§ 21-9. Sale or display of goods, etc.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place either for sale or display any goods, wares, merchandise or other items on the public streets, sidewalks or alleys within the corporate limits of the city.

(b)

This section shall not apply to community-wide group-sponsored activities if such sponsoring group applies for and receives council authorization to conduct the requested activity; or to licensed merchants of shops, located immediately around the courthouse square and one (1) block either side of the street from each corner of the square with the following exceptions.

(1)

Licensed merchants will be allowed to use no more than that portion of sidewalk immediately adjacent to their building for the display of goods sold at that location and provided there is at least four (4) feet of sidewalk remaining for pedestrian use.

(2)

The display of goods including display appurtenances will be allowed only during regular business hours.

(3)

Licensed merchants will be prohibited from displaying any goods, wares, merchandise on the public streets, sidewalks or alleys during community-wide sponsored activities without the written consent of the sponsoring group.

(c)

The application for council authorization referred to in paragraph (b) of this section must occur no later than the regularly scheduled council meeting immediately prior to the schedule community-wide activity.

(d)

This section shall not apply to restricted street food vendors, which is that type of operation which involves the transportation and sale of prepackaged foods only from mobile units or pushcarts, and which meets the following requirements:

(1)

Have a current semiannual inspection permit signed by the county health officer which indicates that the facility and the foods served therein are in compliance with all state and local laws.

(2)

Pay an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(3)

Have a current personal liability insurance policy insuring the owner thereof in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per person or occurrence.

Such license shall specifically designate the location of the street vendor's operation and shall in no way authorize or empower the holder thereof to block or impede the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon the public ways of the city. It shall be unlawful for the street food vendor to operate without the location designated in his license.

(Code 1974, § 21-7.1; Ord. No. 10436, § 2, 10-21-80; Ord. No. 11602, §§ 3, 4, 1-6-2003; Ord. No. 11977, § 2, 10-17-2011; Ord. No. 12113, § 1, 5-5-2014)