§ 13-248. Pushcart ice cream vendors.

(a)

No person may vend any ice cream or other frozen dessert product from a pushcart unless he/she has first applied for and received a mobile vending permit as specified in section 13-238 of this article. A permit and the associated fee shall be required for each individual pushcart.

(b)

Pushcart units must return to the commissary for daily servicing and cleaning of the unit as prescribed in the rules.

(c)

Pushcarts shall be limited to the vending of ice cream, frozen desserts, and non-potentially hazardous food items that are pre-packaged at approved facilities and are single serve only.

(d)

No pushcarts shall have any exclusive right to any location on a public sidewalk nor shall any be permitted a stationary location. For the purpose of this article, no vending stop may continue for more than five (5) minutes in any hour. An exemption from this requirement shall be made for any special or city-sponsored event.

(e)

No pushcart vendor may participate in a special or city-sponsored event without permission of the sponsoring entity.

(f)

No pushcart vendor shall leave any location without first picking up, removing and disposing of all trash or refuse remaining as the result of sales.

(g)

Pushcart operators shall not be required to comply with the badge requirements contained in this article.

(h)

Pushcart vending is prohibited within any street or highway.

(i)

Pushcarts are prohibited from stopping within fifteen (15) feet of the entrance to any permanent food establishment.

(j)

Pushcarts shall be prohibited from interfering or blocking the use of sidewalks by pedestrian traffic.

(k)

Vending operations may not begin before 9:00 a.m. and shall cease immediately at dusk. Illuminated street lights which are visible in the area shall be prima facie evidence that it is too dark to safely vend. Such time restraints shall not apply to special or city-sponsored events.

(l)

Pushcart vendors shall be required to carry and utilize hand sanitizer.

(Ord. No. 9120-2010, § 2, 11-2-10; Ord. No. 9724-2014, § 2, 6-17-14)