Sec. 20-74.2. Mobile food vending vehicles -- Required permits and licenses.
a.It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, manage or operate any mobile food vending vehicle within the City unless such activity is maintained, managed or operated in strict compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and with a health permit issued by the Monterey County Department of Health, if applicable. A separate health permit shall be obtained for each separate vehicle, even when conducted under the same ownership.
b.It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, manage or operate any mobile food vending vehicle within the City unless such activity is maintained, managed or operated in strict compliance with a valid business license issued pursuant to Chapter 19 of this code. No business licenses shall be issued for any activity described in this article unless such person has first obtained a valid health permit from the Monterey County Health Department, if required.
c.No person shall maintain, manage or operate any mobile food vending vehicle within the City unless that person first obtains a vendor permit from the City and unless that person first complies with all other provisions of Section 20-74 et seq. Any person desiring to maintain, manage or operate a mobile food vending vehicle within the City shall first submit an application for a vendor permit on a form provided by the City, along with all other information required by the City and payment of all applicable fees and charges. No vendor permit shall be issued pursuant to this section unless such applicant has first obtained a valid City of Monterey business license and a valid health permit from the Monterey County Health Department, if required.
1.A separate vendor permit shall be obtained by each vendor and for each separate mobile food vending vehicle, even when conducted under the same ownership.
2.The vendor permit application shall be approved, conditionally approved or denied by the Deputy City Manager, Plans and Public Works, or his/her designee.
3.Any vendor permit issued pursuant to this section, for any activity regulated by this section, shall be personal and shall not be assigned, transferred, sold or otherwise conveyed or hypothecated by the person to whom such permit has been issued to any other person and any such assignment, transfer or conveyance shall immediately render such permit void.
4.The term of each vendor permit, unless sooner terminated, suspended or revoked, shall be for a period of one year. Upon the expiration of such term, and consistent with the other provisions of Section 20-74 et seq., the holder of such vendor permit may renew the vendor permit for additional one-year terms by submitting a new application, together with any fees that may be required, and by complying with all other relevant terms. All vendor permits issued pursuant to this section shall expire and have no further force and effect upon the date specified in the permit.
5.Any vendor permit issued pursuant to this section must be prominently displayed on the mobile food vending vehicle at any time vending occurs. (Ord. 3513 § 2, 2015)