[CC 1985 § 6-13; Ord. No. 395 § 5, 11-7-1977]
As used in this Chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
That area contiguous with the City limits for a distance
of three (3) miles.
A motorized or towed vehicle (sometimes referred to as a
"food truck") which may temporarily park in an area designated by
this Article and engaged in the service, sale or distribution of ready-to-eat
food for individual portion service to the general public directly
from the vehicle upon issuance of a license by the City Clerk and
conformance with the regulations established by this Article.
[Ord. No. 20-1179, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 21-1202, 7-12-2021]
The registered owner of a mobile food vehicle or the owner's
agent or employee and referred to in this Article as "vendor."
[Ord. No. 20-1179, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 21-1202, 7-12-2021]
[CC 1985 § 6-14; Ord. No. 395 §§ 1 — 2, 11-7-1977]
A.Â
Local Area Persons. Any person, group of
persons or organization residing or operating in the local area of
the City of St. James desiring to solicit within the City of St. James
for contributions of money and/or other recompense shall give notice
to so solicit to the Chief of Police of the City of St. James ten
(10) days prior to the intended date of soliciting. Said notice shall
set forth the date(s) of solicitation, the name, address and telephone
number of some local person from whom information may be obtained
concerning the purpose of the contribution being sought, the name(s)
of person(s) in charge of such group or organization, and the name(s)
of person(s) who will be conducting the solicitation.
B.Â
Non-Local Area Persons. Any individual,
groups of individuals or organizations not residing or operating in
the local area of the City of St. James shall give at least fourteen
(14) days' notice to the Chief of Police of the City of St. James
for contributions of money and/or other recompense. Said notice shall
set forth the date(s) of solicitation, the name(s) of person(s) (including
birth dates and social security numbers) who will be doing the soliciting,
and shall furnish at least two (2) letters of reference from persons
not associated with the organization or group of individuals verifying
the purpose for which the funds to be solicited are to be used.
[CC 1985 § 6-15; Ord. No. 395 § 3, 11-7-1977]
Any such solicitors not residing
or operating within the local area of the City of St. James shall
obtain a solicitors license from the Clerk of the City of St. James;
said solicitors license shall be in effect for a period of two (2)
days. The license fee shall be in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00)
per person.
[CC 1985 § 6-15A; Ord. No. 492, 9-5-1989]
[CC 1985 § 6-16; Ord. No. 395, 11-7-1977; Ord. No. 917, 7-7-2008]
Any person soliciting contributions of money who exchanges goods, merchandise or products in return for the contribution shall first obtain a transient merchants license from the City of St. James. The license fee for transient merchants license shall be in the amount of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per organization. (See Section 605.030.)
[CC 1985 § 6-17; 1977 Code; Ord. No. 286 §§ 1, 3,11-6-1967]
A.Â
Hereafter, it shall be unlawful for any
person engaging in or carrying on the business or occupation of a
peddler or itinerant merchant within the City of St. James, Missouri,
to park the vehicle from which he/she is operating his/her business
upon the public streets, alleys, or other public parks or places within
the City of St. James, Missouri; provided, however, that this provision
shall not be construed to mean that such vehicle cannot be driven
from place to place and temporarily stopped while the person operating
the same is making or attempting to make a sale.
B.Â
It is the intention of the City Council
of the City of St. James, Missouri, to prohibit anyone engaging in
or carrying on the business or occupation of a peddler or itinerant
merchant to carry on such business at one (1) location by parking
the operator's vehicle in any one (1) particular place during the
time that he/she is carrying on his/her business as a peddler or itinerant
merchant.
[Ord. No. 20-1179, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 21-1202, 7-12-2021]
A.Â
It
shall be unlawful for any person or entity (excluding, any religious,
charitable or non-profit organization) to operate a mobile food vehicle
within the City of St. James without having obtained a license for
such purpose from the City Clerk.
B.Â
Any
persons engaged in the service, sale or distribution of ready-to-eat
food for individual portion service to the general public directly
from a vehicle food truck shall obtain a license from the City of
St. James in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
C.Â
Any
person or entity desiring to operate a mobile food vehicle shall make
a written application for such license to the City Clerk. The application
for a license shall be on forms provided by the City of St. James
and shall include, in addition to the information prescribed by the
City Clerk the following:
1.Â
The name, signature, phone number, email address, home address and
business address of the applicant, and the name and address of the
owner if the applicant is not the owner of the business.
2.Â
A description and photograph of the mobile food vehicle to be used,
including the license plate and registration number and vehicle identification
number (V.I.N number), year, make and model of the vehicle.
3.Â
Proof of an insurance policy, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars/one
hundred thousand dollars/ten thousand dollars ($50,000.00/$100,000.00/$10,000.00)
issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State,
covering all claims for damages to property and bodily injury, including
death, which may arise from operation under or in connection with
the license or permit. Such insurance shall name the City as an additional
insured and shall provide that the policy shall not terminate or be
canceled prior to the expiration date without thirty (30) days’
advance written notice to the City.
4.Â
A copy of the certification from the County Health Department for
the business address where the mobile food vehicle is registered.
D.Â
A license
tax is hereby levied upon mobile food vehicles vendors for each separate
mobile food vehicle pursuant to this Article. The fee for the license
required and imposed under this Article shall be a minimum sum of
one hundred dollars ($100.00). All vendors receiving a license under
this Article shall pay said license fee annually.
E.Â
A separate
license shall be obtained for each vehicle used by the mobile food
vehicle vendor if not the tow vehicle.
F.Â
A special
events permit may be issued for limited use during festivals and street
fairs as directed by the City Council.
[Ord. No. 20-1179, 9-14-2020; Ord. No. 21-1202, 7-12-2021]
A.Â
No
operator of a mobile food vehicle shall park, stand or move a vehicle
and conduct business within areas of the City of St. James where the
license holder has not been authorized to operate.
B.Â
All
mobile food vehicle vendors shall provide a waste container for public
use which the vendor shall empty at its own expense. All trash and
garbage originating from the operation of the mobile food vehicles
shall be collected and disposed of off-site by the operators at least
each day and as often as is reasonable to protect the public health,
safety and welfare. Spills of food or food by-products shall be cleaned
up, and no dumping of gray water within the City shall be permitted.
C.Â
No
mobile food vehicle shall make or cause to be made any public nuisance.
D.Â
Signage
is only allowed when placed on mobile food vehicles. Separate freestanding
signs are limited to no more than four (4) feet in height and three
(3) feet in width and no more than two (2) per food truck are permitted.
E.Â
No
flashing or blinking lights, or strobe lights are allowed on a mobile
food vehicles or related signage when the vehicle is parked and engaged
in serving customers.
F.Â
Mobile
food vehicles shall be parked at the Tourist Information Center parking
lot only unless the vendor has written permission to operate on private
property from the affected property owner. The written permission
must be turned in with the business license application. A private
property owner shall not permit parking by a mobile food vehicle until
a mobile food vehicle license has been granted by the City.
G.Â
Mobile
food vehicles shall not in any way restrict or interfere with the
ingress or egress of the abutting property owner or tenant or otherwise
hinder the lawful parking or operation of other vehicles.
H.Â
A vendor
shall not operate a mobile food vehicle within five hundred (500)
feet of any fair, festival or special event or civic event that has
been approved by the City of St. James unless the vendor has been
approved as part of the event and issued a special event permit authorizing
him or her to operate.
I.Â
Any
power or fuel required for the mobile food vehicle shall be self-contained,
and a mobile food vehicle shall not use utilities drawn from the public
right-of-way unless special arrangements have been made with the City
Clerk and the St. James Utility Department first. Mobile food vehicles
on private property may use electrical power from the property being
occupied or an adjacent property, but only when the property owner
provides written consent to do so. All power sources must be self-contained.
No power cable or equipment shall be extended at or across any City
street, alley or sidewalk.
J.Â
Mobile
food vehicles shall not operate within:
1.Â
Fifteen (15) feet of any entranceway to any building;
2.Â
Fifteen (15) feet of any driveway entrance;
3.Â
One hundred (100) feet of a crosswalk or intersection;
4.Â
Two hundred fifty (250) feet of an existing restaurant building during
the hours when such restaurant is open for business or unless during
a special event.
K.Â
The
issuance of a mobile food vehicle license does not grant or entitle
the vendor to the exclusive use of any street or parking space.
[Ord. No. 20-1179, 9-14-2020]
