“Go down on East Union Street, and there’s 10 spots there for vendors, and when is the last time you saw a vendor there?” Risner said.
Vendors can only be cited by the city if they are on city property, not private. Its intention is to stop vendors from breaking city code, he said, especially vendors who are parking in unpermitted areas on city property. However, Risner said the ordinance is not directed at any particular business.
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Wanke said he has been cited by city code officers around eight to 10 times for operating an unlicensed food truck and believes he is one of the reasons for the introduction of the new ordinance. to get the attention of people that yes, there are some consequences that you probably don’t want to have inflicted upon you,” Risner said. He also said it is in response to Lisa Eliason, the city law director, not having adequate means to enforce vending laws. Risner said the ordinance came from Andy Stone, city service safety director, and Mayor Steve Patterson’s office. Those penalties include jail time, starting at a maximum of 30 days in jail for a second offense and increasing for each subsequent offense.Ĭurrently, any person found guilty of breaking city vending regulations cannot be punished by jail time, only fined. 1, would increase the penalties for vendors who are found guilty of vending unlicensed or in unpermitted places.
The new ordinance, introduced by Councilman Jeff Risner, D-2nd Ward, during the Council meeting Oct.
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The cost to request a variance is $75 plus advertising costs, and the cost of a vending category A license is $125 per month. The variance, once requested, would have to be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. However, he said Wanke would have to come to the city code office to make a request for the variance but hasn’t done so. Riggs said Wanke was recommended by his office to apply for a variance that would allow for the larger truck. Food trucks must be a maximum of 20 feet in order to fit into a parking spot for vendors, but Wanke’s food truck was measured to be 28-and-a-half feet, David Riggs, director of code enforcement for the city, said.
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