HomeMy WebLinkAbout18788 ORD - 04/09/1985AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 38, PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT
VENDORS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES UF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE PERMITTING,
REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF VENDORS, PEDDLERS,
ITINERANT MERCHANTS AND COMMERCIAL SOLICITORS,
PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1 That Chapter 38 Peddlers Solicitors and Itinerant
Vendors, of the Cade of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be
a:MT hereby amended by repealing Article I thereof and substituting
therefor a new Article I which shall hereafter be and read as follows:
Chapter 38,
VENDORS, PEDDLERS, ITINERANT MERCHANTS AND SOLICITORS
Article I. Vendors, Peddlers, Itinerant Merchants and Commercial
Solicitors
Sec. 38-1. Purpose and Findings
(a) The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas makes
the following findings:
(I) Vendors, Peddlers, Commercial Solicitors and Itinerant
Merchants engage to legitimate and honorable commercial
activities which enhance theenof the
consuming public and pronate an cactiveand healthy
economic environment.
(2) The nature and characteristics of such commercial
cial
activities require the reasonable regulation ofthe
time, manner and place of such activities
(3) The streets, sidewalks and other public ways and
recreational areas are primarily to promote the smooth
flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and public
leisure activities
(4) The
s
a onable regulations enacted hereby do not
prohibitor inhibit free expression of religious,
political or other ideas and beliefs, but regulate
commercial activities and conduct for the below
expressed public purposes.
lsn BMICROFILMED
(5) The regulations herein applicable to interstate
commerce transactions are not overburdensome but are
relymeasures which are necessary to protect the
public health, safety and welfare, and it is the
definite intent of this Council to promote. preserve
and protect free enterprise and interstate commerce.
(b) The purpose of this Article shall he to accomplish the
following objectives through the reasonable regulation of vendors,
peddlers, itinerant merchants and co cial solicitors in and upon public
streets, sldewall s, parks, beaches and other recreational areas and of
outdoor and transient commercial activities
Sec
(a)
apply:
(1) Protect the public health, safety and welfare and
promote the use and enjoyment of public parks, beaches
and other public recreation areas in an attractive
environment.
(2) Promote smooth and safe flow of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic and avoid urban congestion
(3) Enhance and protect the quality and attractiveness of
the environment.
(4) Protect the use and enjoyment of the people in their
homes and private businesses.
(5) Protect the public from fraudulent, illegal, unsafe or
unhealthful commercial activities, products and
servi nes.
(6) Preserve the character and quality of residential,
proreational, commercial and business areas and
perty
(7) Promote and enhance the quality of commercial
activities within the City
38-2. Definitions and Construction
As used in this Article the following definitions shall
(1) Bayfront seawall shall mean the protective retaining
wall ru ning along the shore of Carpus Christi By and
along Shoreline Boulevard from Buford Street to the
entrance ramp to the barge dock, including the sidewalk
thereon
(2) Business shall mean any marketing activity conducted
for the sale or rental of goods or.er ices for private
profit on any premises in this city.
(3) City shall men the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, or
where the context indicates, the City Manager or his
designated representative or other authorized
representative of the City.
(4) Commercial solicitor shall mean any person without a
permanent business establishment within the City who
takes or offers to take orders for the future delivery
of any goods or services by means of going upon private
premises from house to house or place to place, without
the prior expressed request or consent of the owner or
occupant thereof.
(5) Itinerant
tswithout
permanent business establishment theCity who
engages in a temporarybusiness of selling, offering
for ale, renting o o ffering for rent any goods o
services from a permanent, established structure.
Temporary association with anestablished resident
business or person shall not excuse any itinerant
merchant from the terns of this article.
(6) Peddler shall mean any person without a permanent
business establishment w,thn the City who sells,
offers for sale, rents or offers for rent any goods or
services by means
n
of gag upon private premises from
house to house or place to place, without the prior
expressed request or consent of the owner or
occupant
thereof, and who makes delivery at ar near the time of
any such transaction.
(7) Permanent business establishment means building a
part of a building or space within abuilding owned or
occupied 000050 in the operation of an on-going
commercial or Industrial enterprise which has been or
is intended to be conducted for more than forty-five
(45) days and for which use a Certificate of Occupancy
has been issued by the City.
(8) Person shall mean any individual, Finn, company,
corporation, organization, partnership, association or
other legal entity
(9) Vending unit shall mean any vehicle. stand, cart,
craft, or other equipment or device used by a vendor
for the storage or display of goods for sale or rent or
,n the actual rendering of services.
(10) Vendor shall mean
any person who engages 1n the
business of selling, offering for sale, renting or
offering for rent and delivering from stock at or near
the time of sale or rental any goods or es from
any vehicle, cart, stand, or other equipment ar device
or from his person, from, in or upon any public street,
article.
alley, sidewalk, park, beach or any other public way or
premises or from, to or upon any private premises, and
outside a permanent, established structure
(b) The following rules of construction shall apply to this
(1) The tern "shall" is mandatory. The term "may" 1s
discretionary.
(2) The singular shall include the plural and the plural
shall include the singular where indicated by the
context.
(3) The masculine gender shall include the feminine and the
feminine gender shall include the masculine.
Sec. 38-3 Applicability. affirmative defenses
This article shall not apply to the following persons, businesses
or conduct or under the following conditions, provided, however, that it
shall not be necessary in the prosecution of any violation of this Article
to negative anyof such exceptions orexemptions herein expressed. but the
pleading and proof of the same shall be an affirmative defense in any such
prosecution:
(1) Persons or operations from the City Secretary las nctharitablle solicitors cate of registration
tthe
provisions of Article 11, Solicitations for Charitable
purposes of this Chapter
(2)
Auctions or auctioneers licensed under the provisions of
Chapter 8 of this Code.
(3) Persons or operations permitted at or upon the premises o
property of the Corpus Christi International Airport under
the authority and provisions of Chapter 9 of this Code.
(4) Newspaper vending machines upon any sidewalk or sidewalk
along any arterial o collector street, provided,
however, that such newspaper
v ending machine operations
shall comply with the following
(a) No such vending machine shall be located in such a way
as to create a safety hazard or impediment to
pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(b) No suchvending
intersection llbe located within twenty
feet g
(c) Such nd, ng machines shall be o fined to an ar
extending no mare than two feet (2') iota any s, dewalk
walkway.
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(0) Such vending machine venders shall notify in advance
the record owner of adjoining property of the placement
of any such vending machine.
(e)
(0)
Such vendors shall at all time keep the area of every
such vending machine free of litter and trash.
Such vending machines shall be maintained in first
class working condition and shall be kept currently
stocked with publications
(9) Such vending machines shall be free from all
advertising except that which identifies the
publication
(h) Such vendors shall, prior to installation, submit to
the City Building Division proof of adequacy of wind
design capacity of the anchoring system for each such
vending machine to show that such system is consistent
with the hurricane precautions required by the Corpus
Christi Building Code.
By placement of any such vending machine, the v ndor
agrees to hold harmless the City of Carpus Christi,
Texas from any and all claims or causes
f action for
damages whatsoever which might arise either solely or
to part from placement of such vending machine, and an
indemnity agreement shall be executed between such
vendor as indemnitor and the City as indemnitee to
effectuate such agree ment. Every such vendor shall
maintain on file inthe City Secretary's Office a
certificate of insurance evidencing public liability
in the amount f million dollars
(91, n
000,000 00) naming the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, as an additional i ured and providing that no
cancellation of such policy of indemnity Insurance
shall be effective without prior written notice stothe
City.
Every such vendor shall maintain an agent in Carpus
Christi, Texas who may be reached at a listed telephone
number during normal business hours to receive and
handle complaints and respond to inquiries. The name,
address and local telephone number of such agent shall
be filed with the office of the City Secretary.
(5) Ordinary commercial travelers orsalesmen, transacting
business only at wholesale or with dealers in such goods or
to goods or s for use in other manufacturing or
commercial purposes.
(6) Sales conducted pursuant to Statute or by order of any
court.
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(a)
(7) Persons or transactions associated with bona fide trade
shows, exhibits, expositions or ventions where all
transactions of purchase, sale orexchange a made i
connection with such trade showexhibit, exposition a
convention and within the confines of the said trade show.
exhibit, exposition or convention situs.
(8) Individual, o eo time only sales of personal property items
sold by the nowner thereof at his private residence or
business.
(9) Garage sales, which for purposes of this article shall mean
and include all general sales, open to the public, conducted
from or on a residential premise for the purpose of
disposing of personal property including, but not limited
to, all sales entitled "garage", "lawn", "yard", "attic",
"porch", "room", "backyard", "patio", or "rummage" sale, of
which n e than three (3) are held at or by any o
residence and/or family household during any calendar year,
each of such sales being limited in time to noa than
three (3) consecutive days or two (2) consecutiveweekends
(Saturday and Sunday). Sales of the type, but ines of
the number or duration provided for herein, are business
operations outside the intent of this exemption.
(10) Temporary promotional events held in connection with a
permanent established business as authorized in the Corpus
Christi Zoning Code.
(11) Organized community and festival events held by authority of
agreements or special permits issued by the City Council a
held upon public premises or to or pan public parks o
beaches under the auspices or sponsorship or within the
regular administration of the Parks and Recreation
Department of the City. (By way of example and not
limitation: Buccaneer Days, Bayfest, Feria Hispanica and
Corpus Christi Beach Party).
(12) Sidewalk sales held by adioining or abutting businesses and
otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Carpus Christi, Texas.
(13) Authorized contractualoncessiona permitted upon City
proprietary premises by agreement,lease o contract with
the City duly authorized by the City Councils
(14) Delivery services of permanent established businesses in the
City; including industrial catering services providing
regular food delivery for employees of industry, business
and construction sites, and which operate on site and by
agreement with or invitation of such industries or
businesses.
(15) Lemonade stands and the like conducted and operated entirely
by children under the age of sixteen and upon the private
residential premises of such children
Sec. 38-4 Permit Required
Na person shall engage in the business of selling, offering for
sale, renting or offering for rent any goods or services as a vendor,
peddler, commercial solicitor or itinerant merchant within the City of
Corpus Christi without first obtaining a permit therefor in accordance with
the teens and provisions of this Article.
Sec. 38-5. Permit Application, filing
No permit required by this Article shall be issued except upon a
sworn application duly filed with the City Manager orsuch Permit Officer
as he may designate to administer the provisions of this Article
Sec. 38-6. Permit application, information required
Every application for a permit required by this Chapter shall
contain the following•
(1)
copy of anssname assumed n of the certificate applicantand/oriicateif acorporate , rtified
rate other lega
organization charter ofa record, together with proof of the individual's
authority to act in behalf of such entity.
(2) The business address and phone number of the applicant.
who will b(3) Thad in the businesses and phone n mbar of arp• individuals
engage operations in the Lity.
(4) A description of the type of goods or services to be offered
for sale or rental.
(5) A description of the proposed location of the business for
which the permit application is filed, including proposed routes for mobile
street vendors, which shall show compliance with all site regulations of
this Article.
(6) The license number of any rotor vehicle to be used in the
operation of the business in the City.
displaying ) photographAn rd (orication together card with no laaddditional photograph
identification card, such as a current driver's license, to be used with
the identification card required hereby) for each individual representative
f the applicant who will be engaged in the business for which application
for a permit is made. The identification card required hereby shall
contain the name of the individual representative, the permanent residence
address of the individual representative, the local address and phone
number, if any, of the individual representative, and the name and address
of the applicant as shown on the application for a permit.
conducts business from purposes of this Article, every individual who
applicant is representative of such applicant
whether acting as employee, agent, independent contractor, franchisee o
otherwise for other business purposes, and the applicant shall for all
purposes under this Article be responsible for compliance with this Article
by every such individual representative
(8) A description and photograph or drawing with construction
plans and specifications of any vending unit to be used in the business for
which the permit application is filed.
(9) Proof of a general comprehensive business liability
insurance policy, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business
in the State of Texas, protecting and indemnifying the applicant and the
City from all claims for damages to property and for bodily Injury,
including death, which may arise from operations under or in connection
with the requested permit. Such Insurance
shall name the City as
additional insured, shall provide that notermination or cancellation will
be effective without prior written notice to the City, and shall provide
liability protection in the following minimum amounts: one hundred thousand
dollars (9100,000) per person and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000)
per occurrence for bodily injury and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per
occurrence for property damage. An Indemnity agreement protecting and
ndemnifying the City against all such claims may be substituted for the
Insurance
ce policy herein required in the ca a of Parade Vendor permits valid
onlyr for such parade event and Issued under the provisions of Section
38-17(8) of this Article.
(wiith all of of ther appte licablles Tax e state andfederal
q cements and
compliance ph requirements for the
particular business for which a permit Is requested
Sec. 38-7. Health Permits required for food and beverages
businesses
No permit authorized to be issued under this Article shall be
sed to any person for the purpose ofselling offering for sale any
food or beverage unless the applicant shallhave first obtained all health
permits, certificates and inspections required by the City Health Code for
the particular type of business for which the permit is requested.
Sec. 38-8. Bond required for Peddlers, Commercial Sollc1tors and
Itinerant Merchants In Emergencies
(a) Upon the declaration of a state of emergency or of a
disaster 1n the City, as authorized in this Cade, every permit issued under
this Article for a Peddler, Commercial Solicitor or Itinerant Merchant to
engage in the selling, renting or offering for sale or rent any goods o
services used or
useful to any co nection with such emergency or disaster
relief shall beimmediately suspended. The permitting officer is hereby
authorized to determine whether each particular permit issued by him Is
within the class of permits suspended and Is further authorized to
reinstate suspended permits upon compliance by the permittee with the
bonding requirements herein. Applicants for new or renewal permits during
the period f the a rgency or disaster shall be subject to the said
bonding requirements the same as suspended permittees.
(b) Prior to the issuance orr
renewal o reinstatement of any
permit under this Article for a PeddlerCommercial Solicitor or Itinerant
Merchant, under the conditions of subsection (a), the applicant therefor
shall provide a bond in the sum of not less than twice the maximum amount
of any single transaction, as determined by the permitting officer; payable
to the City for the use and benefit of any person aggrieved by the failure
of such Peddler, Commercial Solicitor or Itinerant Merchant to fully comply
with the conditions thereof. Said bond shall be executed by the applicant,
s principal, with a good and sufficient surety upon which service of
process may be made in the State of Texas, and shall be conditioned that
the principal shall comply fully with all of the provisions of the
ordinances of the City and the Statutes of the State of Texas and
conditioned further that the principal will pay all damages growing out of
the violation of any such ordinance or statute or the wrongful, fraudulent
or illegal conduct of said principaloarising out of any
misrepresentation or deception practiced o any person transacting business
with such principal, his agents or employees, either at the time of such
transaction or through any advertisement or representation prior to or
after such transaction. Such bond shall be further conditioned that n
payment under such bond shall reduce the liability of the principal and
surety under the bond for damages related to any separate violation a
transaction. The bond shall remain to full force and effect for the
duration of the permit authorized under this Article and for two years
thereafter. Action on the bond may be brought in the name of the City to
the use and benefit of the aggrieved person.
Sec. 38-9. Permits, Duration and Fees
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, permits
granted under this Article shall be issued in thirty day increments with a
maximum period of validity of ninety (90) days.
lb) The fee for a
thirty (30)day
permit under
increment. Article shall be twenty-five
dollars ($25) per
(c) An annual permit may be issued to a year-round business in
lieu of the permit provided for to subsection (a) above, and the fee for
such annual permit shall be two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275).
(d) Each vending unit and each distinct location of an itinerant
merchant business shall be separately permitted.
each individual As a condition of each permit issu d u der this Article,
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engaged in the permitted business shall be provided with a
separate Identification Card which shall be valid for the duration of the
permit in connection with which it is required. Each such identification
card shall be provided by the applicant as required under Sec. 38-6(7) and
shall, upon Issuance
of the permit, have placed upon it the stamp of
approval of the 710019ting officer
Sec. 38-10. Permits, Renewal
Permits ,sued under this Article may be renewed by filing a
written request therefor which shall correct and update any information
required in the original application as necessary to accurately reflect
current facts and information. Such re ewai requests shall be accompanied
bythe required fees and shall be processed as in the case of original
permit applications.
Sec. 38-11. Permits, Not Transferable
No permit issued under this Article shall be transferable or
assignable.
Sec. 38.12 Permits, Issuance
(a) Within five (5) working days of the receipt of a completed
application for a permit under this Article, the permit officer shall issue
the requested permit or shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the
denial of such permit and the reason for the denial
(b) Every permit issued under this Article shall state the
number of the permit, the dates of issue and expiration, the type of
business authorized and the goods or ervices to be offered, the amount of
the permit fee paid, the location where said business may be carried on
under the permit, the name of the business and the names of the individuals
authorized to conduct the actual business operations.
Sec. 38.13 Permits. Denial or Revocation
(a)Any permit may be denied or revoked for any of the
following causes.
(1) Fraud ormisrepresentation contained in the application
for the permit.
(2) Fraud ormisrepresentation made in the course of
carrying onthe permitted business.
(3) Conduct of any business required to be permitted under
this Article in violation of any of the terms of this
Article or of any ordinance of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas.
(b) Notice of any such denial or revocation of a permit shall be
given in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of such denial or
revocation. Such notice shall be sufficient if personally delivered o
mailed, postage prepaid. to the Permittee at the business address given on
his application for said permit and shall be effective immediately upon
personal delivery or n the second business day following the date of
mailing of such notice
Sec 38-14. Appeal
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the permit officer i
regard to the denial of an application for a permit under this Article or
in connection with the revocation of a permit under this Article shall have
the right to appeal to the City Council of the City of Carpus Christi,
Texas. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Council within seven
(7) days after the effective date of the notice of the denial
revocation, a written statement setting forth the grounds for the appeal•
The Council shall set the time and place of a hearing on such appeal, which
time shall be not more than (10) ten days after the filing of the appeal,
and notice of such hearing shall be given to the appellant in the s
manner s provided for notice of a denial o and at least three
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(3)days prior to the date set for the hearing. The order of the Council
on such appeal shall be final.
Sec. 38-15. Commercial Solicitors Engaged in Interstate
Commerce, Certificate of Registration in Lieu of Permit
(a) No Commercial Solicitor engaged solely in the business of
taking orders for future delivery of goods or services through the channels
of interstate commerce shall be required to post a bond or be issued
permit under the terms of this Article, provided, however, that no such
solicitor shall engage in such activities without first filing with the
City an application containing the information required by paragraphs 1
through 7 and 10 of Section 38.5 of this Article and obtaining a
Certificate of Registration as herein provided.
(8) Upon the filing of the required application, each such
solicitor shat) be issued a Certificate of Registration upon payment of
fee of five dollars (85) therefor, and each individual engaged in such
solicitation in the City shall have an Identification Card approved a
provided for in Sec. 38-9(d) of this Article. No person shall engage in
such solicitations without the required identity card.
under
(c)
Certificates hallbe f Registration
s forperiod of
te an iIdentification Cards issued
shall be displayed to any person so requesting ninety (90)days
Sec. 38-16 Vendors, General Regulations
All vendors permitted under the provisions of this Article shall
comply with the following rules and regulations which shall be conditions
of the permits
(1) A11 vendor premises and surrounding area shall be kept clean
and free of trash and litter. A trash receptacle shall be
available upon or within seventy-five feet (75.) of every
vending unit Every vendor issued a permit under the
provisions of this Chapter shall, within five days of such
issuance, certify in writing that he has obtained training
or information on litter and waste handling from Keep
America Beautiful, Inc. or some other approved organization
operating an educational program to reduce litter in the
City.
(2) No vendor shall conduct his vending operation except between
the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, and no vending
u it shall ren an the premises except during such period
of operations.
(3) Vendor signage shall be restricted to vending units and
service vehicles with no extension of signs beyond vehicle
or vending unit edges. Signs shall be limited to the
Vendor's name and a listing of goods and services available
and their prices and shall comply with the zoning
regulations relating to signage for the zoning district in
which the vending unit is operated.
(4) A11 permits shall be prominently displayed and plainly
visible within or upon the vending unit. identification
Cards shall be displayed to any person so requesting
(5) Vending of food or beverages in glass containers 1s
prohibited.
(6) All vendor premises must be vacated and vending units
removed from the premises during Condition 3 and higher
hurricane alerts.
(7) No vending unit or
service vehicle used therewith shall be
left unattended o any public street, alley, sidewalk or
other public way nor upon any public grounds, park, beach or
other public premises.
(8) Vending units shall be freestanding and no item related to
the vending operation shall be allowed to lean against o
hang from or otherwise be attached to any structure except
the vending unit.
(9) Vending units shall be constructed and maintained in
professional, workmanlike manner with quality materials and
units which are rusted, tattered, worn or otherwise in
disrepair are strictly prohibited.
Sec. 38-17 Sidewalk Vendors, special regulations
No permit shall be issued to any vendor to operate his business
and n vendor shall vend upon any public sidewalk in the City except as
follows.
(a) Vendors shall be permitted to operate on the Bayfront
Seawall sidewalk, subject to the following restrictions and regulations in
addition to other conditions imposed upon vendors by this Article.
(1) The maximum size of vending units shall be three feet (3')
1n width by four feet (4') in length, excluding movable
parts and pushbars. Overall size shall not exceed six feet
(6') in length nor four feet (4) in width.
(2) Vendors shall confine their vending units and activities on
the seawall sidewalk to the area immediately adjacent to the
waterside 5ewall curb (the side of the nit nearest such
curb shall be kept within two feet (2') of such curb).
Vending is prohibited on or from streets, the bayfront
landmass and connecting sidewalks, the seawall steps, the
barge dock and parking areas.
(3) Mobile vending units shall remain mobile except to stop and
vend and for reasonable rest periods during which no vending
occurs
(4) No type of vendor service vehicle shall be parked along
Shoreline Boulevard next to the seawall except for the time
necessary to load or unload inventory or a vending unit.
(5) Vending is prohibited within seventy-five feet (75') of
another vendor, within three hundred feet (300') of any
permanent contractual concession; within twenty-five feet
(25') of any street intersection, within three hundred feet
(300') of the designated grounds of anauthorized community
festival event, and within fifty feet (50') of any building
entrance.
(b) No vendor shall cause any obstruction to the smooth flow of
pedestrian or vehicular traffic and vendors shall yield the
right-of-way to other traffic of any type.
(7) Rental of motorized transport for use on the Bayfront
Seawall sidewalk is prohibited.
(8) Motorized vending units are prohibited.
(9) No vendor shall use any type of sound amplification nor
shall any vendor shout or make any other loud noises to
attract the attention of pedestrians or motorists or
otherwise harass or disturb persons. Distribution of
commercial handbills, circulars or other advertising
paaphernalia is prohibited
(10) No vendor shall vend to persons in vehicles.
(b) Vendors shall be permitted along parade routes during and
for four hours prior to and one hour after any parade held under authority
of a permit issued pursuant to the City Code, subject to the following
restrictions and regulations in addition to other conditions imposed upon
vendors by this Article.
(1) Vendors shall comply with all pertinent restrictions and
regulations applicable to sidewalk vendors under subsection
7 of this section
(2) Parade Vendor permits shall be issued for the period
specified in this section only and the fee therefor shall be
ten dollars (810) for each vendor and/or vending unit, which
fee shall be in lieu of the permit fee established for
vendors in Section 38 9 of this Article
(3) Vendors shall be restricted in their location to sidewalks
and other public areas, except streets, immediately adjacent
to and within 600 feet of the the parade route and to
private premises immediately adjacent to and within 600 feet
of parade routes. Such private premises shall be owed by
the vendor or used by him with the expressed permission of
the owner. Such permission shall be evidenced by written
affidavit filed with the permitting officer prior to the
issuance of a permit under this subsection.
ADpltcations for Parade Vender permits must be completed and
filed at least two days prior to the scheduled parade date.
Sec. 38-18 Street Vendors, Special Regulations
No permit shall be issued to any v dor to operate his business
and no vendor shall vend upon or from any public street, alley or roadway
except subject to the fallowing restrictions and regulations in addition to
other conditions imposed upon vendors by this Article.
(1) Vending units shall be street -approved motor vehicles duly
licensed for operation upon public streets and roadways in accordance with
the regulations of the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) No vending shall be conducted except upon residential
streets as designated in the Corpus Christi Urban Transportation Plan and
located to residential zones under the provisions of the Corpus Christi
Zoning Ordinance.
(4)
(3) Vending units mist remain mobile except to stop and vend
Vending from a moving vehicle is prohibited.
(4) Vending within five hundred feet (500') of the grounds of
any school, public or private, when the school is in session and for
one-half hour prior to the start and one-half hour after the close of any
session is prohibited.
(5) Vending within five hundred feet (500') of any hospital is
prohibited.
(6) No vendor or vending unit shall restrict, obstruct or
interfere with the access of any person to or from a private driveway or in
any way create an obstruction to adequate access to property
(7) Vending shall be conducted only during daylight hours
(8) No vendor shall vend or stop, stand or park his vehicle
within seventy-five feet (75') of any street intersection
(9) Vending units shall be tapped diately adjacent (within
18") to curbs or street edges for conducting business. Double parking is
prohibited.
(10) Vending units shall be equipped with a caution sign that
an be extended horizontally from the left side of the vehicle with letters
not less than six
inches in height spelling out the word CAUTION or SLOW
and shall be further equipped with caution signs on the front and back
alerting oncoming motorists that children may be crossing near the vehicle.
The extendable caution arm mast be extended whenever the unit is stopped
for vending. All equipment installed in or on any vending vehicle shall be
secured so as to prevent movement during transit and detachment in the
event of a collision or sudden movement orstop. Loose utensils shall be
securely stored whenever the vehicle is moving
(11) No vendor shall use
any outcry, sound amplification device
or other instrument which can beheard for a distance greater than five
shall feet (S00!) to attract attention for vending nor any outcry,
sound amplification device or other instrument for attracting attention be
used in any place or at any time when vending is prohibited by this
section.
(12) Vending vehicles shall not exceed fifteen miles per hour in
residential areas while engaged in seeking customers.
(13) Vending to persons standing 1n the street is prohibited.
(14) Vendors shall yield the right-of-way to all other types of
traffic.
Sec. 38-19. Park 8 Beach Vendors, Special Regulations
No permit shall be issued to any vendor to operate his business
and no vendor shall vend in or upon any public park or beach or, from or
upon other public grounds in the City except as follows
Vendors shall be permitted to operate in or upon public parks and
beaches in the City, subject to the following restrictions and regulations
in addition to other conditions Imposed upon vendors by this Article:
(1) The Director of Parks and Recreation may establish
Designated Vendor Sites for public parks and beaches within the City,
taking into account the following factors
(a) Primary use and users of the particular park or beach
(b) Pedestrian and vehicle traffic flows and congestion
(c) Parking facilities
(d) Availability and location of permanent City contractual
concessions and other permanent facilities
(2) The Designated Vendor sites shall be assigned to conjunction
with the issuance of any vendor permit under this Article to operate in or
upon a public park or beach, on a first come -first served basis. Vendor
sites may not be "reserved" in advance of permit i No vendor
assigned to a Designated Vendor Site shall vend in or aanyotherlocation
within the park or beach area except the assigned site.
in accordance with theted onVendor
iderati nsSites
shall be established limited an size 1 and
ofnumber
thiis
considerations in paragraph( )
section.
(4) Mobile vending units shall be permitted upon the roadway
portions of public beaches subject to all applicable provisions of Section
38.14 of this Article.
(5) No mobile vending unit shall stop to vend in or otherwise
obstruct the travelled portion of any public beach, which portion shall for
purposes of this section be deemed a street. Vending units shall stop at
least ten feet (10') from the said travelled portion for conducting
business.
Sec. 38-20. Private Premises Vendors, Special Regulations
No permit shall be issued to any v ndor to operate his business
and no vendor shall vend from or upon any private premises except subject
to the following restrictions and regulations in addition to other
conditions imposed upon vendors by this Article'
(1) Vendors without a permanent address within the City shall be
subject to the bonding requirements of Section 38-8 of this Article.
(2) Vendors are prohibited except 1n areas allowing retail
business in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
(3) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a permit under this
Article, aorn affidavit of the owner of the premises proposed to be used
by the vendor authorizing such use by the vendor, must be filed with the
permit officer.
(4) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a permit under this
Article a valid Certificate of Occupancy for the premises proposed to be
used by the vendor must be filed with the permit officer.
(5) Vending units shall be set back from all street -front
property lines and from all right-of-ways by a minimum of twenty (20) feet.
(6) Vending units shall be a maximum of ten feet (10') by twenty
feet (20').
(7) Restroom facilities which the vendor has written permission
to use oust be available on the premises to be occupied by the vendor or
within three hundred feet (3001 of the vending unit.
Sec. 38-21. Special Contract Vendors
Vending units or operations which are oversized, nonconforming or
at variance with the particular provisions of any of the general or
specific regulations herein applicable to vending units or vendors may be
permitted by special contract subject to the approval of and such terms and
conditions as may be imposed by the Parks 8 Recreation Board in the case of
vendors in or upon public parks or beaches, the Marina Board in the case of
vendors in or upon the bayfront seawall or the Marina, or the City Council
in all other cases.
Sec. 38-22. Peddlers, Commercial Solicitors and Itinerant
Merchants, General Regulations
All peddlers, commercial solicitors and Itinerant merchants,
permitted under the provisions of this article shall comply with the
following rules and regulations which shall be conditions of the permits.
(1) No peddler or commercial solicitor shall conduct any such
business except between the hours of 9.00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(2) No peddler, commercial solicitor or Itinerant merchant shall
represent to any person that any Certificate of Registration, Permit or
Identification Card issued under the provisions of this article in any
manner constitutes an endorsement or approval by the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, of a product, good or service or of any particular person
or business
(3) Na peddler, solicitor or itinerant merchant shall make any
false, fraudulent or misrepresentative statement regarding any goods or
services or in any other manner misrepresent his business or purpose.
(4) Every peddler, solicitor and itinerant merchant shall upon
the request of any purchaser of goods or services from him, provide such
purchaser with a written receipt signed by the said peddler, solicitor or
itinerant merchant and setting forth a brief description of the goods or
services, the total purchase or rental price thereof, the amount of cash
payment, if any, and the balance due and terms of payment.
(5) Every peddler, commercial solicitor and itinerant merchant
shall prominently display any Certificate of Registration or permit issued
under the provisions of this Article and shall, upon the request of any
person, display any Identification Card issued under the provisions of this
Article.
(6) No peddler or commercial solicitor shall remain on any
private premises or continue any effort to gain entry to a, private
premises after being requested by the owner or lawful occupant thereof to
depart. For purposes of this provision, any sign posted at the primary
entrance to a private premises bearing the words "no peddlers", "no
solicitors" or words of similar import, shall be deemed a request that any
such peddler or solicitor depart the premises
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Sec. 38-23. Duty of Police to Enforce
It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas to examine all places of business and persons subject
to the provisions of this Article, to determine if this Article has been
and is being complied with and to enforce the provisions of this Article
against any person found to be violating the same
Sec. 38-24. Violations
(a) Violation of any provision of this Article shall constitute
a class C misdemeanor Each violation of a separate provision and each day
that a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(b) Conviction of an offense under this Article shall be
punishable by a fine of not lessthan Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than
the maximum amount established by law, for each violation.
SECTION 2. That Section 36.10, Vendin. Permits Required inor
l and
Near City iPer s and Beaches,Activities,of theof C Codeer 02 6OrdinanceseCfe the City of Corpus
Christi,TTlexas, be and is of
repealed and subsequent sections of said
Chapter shall be and are hereby renumbered accordingly.
SECTION 3 That Section 49.2, Obstructions Generally,of Chapter
49, Streets and Sidewalks of the Code of Ordinances of the Cty of Corpus
Christi, Texas be and is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. 49-2. Obstructions Generally.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall place
any sign, rack, can, keg, barrel, box. sunk or any character of container,
property ar object or any obstruction whatsoever upon any sidewalk, street
or alley of the City, ar permit the same to remain thereon.
Nothing in this Section shall apply to the placing of any
container upon any sidewalk that contains rubbish or trash for the purpose
of being hauled off by the Sanitation Division.
SECTION 4. That Section 49.5, Sale, etc. of Merchandise o
Streets and Sidewalks, of Chapter 49 Streets and Sidewalks, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be and is hereby repealed
and subsequent sections of said Chapter shall be and are hereby renumbered
accordingly.
SECTION 5. That Section 19.46, Mobile and Fixed -site Temporary
Vendors, of Chapter 19, Food and Food kstablishments of the Code
Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be and is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec 19-46 Mobile and Temporary Fixed -Site Food Establishments.
(a) Peddler's vehicles, etc ; generally.
All vehicles, carts, stands, craft and other devices used
for peddling or vending food or beverages, and all the
contents thereof shall always be kept i wholesome and
sanitary condition, and no person owning, using or driving
any such mobile or temporary fixed -site food establishment
or vending or peddling food or beverage in any form afoot
shall permit the same to contain any unwholesome, fermenting
or decaying fruit, vegetables or other food or food
products The contents of each such container shall be
securely covered and protected from flies, insects and dirt
byclean and sound yore
of not less than fourteen
(14) mesh to the inch or by some other means approved by the
health officer No such food and beverage vendor or peddler
shall sell or offer any merchandise of any description in
the city, without first having obtained the permits as
required by this Code and other ordinances of the City
pertaining to the particular activity engaged in or type of
commodity sought to be sold.
(b) Permit.
Before any person may operate any mobile or temporary
fixed -site food establishment regulated hereby, such mobile
or temporary fixed -site peddling or
vending unit must be
initially inspected by the HealthOfficer and a Health
Permit applied for and granted for the operation of such
vending unit Every operator of such a unit oust attend a
2 -hour food handler's class. The permit fee for a unit
operating under this section is 850.00 which must be paid
prior to issuance of the required permit Mobile and
movable units shall be presented for such initial
inspection at the Health Department. Water craft units
shall be initially inspected an -site at the Corpus Christi
Marina upon the request of the vendor.
Fresh shrimp vendors and peddlers, standards
In addition to other applicable health and sanitation
provisions in this chapter, all vendors and peddlers of
fresh shrimp from mobile or temporary fixed -site units shall
comply with the following standards
(1) Shrimp
Supply: Shrimp shall be in sound condition, free
fromspoilage,
be safesth or for human other mpptioon.f contamination
and shall
(2) Shrimp Storage Shrimp shall obeu stored in a sanitized
(using chlorine solution) container with sufficient
effective insulation and ice or refrigerant to provide
and maintain a product temperature of 45 deg. F., or
below at all times except during the necessary
sary periods
of transfer to the customer. Ice shallbe obtained
from an approved source. The container must be in
sound condition and must remain in an enclosed area at
(0)
least eighteen inches (10") off the ground or as
otherwise approved by the Health Officer.
(3) Waste Disposal A holding tank of at least 5 gallon
capacity must be provided for liquid waste. (The
holding tank may be an ice chest used solely for this
purpose).
(4) Construction of Peddling or Vending Unit. The unit
must be completely encosed The enclosed area may be
screened or ered to prevent entry of flies. The
interior surface must be in good condition, not rusty,
with floors made of non-absorbent material.
(5) Equipment s, Utensils The following equipment d
utensils shall be required. at least one five (5)
gallon container filled with water from an approved
source to be used for handwashing, appropriately
labelled, a container for holding fluid for sanitizing
hands, appropriately labelled, single service towels;
and o e spray bottle of acceptable sanitizing agent for
e with scale. Alternative equipment and utensils may
be permitted subject to the approval of the Health
Officer.
(0) Crab, Lobster, Crayfish; sold live.
In addition to other applicable provisions in this section ,
peddlers and vendors of fresh crab, lobster, or crayfish shall
keep, maintain, and sell such seafood alive.
(e) Effect of Compliance.
Compliance with the provisions of this section shall not be
construed to authorize any activity in violation of any other
ordinance of the City.
(f) Penalty for Violation, Citation.
Persons
violating this section shall be subject to a fine of not
lessthan $100.00 for each violation. In addition to any other
action taken to correct improper handling of food, a health
inspector, sanitarian, police officer or park or marina ranger
may issue any personviolation ellingd and
or beverages in to appear
of
this
municipal court in answer to such charge su Thiss notice wshall
provide a space thereon for the party charged to valve trial on
the merits and enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. In the
vent the party desires to enter a plea of not guilty, such
person may obtain a trial setting from the clerk of the municipal
court. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
persons charged with violation may, after entering a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere in the space provided, pay a fine in
the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00), for each such
violation, to the clerk of the municipal court within ten days.
Each occasion that a individual is found selling food o
beveragesin violation of this section will constitute a separate
offense.
SECTION 6. That Section 12.47, Permission Required for
Commercial Activity Generally, of Chapter 12, Boats Bays d Waterways, of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas be and is
hereby amended to read as follows
Section 12-47. Permits Required for Commercial Activity;
Regulations.
Except as otherwise provided to this Code, no person shall
r
solicit business o sell, rent or offer for sale orany ny goods o
service whatsoever from, in oron the Corpus Christi marina or docks,
except under the following terms and conditions:
(1) The Marina Superintendent is authorized to issue written
pertheCorChristi Marinaallowing me to co owners have
as le''i
pps g hesaeoffresh
seafood; provided that no such permit shall be issued except
under the following terms and conditions
(a) The cost of such permit shall be Twe Hundred Dollars
(2200) and the term shall be one year.
(b) Such seafood can be sold only from the boat within the
assigned slip or other location designated for the
purpose by the Marina Superintendent.
(c) Moliinythf the catch,n ci arming o a headingpermitted for
(d) Sale of fresh seafood must comply with Federal, State
and local laws, rules and regulations governing seafood
r perishable co mmodity sales. Prior to the issuance
of any permit under this section, the applicant
therefor shall obtain a Health Perrot for such activity
as provided in Chapter 19 of this Code
(e) Prior to the issuance of any permit under this section,
the applicant therefor shall file with the issuing
officer, proof of a policy of public liability
insurance for the benefit of the public. Such policy
shall name the City as anadditional Insured and shall
have provisions thereiwhereby nocancellation or
termination of coverage shall be effective without
prior written notice to the City and further provisions
to protect the City in all respects from any claim
which might be presented by reason of the operation of
the business, related conditions of the Marina, or the
condition of the property of the permittee. Such proof
shall be evidenced by a certificate of insurance which
(0)
(0)
shall be maintained an file with the City's copy of the
permit. Saidns e is to have ane hundred thousand
dollars ($100.000 00)coverage per person, three
hundred thousand dollars (5300,000.00) for each
occurrence
of personal injury, and fifty thousand
dollars 050,000.00) for each occurrence
of property
damage. In addition, the permittee agrees that in the
vent any claim is presented by reason of the operation
of the permittee's business, the related condition of
the Marina, or the condition of the property of the
permittee, then sand permittee agrees to save the City
harmless against any such claims and defend the City in
any lawsuit arising out of such claims.
Any proposed improvements to the sales area
ea to be made
by the permittee aresubject to approval by the Marina
Superintendent. The permittee shallremove any
structures and/or improvements that the Marina
superintendent deems unsafe and/or aesthetically
nonconforming to prevalent or planned general
appearance, style and decor of marina structures.
The permittee shall have no power to sell ora ssign the
r
permit or privileges extended therein o any part
thereof without the written consent of the Marina
superintendent and any such sale or assignment without
such written consent is void.
(2) The Marina Superintendent is authorized to assign slips to
commercial boat brokers wlthtn the Carpus Christi Marina
allowing far the sale of boats and/or watercraft from each
slip assigned, provided that such brokerage activity shall
be subject to the following terns and conditions
(a) Said brokerage slips shall be limited to five (5) slips
per business for the sale of boats or other watercraft
Each slip assigned shall be limited to one single craft
ata time.
(b) The slip rate for brokerage slips shall be established
at one hundred forty percent (140%) of the standard
pleasure craft rate. Electrical rates and tap water
rates shall remain the same as that charged to the
standard slip.
Before conducting any business, and prior to the
Issuance of any permit under this section, the
applicant therefor shall file with the issuing officer,
benf
benefit of policy i
hepblicof public Suchl policy shallility unameer
the
the City
as an therein additional
nonsured and cancellation all ar have
terminationprovisions
of
coverage shall be effective without prior written
notice to the City and further provisions to protect
(c)
(d)
(e)
the City in all respects from any claim which night be
presented by reason
of the operation of the business.
related Ionsof the Marina, or the condition of
the property of the permittee. Such proof shall be
evidenced by a certificate of Insurance which shall be
aintained on file with the City'scopyof the permit.
Said In s to have two huer ndred thousand dollars
tho0ssanndOr dollars coverage (800,000.00)er coverage for
hfor undred
each
of personal injury and one ehundred thousand
dollarsn (8100,000.00) coverage for peach occurrence of
property damage. In addition, the broker agrees that
1n the event any claim is presented by reason of the
operation of such business, the related condition of
the marina, or the condition of the property of the
broker, then said broker agrees to save the City
harmless and indemnify the City against any such claims
and defend the City In any lawsuit among out of such
claims.
Any proposed improvements to the sales area to be made
by the broker are subject to approval by the Marina
Superontendent. The broker shall remove
any structures
and/or improvements that the MarinaSuperintendent
deems unsafe and/or aesthetically nonconforming to
prevalent or planned general appearance, style and
decor of marina structures.
The broker shall have no power to sell or assogn the
permit or privileges extended thereon or
any part
thereof without the written consent of the Marina
superintendent and any such sale or assignment without
such consent is void
SECTION 7. That Article III, Itinerant Vendors, of Chapter 38,
Peddlers, Solicitors and Itinerant Vendors of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Corpus Christi. Texas be and is hereby repealed
yy SECTION B. That Article II, Solicitations for Charitable
Cudeo oof the
ts Ord Chapter38,
thee Cotyr 04 SCorpus ors and Chnstl,tTexasn be Vendors,dIs hereby
o finances o o an
mended by renumbering section numbers in accordance with the numbering of
the foregoing Article I of said Chapter.
SEC01ON 9. That Chapter 41, Photog9raphers, f the Cade of
Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, texas be nd Is hereby repealed.
SECTION 10. If for anyany section, paragraph,
subdivision. clause, phrase, ward, or provasIon of this ordinance shall be
held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it
1s the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force
and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 11 This ordinance shall be published by publishing the
caption thereof stating 1 nary the purpose of the ordinance in the
official publication of the summary
of Corpus Christi, Texas; and shall be
effective as of and from the date of such publication
That the foregoing rdinance,}+r5ad far t e trst time and PA�s'sed to Cts
nd reading on this the d�-day of 19�, by the
following vote:
Luther Jones / Leo Guerrero
Betty N. Turner / Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
David Berlanga, Sr. / Joe McComb
Welder Brown / : Frank Mendez
Mary Pat 5lavik
That the foregoing dinance, ead for th time and ,ssed to its
thud reading an this the day of sec 19 by the
following vote ////iiil ��//
Luther Jones Leo Guerrero (�E4,w%
Betty N. Turner Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
David Berlanga, Sr. Joe McComb If
Welder Brown Frank Mendez /
Mary Pat 5lavik
That the for g ordinance for the tyard time and passed finally
on this the day of , lg2, by the following vote:
Joe McComb
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the _1— day of 19 SI/
ATTEST. . 4
cretary MAYOR 0 (/
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPP.OVED:
_ 0AY OF 19�:
J. BRUCE A9COCir,
CCIIITTY ATTORNEY
BYAdi601i4 • ornery 111788
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
sCoTEyDPf TNc. a }.e IwO 4..4 it
_ -- Before f m4 the undersigned, a Notary Public, Clue day personally
_ MARGARET RAMAGE who being first duly swam, according b laM.,
• COMMUNITX.EELATIQU5. 5UPEEYZSOlbf the Carpus Chrutl Celle+ and The Com�E
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas m said County end State. and that the pubbcah n of
NOTICE OF PAssAGE OF ORBINANCE yQ 1@1¢e AME1i4.SN�SHARTER
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in _.__• • car r ea -TIMER rURnSItINC.CO_--
au the 15th dry, of APrT' _.2fand owe each _a Y __ thereafter far Wig _
consecutive
R _35 65 MARGARET RAMAGE
Subxnbed end sworn to before me this
EDNA ROSTER 11-30-88
to To
MOTION
moved and seconded the motion that the
Ordinance amending Chapter 38 and related provisions of the City
Code, providing for the permitting, registration and regulation
of vendors, peddlers, itinerant merchants and commercial
solicitors, being read for the first time on , and the ..
second time an , be amended prior to the third reading as
follows.
SECTION 1:
Section 38-2(5) - Omit "on private premises" at the end of the
first sentence.
Section 38-2(10)- Add ",and" between the words "private premises"
and "outside a permanent, established structure."
Section 38-3(14)- Add "including industrial catering services
providing regular food delivery for employees of industry, business and
construction sites, and which operate on-site and by agreement with or
invitation of such industries or businesses".
Section 38-6(9) - Add "An indemnity agreement protecting and
indemnifying the City against all such claims may be substituted for the
insurance policy herein required in the case of parade vendor permits valid
only for such parade event and issued under the provisions of Section
38-17(b) of this Article."
Section 38-9(b) - Substitute "twenty-five dollars ($25)" for
seventy-five dollars ($75)".
Section 38-9 - Add "(c) An annual permit may be issued to a
year-round business in lieu of the permit provided for to subsection (a)
above, and the fee for such annual permit shall be two hundred seventy-five
dollars ($275)" and re -number subsequent subsections.
Section 38-16(1)- Substitute "Keep America Beautiful, Inc." for
"Clean Conmunity Systems, Inc."
Section 38-16 and Section 38-17 - Move the following provisions
from Section 38-17 to Section 38-16•
Vending units shall be free-standing and no item -
related to the vending operations shall be allowed
to lean against or hang from or otherwise be
attached to any structure except the vending unit.
Vending units shall be constructed and maintained
in a professional, workmanlike manner with quality
materials and units which are rusted, tattered,
worn otherwise in disrepair are strictly
prohibited.
Section 38-17(b)- Substitute "four hours" for .one hour" before
the words "prior to" in the Introductory sentence of subsection (b).
Section 38-17(b)(4)- Substitute "two" for "ten".
Section 38-18(7)- Substitute the following sentence. "Vending
shall be conducted only during daylight hours."
Section 38-18(10)- Add "Vending units shall be equipped with a
caution sign that can be extended horizontally from the left side of the
vehicle with letters not less than six inches in height spelling out the
word CAUTION or SLOW and shall be further equipped with caution signs on
the front and back alerting oncoming motorists that children may be
crossing near the vehicle. The extendable caution arm must be extended
whenever the unit is stopped for vending."
Section 38-18- Omit "or buildings" In the first introductory
sentence of the section.
Section 38-19(1)- Substitute "may" for "shall"
Section 38-19(2)- Add "Vendor sites may not be 'reserved' in
advance of permit issuance" after the first sentence.
Section 38-20- Delete paragraph (2) and re -number subsequent
paragraphs accordingly
Section 38-20(5)(re-numbered to (4) above)- Omit "retail business
use of" after the words "certificate of occupancy".
SECTION 6•
Section 12-47(1)- Substitute "fresh seafood" for "a current day's
catch" in each appropriate location
Section 12-47(1)(a)- Substitute "two hundred dollars ($200)" for
one hundred dollars ($100)".
PASSED