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ORDINANCE NO. 74 -24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 23 AND 27
REGARDING CATERING FOOD VEHICLES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances is hereby amended by
the repeal of the following:
[Section 23 -801. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. No owner or operator
of any vehicle which is used for the purpose of dispensing or vending
confections or other goods directly from such vehicle shall carry on such
dispensing or vending unless the provisions of this ordinance be met.
This ordinance shall not apply to persons using vehicles for the delivery
of goods or services directly to homes or establishments where the goods
are taken by the operator of the vehicle onto private property for delivery,
nor shall it apply to the operations of any political subdivision or unit of
government. A vehicle for purposes of this ordinance shall mean any mobile
unit being used on the public streets for the purpose of vending or dispensing
as aforesaid.]
. [Section 23 -802. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Application for a
Catering Food Vehicle license shall be made to the village clerk and shall
describe the vehicle or vehicles from which said vending operations will be
carried on and shall give the names of the persons interested in said business.
It shall describe the types of confections or other goods which will be sold
from said vehicle. The applicant shall also set forth the names of the insurers
providing liability coverage on the vehicle or vehicles and the amount of
coverage carried.]
[Section 23 -803. HOURS AND ROUTES. No person licensed hereunder
shall carry on the vending operations except between the hours of 1 :00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. More than ten (10 days before
commencement of his operations the licensee shall file with the Chief of Police
a proposed route or routes over which the vehicles will travel each day within
the Village. The licensee shall follow such route while operating within the
Village. Proposed changes shall be filed with the Chief of Police at least 10
days in advance of making such changes. If the Chief of Police shall disapprove
of such proposed routes, the licensee may appeal the ruling of the Chief of
Police to the Village Council for determination. Only such routes shall be
approved as will minimize the hazard to persons who may be customers of such
vehicles and which will minimize traffic difficulties which may arise out of
such operations.]
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• [Section 23 -804. SAFETY REQUIREMENT. Every licensee shall
maintain liability insurance in the amount of at least $50,000 for single
injuries and $100,000 for each accident together with at least $5,000
property insurance. Vehicles must be parked at the curb while engaging
in vending operations and vending shall be done only at the curb side of
the vehicle. Each vehicle must be equipped with flashing lights on both
the front and rear of the vehicle clearly visible to oncoming cars in full
daylight. Every vehicle while carrying on a vending operation shall be
attended by at least two persons, one of whom shall have the following
specific duties: For the full period during which such vehicle is stopped for
vending or which is stopped in such a manner or in such a place as to reason-
ably cause others to believe that it is proposing to engage in vending operations,
said person shall stand alongside said vehicle in such a manner as to be able
to observe traffic coming from all directions and also the crossing of the street
by minors in the immediate vicinity of said vehicle. Such person shall give
adequate warning 'to both vehicles and minors so as to avoid accident or injury
to said minors. He shall, if necessary, carry such signaling or warning
devices as will enable him to give adequate warnings.]
[Section 23 -805. VIOLATIONS. Any person violating any provisions
of this ordinance may upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not
more than three hundred dollars ($300) and by imprisonment not to exceed
. ninety (90) days. Any licensee who violates any provision of this ordinance
or who drives or operates his vehicle in a careless and negligent fashion may
in addition to the foregoing penalties have his license revoked after a hearing
before the City Council upon reasonable notice.]
Section 2: Chapter 27 of the City Ordinances if hereby amended by
the addition of the following:
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SAFETY ASPECTS REGARDING
ON- STREET SOLICITING AND VENDING BY CATERING FOOD
VEHICLES
Section 27 -200. APPLICATION. No owner or operator of any catering
food vehicle as defined in Chapter 8 of the City Ordinances which is used for
on- street soliciting for the sale of or vendinq of confections or other goods
directly from such vehicle shall engage in the activity of on- street soliciting
dispensing, or vendinq unless the provisions of this ordinance are met. This
ordinance shall not apply to persons usinq vehicles for the delivery of goods
or services directly to homes or establishments where the qoods are taken by
the operator of the vehicle onto private property for delivery, nor shall it
apply to the operation of any political subdivision or unit of government.
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Section 27 -201 , HOURS AND ROUTES _ No person operating under the
provisions of this ordinance shall c_,arry on the activity of on- street soliciting
or vendina operations except between the hours of 1 :00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m. through 9 :30 p.m. At least ten days prior to commencina his
operation a vendor shall file with the Chief of Police a proposed route or routes
over which the vehicle or vehicles will travel each day within the City. The
vendor shall follow such route while operating within the Citv. Proposed route
changes shall be filed with the Chief of Police ten days prior to making any
such changes. Onlv such routes shall be approved as will minimize the hazard
to the persons who may be customers of such vehicles and which will minimize
traffic difficulties which may arise out of such operations.
Section 27 -202. INSURANCE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. Every
owner or operator shall maintain liabilitv insurance in the amount of at least
$100 , 000 for sinale iniuries and $200,000 for each accident together with at
least $10,000 for property insurance. The names of the insurer and the persons
insured must be filed with the Citv before operation commences.
Food vehicles must be parked at the street curb while enaaginq in
vending operations and vendina shall be done onlv from the curb side of the
vehicle. Each food vehicle must be e_auioDed with flashing lights on both front
and rear of the vehicle clearly visible to oncomina automobiles in full davlight.
Every food vehicle while carrvina on a vending operation shall be attended by
• at least two adult persons, one of whom shall have the followina specific
duties: For the full period durina which such food vehicle is stopped for vend -
inq or stopped in such a manner or place as to reasonably cause others to
believe that it is proposina to enaaae in vending operations, said person shall
stand alongside said food vehicle in such a manner as to be able to observe
traffic cominq from all directions and to observe children crossina the street
in the immediate vicinity of said fond vehicle. Such person shall give adequate
warnina to oncomina vehicles and children so as to avoid accident or iniury
to said children.
Section 27 -203. PENALTIES. Whoever does any act or omits to do any
act which constitutes a breach of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof
by lawful authoritv. , be punished by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars
($300) and by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days.
Section 3: This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and
upon thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
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Adopted this 9th day of September , 19 74 .
f ,
Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
Published in the official newspaper August 15, 1974
Effective date September 14, 1974
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