The Board of Public Works is authorized to determine appropriate
locations where vending shall take place. The Superintendent's office
shall maintain and make available to the public a map of approved
vending locations.
Operating hours for mobile vending carts are between 10:00 a.m.
and 10:00 p.m. Carts must be removed from the Primary Commons between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Vendors who wish to operate
outside regular hours must obtain permission from the Superintendent.
The following are the mobile vending rules of operation:
A. Vending sites are 10 feet by 10 feet in size, and vendors are required
to keep all of their equipment within their assigned site.
B. Vendors shall not block or inhibit pedestrian traffic or allow emergency
vehicular traffic to be impeded because of vending operations.
C. Vending hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. unless special permission
is granted by the Superintendent.
D. Vending carts must be attended at all times.
E. All carts and equipment must be removed from the vending site at
the close of business each day.
F. All vendors must maintain the submitted list of items for sale and
prices throughout the agreement period unless special permission is
granted by the Superintendent.
G. Smoke and/or odors produced by the cooking of foods on a mobile vending
cart must be vented, filtered or disposed of in a comparable manner
so as to reasonably prevent the release of odor or particulate matter
into the surrounding environment.
H. Vendors are responsible for trash and waste disposal. Vendors shall
provide a container for trash and litter, and be responsible for the
appropriate removal and disposal thereof. No dumping is allowed in
City trash cans, grates, storm sewers, or other areas.
I. Vendors shall keep public spaces within a ten-foot radius of their cart clean and free from paper, peelings, oil and grease spills and refuse of any kind generated from the operation of their cart. If spills do occur, the vendor is responsible for using the guidelines for proper removal of stains established by the Department of Public Works. See also §
157-21, Cleaning and repairing.
J. No music, amplified sound, or repetitive noise that can be heard
outside of the vending site may be played by the vendor.
K. If a vending site remains vacant for three consecutive weeks without
notification to the Superintendent's office, it will be considered
abandoned and reassigned, with no refunds issued.
L. The City reserves the right to move vendors for necessary maintenance
and repairs on the Commons.
M. The City does not provide water or electric service to mobile vendors.
N. All vendors shall cooperate with staff members of City of Ithaca
and the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.
Notwithstanding the above, permits to sell on the Commons or
to operate mobile vending carts granted pursuant to this chapter shall
include days on which it is expected that the Ithaca Festival or other
events sponsored by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance will take place on
the Commons. A listing of these events and dates shall be maintained
by the City. The vendor will be required to make application to the
event coordinator and pay any additional fees as required. Vendors
may be relocated from their assigned spot during the event, at the
discretion of the event coordinator. Vendors must follow the rules
of each event. Vendors interested in vending during special events
should contact the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, Ithaca Festival offices,
or other event coordinator for information regarding vending requirements
for those special events.
Persons holding a license issued by the Tompkins County Clerk
to vend under the status of a United States Armed Forces veteran pursuant
to § 32 of the General Business Law, to the extent legally
permitted, are required to abide by all regulations except those concerning
fees.
Any person or group that has been denied an agreement to vend
on the Commons may appeal such decision to the Board of Public Works.
Such appeal shall be submitted, in writing, to the Superintendent's
office within 10 days from the date of denial. The Board of Public
Works may act to sustain the original decision or to revise it, with
or without conditions.