No person or firm, including any principal or agent thereof, shall place
or cause to be placed on any public street, highway, curb or sidewalk within
the Town any vending machine used for the self-service dispensing of merchandise,
or any other such equipment used or to be used for any of the foregoing purposes
without first obtaining a permit, in writing, from the Chief of Police.
Each application for a permit required under this article shall be made,
in writing, to the Chief of Police upon blank forms provided by the Town and
made available by such officer. Each application shall be sworn to by the
applicant. The written application shall contain the following information:
A. The principal ownership of any such equipment, together
with the name and address of the agent of service thereof.
B. The specific location of any such equipment, including
but not limited to the street name, the street side and an accurate description
of the direction to and of the distance from the nearest street intersection
expressed in the number of feet thereto.
C. A representation that such equipment is not and will
not be attached by chain or any other such device to any utility
pole or traffic sign in violation of any other ordinance of the Town or the
General Statutes of Connecticut pertaining thereto.
D. Any such information and conditions as the Chief of Police
shall deem necessary to assure that such equipment is located in accordance
with regulations that may be adopted by the Fairfield Police Commission for
the placement of said vending machines to achieve and ensure the public health
and safety.
Except as hereinafter provided, a fee to be set by the Police Commission shall be charged for one year, said fee shall be payable with the written application and thereafter on the anniversary date thereof. The fee shall be commensurate with the costs of administering the licenses. In the event that any such equipment for which a permit had previously been granted in accordance with this article is relocated to a site which is less than 25 feet from its original location and to a site which also meets the regulations set forth in §
104-2D hereof, no additional fee shall be charged; provided, however, that any further such relocation shall require a new application and fee.
If a person shall fail to obtain a permit as provided in this article,
the Chief of Police may, by registered letter, order the owner of such equipment
to relocate it in a manner satisfactory to that officer until a permit has
been granted, provided that, if the owner of such equipment fails to complete
such relocation and fails to make application for a permit within 30 days
after mailing of such order, then the Chief of Police may cause such work
to be done and charge the expense thereof to the owner of the equipment.
Each person holding a permit shall, when engaged in the sales activity
regulated herein, display upon the equipment at all times a suitable copy
of the permit furnished by the Chief of Police.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or making
any false statements or misrepresentations in fact for the purpose of obtaining
a permit hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, in addition to other penalties
provided by law, be subject to a fine not to exceed $25, each violation being
deemed a separate offense, and he shall be subject to revocation of his permit
for such location.