[R.O. 1998 § 610.010; CC 1988 §13-17; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
"Ice cream vendor," as used in this
Article, means any person who shall sell or expose for sale, in the
City, ice cream or snow cone products from a motor vehicle of any
type.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.020; CC 1988 §13-18; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
Every ice cream vendor, before operating
as such, shall make application and procure a license pursuant to
provisions of this Article.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.020; CC 1988 §13-19; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991; Ord.
No. 2389 §1, 8-1-2005]
A license tax is hereby levied upon
each ice cream vendor and each separate motor vehicle as set forth
in this Article. The fee for the license required and imposed under
this Article shall be a minimum sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
[1]
Editor's Note: The minimum fee for this license
was originally increased at election held on April 8, 2003.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.040; CC 1988 §13-20; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
Each license issued in compliance
with this Article shall be for one (1) year from the date of issue,
unless suspended or revoked for cause.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.050; CC 1988 §13-21; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
No license issued under this Article
shall be assignable or transferable.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.060; CC 1988 §13-22; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
A separate license shall be obtained
for each vehicle to be used by the ice cream vendor.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.070; CC 1988 §13-23; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991; Ord.
No. 2929 §1, 11-3-2014; Ord. No. 3056, 6-5-2017]
No ice cream vendor, nor any employee
of an ice cream vendor, shall sell, give away, or otherwise dispose
of any ice cream or snow cone product in any quantity between 9:00
p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on any day. Any person violating any provision
of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.080; CC 1988 §13-24; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
Each application for license under this Article and Chapter 605, shall be made in writing on the form prescribed by the City Clerk and shall be addressed to the Board of Aldermen. No license shall be granted at the same meeting of the Board of Aldermen at which the application is presented except by unanimous vote of the Board. An application may be acted upon by the Board of Aldermen at the first meeting of the Board at which the application is presented, if the applicant has first served written notice of an intent to present the application, upon each member of the Board, at least five (5) days before the meeting of the Board at which the application is to be presented.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.090; CC 1988 §13-25; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991; Ord.
No. 2898 §1, 5-5-2014]
Not more than a total of two (2)
ice cream vendor licenses shall be approved or issued at any given
time.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.100; CC 1988 §13-26; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
On approval of the application by
the Board of Aldermen and the applicant's payment of the license tax
as provided in this Article, the City Clerk shall issue to the applicant
an ice cream vendor license.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.110; CC 1988 §13-27; Ord. No. 1596 §1, 12-2-1991]
All ice cream vendor licenses issued
under this Article shall be kept conspicuously posted on the motor
vehicle for which the ice cream vendor license was issued.
[R.O. 1998 § 610.115; Ord. No. 3172, 8-5-2019]
A.
Any motor vehicle utilized by an ice cream
vendor must be equipped with the following safety equipment, all of
which must be fully operational while doing business within the City
of St. Ann:
1.
Front passenger side-mounted wide-angle
convex mirror;
2.
Signage visible from the rear of
the vehicle, a minimum of one (1) square foot in size, stating either
"Caution" or "Watch for Children" with the lettering at least three
(3) inches tall;
3.
Reverse backup alarm capable of emitting
a sound adequate in quantity and volume to give warning that the vehicle
is about to back up;
4.
Rear visibility for the operator
by means of a rear-mounted mirror, obstacle detection sensor, or camera;
and
5.
Front-mounted obstacle detection
system capable of detecting obstacles within three (3) feet of the
vehicle's front bumper.
