[Ord. 6 S+FN, 6-25-1986 § 1]
No person shall set up, keep, maintain, operate or permit to be set up, kept, maintained or operated any booth, stand, cart, vehicle or other structure for the vending of food and merchandise at a public festival in or upon any street or sidewalk without first obtaining a festival vendor license from the Director of the Department of Finance and/or his designee.
[Ord. 6 S+FN, 6-25-1986 § 1]
A festival vendor license shall be issued only to bona fide charitable, educational, cultural or religious institutions, organizations or associations.
[Ord. 6 S+FN, 6-26-1986 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FE, 10-17-2007; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016; Ord. 6PSF-F-A(S), 6-15-2016]
The Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services shall promulgate such rules and regulations with respect to the granting of a festival vendor license as he deems necessary to protect the public welfare. These rules and regulations shall be promulgated after consultation with the Directors of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Engineering.
[Added 11-6-2025 by Ord. No. 6PSF-C, 11-06-2025]
a. 
A vendor who holds a valid and current annual license under Chapter 8:7 (Hawking and Peddling; Canvassing and Soliciting) may obtain a seasonal festival endorsement. The endorsement shall allow participation in all City-approved festivals during the license year without payment of the daily festival vendor license fee required by § 8:25-3.
b. 
The seasonal festival endorsement shall be issued upon payment of a one-time seasonal fee of $500, in addition to the annual license fee required under Chapter 8:7, and shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
c. 
Vendors holding a seasonal festival endorsement must register with the Division of Special Taxes, or such other department as may be designated, prior to each festival event. Registration shall be for the purpose of assignment of vending location and verification of compliance with all health, fire, and sanitation requirements.
d. 
Vendors who do not hold a valid annual license under Chapter 8:7 shall continue to be subject to the per-day festival vendor license fee established in § 8:25-3.
[Ord. 6 S+FN, 6-25-1986 § 1]
The fee for a festival vendor license shall be $250 for each day of the festival. The license fee shall be payable upon the presentation of the application and shall be returned less the sum of $50 in the event such license is not granted.
[Ord. 6 S+FN, 6-25-1986 § 1]
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.