9.49.050 Applications--Review and screening--Approval.
A. Every person desiring to engage in food vending shall file an application with the City pursuant to procedures established by the City Manager.
B. A person engaged in food vending may hold only one (1) license to operate such a business at any given time.
C. During September of each year, the City Manager will evaluate all applications that have been received during the twelve (12) months prior to September 1st.
D. The City Manager shall review applications according to the following criteria:
1. The extent to which the applicant would be personally and actively engaged in the preparation and/or sale of products;
2. The applicant’s ability to successfully operate a vending business. Previous experience in street vending or comparable activity is desirable;
3. The quality of the business plan, including intended cuisine to be offered, financial statements and plan of operations, submitted by the applicant;
4. Whether the applicant’s proposed food vending business would be a new business, as opposed to an outlet for, or associated with an existing business;
5. The quality and features of the food vending facility proposed to be used, as submitted with the application; and
6. The applicant’s history of compliance or noncompliance with City ordinances or state laws relating to business regulation, street vending, food service or health.
E. The City Manager shall rank the applicants according to these criteria, and may reject applications that are unacceptable.
F. No later than October 31st of each year, the City Manager shall approve as many acceptable applications as there are open sites, in order of ranking, and shall issue food vending licenses, and assign sites, to the successful applicants.
G. Determinations under this section are vested in the sole discretion of the City Manager. (Ord. 6702-NS § 1, 2002)