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Application for a permit to conduct business on a sidewalk must be made at the office of the City Administrator on a form deemed appropriate by the City Administrator. Such application must include but not be limited to the following information:
- A. Name and address of the applicant;
- B. The expiration date of applicant’s City business license;
- C. Type of items sold or services rendered. Individual applications will be accepted for one type of product or service only.
- D. A valid copy of all necessary permits required by State or local health authorities;
- E. Insurance is required pursuant to TRN-10.21 Insurance Requirements for Permits Issued by Street Systems Management.
- F. Means to be used in conducting business including but not limited to a description of any vending cart, to be used for transport or to display approved items or services.
- G. A separate application is required for each vending cart to be used for transportation or display;
- H. The proposed location for conducting business and the written consent of the property owner(s) adjacent to the permit operating area, along with a signed statement that permittee will hold the adjacent property owners harmless for any claims for damage to property or injury to persons that may be occasioned by any activity carried on or under the permit. This consent and hold harmless statement must be submitted on a form deemed appropriate by the City Administrator. No application may apply to more than one location. No application will be accepted for a permit operating area within which a current permit has been issued or an application is pending. Valid 1982 permits that allowed two carts within a permit operating area may apply for renewal provided they have not lapsed or been revoked.
- I. No food vendor application will be accepted for a permit operating area where a restaurant or fruit and vegetable market, with direct access to the sidewalk, is adjacent or within 100 feet on the same block. No application will be accepted for a flower vendor for a permit operating area where a flower shop, with direct access to the sidewalk, is adjacent or within 100 feet on the same block. The above requirement may be waived if the application is submitted with the written consent of the proprietor of the restaurant, fruit and vegetable market or flower shop. The consent must be submitted on a form deemed appropriate by the City Administrator.
This provision is not an exception to the location and distance prohibitions included in Section 16.70.550 of Portland City Code and no application will be accepted for a location that would be in violation of that Section.