[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Fairfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 91.
[Adopted 3-23-1981]
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.
A. 
Upon compliance by the applicant with the provisions of § 104-2 hereof, the Police Department shall forthwith cause an investigation of the area to determine whether or not the location of such equipment at that site is in accordance with such regulations.
B. 
The applicant shall, within 18 calendar days, be notified if said permit is granted or denied.
C. 
In the event that the Chief of Police shall determine that the locating of such equipment at any such site is not in accordance with said regulations and may cause a hazard to the public health and safety, he shall refuse to issue a permit for such location and shall so notify that applicant in writing, together with the reasons for such denial.
D. 
In the event that such officer shall determine that any such site is in accordance with said regulations, the Police Department shall retain the original application and shall immediately forward to the applicant a permit bearing a legend containing the following information: the permit number, the expiration date, the owner's name and the specific location of such 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.