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THE CITY COUNCIL OF T~{E CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN:
SECTION I: DEFINITIONS. The term street~/sidewaik vending
as used in this chapter shall be held and construed to mean one
who selis"edJble or non-edible merchandise from' any stand, booth,
car~, basket, ~ray, table or other aevice on any siaewal~,
s~ree't, highway or public place with the primary inten~ being ~o
provide a public service.
SECTION 2: LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any
person to engage in street/sidewalK vending in the City
Bremerton without first obtaining a license pursuant to the
provisions oi this title.
SECTION 3: EXEMPTIONS. This Chapter shall nor apply ~o:
1) Local Dusinesses cona'acting siaewalK sales on aOult!ng
sidewalks.
~obile food vendors 'using motorized vehicles
Newspaper Stands.
4) Stre~ Fair Vendoi~s.
5) Parade Vendors.
6) Charitable or other nonprofit organizations providing tha~
their vendin~ ~ctivitie~3 are limile~ to:
a) Oniy prepackaged food ilems or non-edible merchandise~
b) Vending activities are co~:d~,~c~ed nor more than twice per
c~ien~ar year ane for a perio~
c, 2' thlr~y (30) days.
SECTION 4: VENDING REQU!R'E.'-':E:~TS. in order to obtain a
szreeu,,sidewalK vene~-'~_..~ License ~o we~<i .... fooc, fiowecs. ..o..~ ~.-
a.~. sidewalks of the City of
merchandise upoa the streets -~"
-~',"~. em~._:~,'ton, all appiica~¥t ~n~::t subm:lt the follo~i~r~u:
1) A copy of the Street/SidewalK Vendor's Regulatory License
a!)plication and appropriate f~e as covered under Sect!on 7 of
this Chapter.
2) A copy of the current City Busir. ess License or a copy o~=
the Business License app~'ication and appropriate fee.
3) A perm~ or o~her written document from ~ne H~aitn
Department granting approval ~or each ~ooc and/or Oeverage
vending -~nit.
4) A permit or other wr~tzen documen~ from the Fire
Department granting approval for vendors using ~iammaoie
substances.
5) A permit or other written document from ~he 3remerton
City Park and Recreation Department and/or Bremerton scnooi
District granting approval ~f the vending unit will be p!acea
within 200 feet of a pus!ic par~, scnooi aha/or playground.
6) A Certificate or Insurance na:nlng the City of Bremerton
as ~n a~ditionai insured. The minimum liability coverage must Oe
$500,000 Combined Single L!miz Bodk2¥ Inlury' a,~ ..... = ..... ope_ny DamaDe.
$ai~ insurance sna!i aisc inciu~ie a stan(~arC cross-liaoiiil¥
er:~orsemen~.
7) A Disclaimer o~ City Liabiii'~y. Issuance of any perml~
pursuant to the Street Use Orainance does not constitute ~ne
_.ae..~n~ fy any
creation of a duty by the City to any person
person for any wrongful acts of a license holaer agalns~ any
person or ~he public or to o~herwise ~ki~t responsibility from
the licensee to the City,
Nothing contained in this Ordinance is intended to be nor
shall be construed to crea~e or form the basis for any iiaoiii~y
on the part of the City, cz' its officers, employees or agenzu,
for a~y_. damage resuit~'~,'~..~ ~rom t~e.._ failure of a .'~cense holder or
a-~32~cant for. a license to comp]y wi'th the orovisions o~ this
Ordinance, or by reason or in consequence of any acz or omission
Orainance on the part o~_ the City by its o"ricers. ,
It is expressly the purpose of the Ord-lnance, to provide for
and prolaote the health, safety and welfare of the general public,
and not to creat~ or ot.b.~rwJ~se establish o',' d~signate any
particuiac class or group of persons who will or snou!d be
especially pro~c~ed or benefited Oy ~ke terms of ~hJs Ordinance.
I~ is the specific intent of this Ordinance to place
obligation o~ complying wi~h its requl?ements upon ~ke license
noide~ or applicant ~or a license within i~s scope,ane no
provit~!ons o~ nor term used in this Ordinance is intended
impos~ any du~y wna5soever upon ~ne Ci~l, or anl, o~ i~s officers
oz' employees, ~or whom the implemenr~3'[Jon or enforcement of this
Ordinance shall be discretionary and no~ mandatory.
8) A description of the desired iocat~on and adjacent
businesses in the proximity.
SECTION 5: LOCATION REQUIRE~ENTS. A S~ree'~/Sidewalk
Vending Unit shall not be permitted in areas where zoning on
adjacent private property is ciassiSi~d as residential. A
vending uni~ must De placed so it does not obstruc5 or
pcac. strian or vel~cul,~r traffic. A minim'klm 5 reef siduwall< width
m~st oe mainEaine~ for ped~s~ri,cn travez a~ ~ii ti~es. Sklcb.
wzdth shall be measured =.Iter including xne dimensions of Eke
c~t, and any s~gpo~E e~uipm, e~E oc acces~3or!es ~3Lac:e~. adjac~rt5
permit~ea in an area where a resEaLra~LE or r~'diE and
i00 ~eet on the same oloci~. A flower vending unit snali not De
permitted in an area whez~e a ~iower shop, with d/rec~: access
the sidewalk, is ad3acent or within 1OO fee~ on the same oioc~.
This requirement may be waived with the ~4rit~en consenI or
proprietor of the restaurant, ~ruit and vegetaole m~rket, or
~iower shop.
SECTION 6; OTHER REQUIREMENTS. Vending Units must b~
removed from si~es daily for street and sidewalk cleaning ~rom
20:00 p.m. ~o 6:00 a.m. The vending ~2t:u~ mus~ b~ clean
ord~riy at ail ~:~:'~s and the vendor mus~ provide a re~use
vending unit. Utility service connections are not permitted
except electrical when pz'ovided by the adjacent property owner.
Electrical lines are not allowed overneaa or lying in tb.e
pedCsrz~ian portion of the sidewalk. No mechanical audio or noise
making devises and no hawking is allowed. A v~nyl or canvas
· ams~-el!a may be added to a ve~d!~ uni~ but its open diamerei-' may
not e:<ceed 8 1/2 feet. Any par~ o~ the umbrei~a mus~ nave a
,~-~ ,-,~, 7 L'~e]l o~ ve?lica~ ~ .... ''~ .
Aaver~ising signs laay De placeG on the vending unl~ but are
D_,m~tted on thc sidewalk or street area. ~endin[4 unxTs shall
z~ot 'De !ocKee or '~ "~ ' , City stree~ ~ree, or
~ .... al.;¢~ to a parking meter
other street furnittzre.
SECTION 7: LIGENSE FEES AiCD RENE~ALS. A Street/Siuewalk
VenUing License fee is fixed at $150.00 per year per Cev!ce,
payable aE t>ze time app24carion is made '-~,-
_ ¢~..~ shall b~ prorated to
expire on .June 30 of each year. A refunQ up to $125.00 will
g~7'anted by the Tax a License Division ir a vendor's license
denied, however $25.00 of the license fee will be re~ained in al!
instances as a processing fee. A vendor requesting renewal of
his/her license for a business that remains unchanged since the
2as~ app/ica~lon/z'enewa2 is z'equiued to pay ~he ~ual fee.
A vendor requesting renewal of a license ~or a business ~:%a~ nas
proauct (i.e. from fooa to flowers), etc. si::ce lie lasZ
application. Street/Sfcew~lK Ve:'..,i'.'vzj Lice::ses are non-
~:pans fe~'abl e.
SECTION 8: EFFECTIVE O~'~'m AND ~OrrA~ ....... -
units wicn vali~ licenses as of the efe-~-'~ive_~_.., daze o~. this
ordinance may continue to operate pz"ovidin~3 they mee
provisions of ~his Ordinance. No - '~ +-~ '~-':
~o units with a license in effect un,fi Paine 30, 1986. A~ter
3une 30, 1986, all vending units must mee~ ail the provisions
this Ordinance.
SECTION 9: REVOCATIONS. A Stree~/Sidewaik Vending License
is wholly of a ~emporary nature a~%c~ vests no permanent
It may De revoked at any time foz' good cause by the City o
Bremerton upon 30 ~ays notice or without notice in case ~ne use
or occupation of the public place s~a2! become dangerous
unsafe. I~ the revocation is due to circumsz=nces Deyonc
vendor's con~ro2, then the license fee will be refunded on a
prorated basis. In addition, the Street/Sidewalk License will
ordinarily be revoked 'under ~he following conditions:
1) The Heaitn Department wita~raws approval or cancels
necessary pezunits.
2) ?lie Vendor violates any.., portion off the Bremerzon
Municipal Code,
3 ) Yne ", - --, . ' ~ '
-' ve.,uo_' mlsre~)resenr~ facts in '~_ne
application,
4) The Fire Depar~men~ witncraws approval or cancels
necessary permits.
5) 'The vendor's insurance in the amounts
chapter is no~ current and in force,
SECTIO~ !0: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of this chapter snali oe aeemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined in a sum not exceeding five hunared dollars.
SECTION l l: APPEALS. Any person aggrieved by the decisions
of the Tax & License Division regarding a vending license may
al)pea3 same to the City Hearings-,=~m,..e_~ ~ ~ by
-.~g a written
notice of appe~~ with ~ne City Clerk ~'" ' '~
~ w ......~. 30
Clerk i'.h~d-.~'" ....... ,' 1.0 (ii/'ecri,3~l ~rom t:~:~' He~-~?'ll:~s ~xami~e.._r w~2l f_[x a
time and place flor the hearing of such appeal ~hich ~ime
not be more than 60 days afl:cz. Ja/ir:g 'uhe not]ce of appeal. At
s~:cn uime the ~a.:cpaye~ .... a ~ 'oe e,-,~i~led to be heard
a:~d co/:c2uslon~ or 2aw based uoon_ thc. e,.,z,~z':ce
hearing and ail material on file ir: the case. Any
appeais from the Heari, f-*
.~g,. Examiner's decision must se. made to the
City Council upon written notice of appeal to the City Cler~a
w:ch:i:t 20 days of the ileaz'ings E?:amJne~"s decJ~;ion. The Cdt'.,
Clerk will tMn fix a tis Md place for tM Mari~ of such appeal
before City ~cil but such tis wil! not be ~re th~ 60 days after
filing the notice of appeal. All ~cisions reacMd ~ tM City ~cil
will be final ~d will be reached~ resolution.
S~I~ 12: RULES & ~I~S. ~e T~ ~d License Official
is authorized to pr~l~te ~les ~d re~lations pursuit to this Sec-
tion to enforce or clari~procedures adopted Mrein.
~PI~OVEDby the City~cil on the first readi~ this~~day
of ~~ , 1986.
si~ed~ the ~yor Md attested~ the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this ~ day of .~.~,~z~~ , 108~.
A~:
~~N L. IVI~CLUSI<EY, City C~-~r~
Director of A~ninistrative Services