§ 32-96. General prohibitions.

(a)

No person shall sell or offer for sale any food, beverage or prepared food product from any portable box, stand, bag or similar container other than a vending vehicle or on any street, park, parkway or sidewalk, or in any unenclosed area open to the public.

(b)

No licensee shall allow, direct or otherwise cause any other person to vend or offer to vend any food, beverage or product in violation of any provision of this article or regulations promulgated pursuant to section 32-153.

(c)

No person shall operate or allow to be operated in the city a vending vehicle that is not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article or without any other business tax, license or permit required elsewhere by this Code for each and every pushcart, prepared food vending vehicle or vending stand.

(d)

No person shall operate or vend from a pushcart, vending vehicle or vending stand in violation of any license restriction placed upon such pushcart owner's license.

(e)

No person shall employ or retain any person to operate a vending vehicle for the purpose of vending unless the person so employed or retained has been listed as an operator on the owner's license application pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(f)

No person shall operate or vend from a vending vehicle that is located within 200 feet of any other pushcart or prepared food vending vehicle.

(g)

No person shall operate or vend from a vending vehicle within 200 feet of any property utilized for school uses or church uses.

(h)

No person shall operate or vend from a vending vehicle within 15 feet of any intersection, driveway, building entrance, or in any space designated for vehicular parking.

(i)

No vending vehicle that is licensed to vend in a specific area or location shall vend in any location other than that area specified on the license, unless operating at a special event.

(j)

No person shall operate or vend from a pushcart or prepared food vending vehicle before 8:00 a.m. or later than 8:00 p.m. during periods of standard time.

(k)

No person shall operate or vend from a pushcart or prepared food vending vehicle before 8:00 a.m. or later than 9:00 p.m. during periods of daylight savings time.

(l)

No person shall store, park or leave any stand on any public property after the authorized hours of operation.

(Code 1988, § 32-176; Ord. No. O-99-04, § 15, 12-16-2004)