Sec. 12-169. - Permit required.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate within the city a mobile food establishment without having obtained a permit from the city clerk for that purpose.

(b)

A person desiring to operate a mobile food establishment shall apply for such permit or renewal of such permit to the city clerk. The application for a permit or a renewal of permit shall be provided by the city clerk and shall include the following:

(1)

Name, phone number, e-mail contact and business address of the applicant.

(2)

If utilizing private property, any mobile food establishment permitted under the provisions of this article must have a letter in their possession from the owner of the property on which he or she is selling authorizing the establishment to sell upon the property. This authorization must be current and must state for how long the permission is granted, but in no event will same authorization be valid for a period of more than one year. If participating in a licensed special event, then the event holder may be the one to hold this letter in their possession from the property owner for use of the private property. (See article III, special events).

(3)

Copy of the RI department of business regulations mobile food establishment registration.

(4)

Any person applying for a permit under the provisions of this article shall sign a hold-harmless agreement indemnifying the City of Central Falls, its officers, agents and employees from any liability arising out of or in the course of his or her business or the granting of a license for same.

(Ord. of 12-9-2019(1), § 3)