1. Municipal Code 15-12 Vendors on the Public WayCity of i*spell
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Johnson and Kalispell City Council
From Doug Russell, City ManagerK
Re.- Vendors on the Public Way
Meeting Date.* June 9, 2014
BACKGROUND: Council has been approached by organizers of Thursday!Fest with a
request that vendors be exempted from permitting requirements when vending in the public way
while participating at Thursday!Fest.
At the last Council meeting, Council requested that this be placed on a work session. Municipal
Code 15-12, which addresses Vendors on the Public Way is attached to this memo.
At the work session, it is requested that Council discuss the purpose of municipal code 15-12 and
the request from Thursday fFest.
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The applicant's full name, current address, telephone number and proof of identity-
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2. A brief description of the nature, character and quality of goods, wares or merchandise to be
offered for sale;
3. The specific location, if any, 'in which the vendor intends to conduct business;
4. If the applicant is employed the name and address of the person, firm, organization, company
or corporation; another, the association;
5. If a motor vehicle is to be used, a description of the vehicle together with the motor vehicle
registration number and permit number;
6. A complete listing of any other permits or pen -nits issued to the applicant by the City within
the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application;
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7. A copy of applicant's insurance designating the City of Kalispell as an additional named
insured for liability purposes at such limits as may be required by the City.
D. Health Inspection Certificate: Any application for a vending permit to engage in the sale of food or
beverages shall also be referred to the Flathead County health department for approval and issuance of a
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State certificate of health inspection in addition to the regular vending permit. The applicant's equipment
shall be subject to inspections by the health department at the time of application and at periodic
intervals thereafter.
I - The applicant shall be notified in writing by the parks department director of the City"s
decision to issue or deny the vending permit not later than five (5) days after the applicant has filed
a completed application with the department.
2. Each permit shall show the name and address of the permittee, the type of permit issued, the
location of permitted use, the kind of goods to be sold, the amount of the permit fee, the date of
issuance, the permit number, an identifying description of any vehicle or conveyance used by the
permittee, a copy of their liability insurance designating the City of Kalispell as an additional
insured, plus, where applicable, the motor vehicle registration number. Each permit shall also show
the expiration date of the permit which is issued by the City.
F. Authorized Vending Zones: Except for special events, or otherwise authorized by this Code,
vendors may only sell goods, wares or merchandise or services within the Kalispell City parks at those
locations specifically allowed by the permit that is issued.
G. Special Events: Any vendor wishing to conduct business at a special event only shall apply to the
City of Kalispell parks department for a temporary vending permit. Application for such a permit must
be made at least ten (10) days prior to the beginning of the event for which the permit is sought. The
permit shall be valid only for the duration of the special event. Any vendor to whom a temporary permit
is granted shall be subject to the same operating regulations as all other vendors, except where otherwis4
specified.
H. Permit Fees.- Any vendor granted a vending permit under this Section 15-12 shall pay an annual
permit fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). Fees for a special event permit shall be ten dollarsper
event.
1. Removal of Vending Equipment: No vending station, conveyance or other item related to the
operation of a vending business shall be located on any City sidewalk or other public way during
nonvending hours. Nor shall any vehicle be parked, stored or left overnight other than in a lawful
parking place.
J. Littering and Trash Removal:
I . Vendors shall keep the sidewalks, roadways and other spaces ad acent to their vending sites or
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locations clean and free of paper, peelings and refuse of any kind generated from the operation of
their businesses. All trash or debris accumulating within twenty feet (20') of any vending stand
shall be collected by the vendor and deposited in a trash container.
2. Persons engaged in food vending shall affix to their vending station, vehicle, pushcart or other
conveyance a receptacle for litter that shall be maintained and emptied regularly and marked as
being for litter.
K. Prohibited Conduct: No person authorized to engage in the business of vending under this Section
15-12 shall do any of the following:
Unduly obstruct pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic flow;
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2. Obstruct traffic signals or regulatory signs-.
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M. Suspension and Revocation of Permit.
I . In addition to the penalties contained in subsection L of this section, any permit issued under
this Section 15-12 may be suspended or revoked for any of the following reasons:
a. Fraud,, misrepresentation or knowingly false statement contained in the application for
the permit-,
b. Fraud, misrepresentation or knowingly false statement in the course of carrying on the
business of vending;
c. Conducting the business of vending in any manner contrary to the conditions of the
permit;
d. Conducting the business of vending in such a manner as to create a public nuisance,
cause a breach of the peace,, constitute a danger to the public health, safety, welfare or morals,
or interfere with the rights of abutting property owners; or
e. Cancellation of Health Department authorization for a food or beverage vending unit due
to uncorrected health or sanitation violations.
2. The Parks Director shall provide written notice of the suspension or revocation in a brief
statement setting forth the complaint and the grounds for suspension or revocation. Such notice
I !zhall be mailed to the address shown on the permit holder's application by certified mail, return
the City revokes a vending permit or permits, the fee already paid for the permit or permits
shall be prorated. A person whose permit or permits has been revoked under this section may not
apply for a new permit for a period of one year from the date that the revocation took effect. (Ord.
1455, 5-19-2003; amd. Ord. 1609, 6-4-2007)
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