coverage is not filed with the Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning.
(6) A color photograph and accurate description of the mobile food vehicle including the following data: The make, model and type of body; the number of cylinders; the vehicle identification number or any other identifying number as may be required by the Mobile Food Vendors Committee. (If this information is not known at the time of permit application, this requirement can be satisfied as a condition of obtaining a final effective permit.)
(7) A signed Hold Harmless and waiver of subrogation (sample attached) that the permittee shall hold harmless the City and its officers and employees, and shall indemnify the City, its officers and employees for any claims for damage to property or injury to persons which may be occasioned by any activity carried on under the terms of the permit.
(8) A statement that the permittee shall hold harmless any adjacent property owner(s) for any claims for damage to property or injury to persons which may be the direct result of any activity of the permit holder.
(9) A statement that the permittee shall hold harmless any and all members and member organizations represented on the Mobile Food Vendor committee.
(10) If Mobile Food Vehicle is to occupy private property, a notarized statement from said property owner holding harmless the City of York, all its applicable officers and assigns.
[A sample document has been attached hereto: Insurance Requirements, Hold Harmless and Waiver of Subrogation for Mobile Food Vehicles]
(11) Any such additional information required by law, rule, ordinance, or that any department of the City, Mobile Food Vendor Committee, City Council, or information reasonably deemed appropriate to assist the City in determining whether the permit should be granted. The applicant shall be provided thirty (30) days to comply with any additional requests. (Ord. 7- 2015. Passed 4-7-15.)