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Sec. 14-331. - Rules, regulations and prohibitions.#
(a)
MFE, Types A and B shall be allowed to stop, with property owner permission and in consideration of all sections of this ordinance, for periods not to exceed four hours in all areas except in residential neighborhoods.
(b)
There shall be no solicitation of motor vehicles while a motor vehicle is stopped in traffic or stopped at a traffic light or intersection. All hawkers, peddlers, solicitors and MFEs shall be prohibited from blocking any sidewalk, impeding the flow of traffic, or blocking traffic so as to create a traffic hazard.
(c)
The chief of police may, from time to time, submit to the town council locations, public streets, highways or rights-of-way throughout the town which in his/her opinion, because of excess traffic and congestion, or for safety concerns, are rendered unsafe for the public welfare to allow the selling or offering for sale of merchandise, services or food by hawkers, peddlers or MFEs.
(d)
The town council shall have the right to deny, suspend, or revoke any license issued per this ordinance if the operation of the licensee within the town violates the town's land use regulations, zoning or other ordinances specific to the operation of a MFE.
(e)
No licensee shall offer for sale at any town-owned park, beach or recreational area any food, goods or services without obtaining prior written approval from the parks and recreation director, nor any other publicly owned property without town council approval.
(f)
No hawker, peddler, itinerant vendor or MFE shall stop or set up to service customers within 100 feet of any establishment offering for sale similar goods or services.
(g)
Sales prohibited during certain hours:
No hawking, peddling or MFE activity regulated by this chapter shall be permitted anywhere in the town, except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(h)
Duly licensed hawkers, peddlers and MFEs may operate within the town except in the following areas: Boston Neck Road, Point Judith Road, Ocean Road, Burnside Avenue, Galilee Escape Road, Sprague Park, Beach Street, entire length, Memorial Square, entire length, Mathewson Street from Courtway Street to Kingstown Road and any other public highway or street where parking is prohibited on both sides of the public highway or street. Licensees must have their licenses in their possession at all times while operating within the town.
(i)
No hawker, peddler or MFE shall attempt to sell his/her wares by means of any loudspeaker, voice amplification system or electronic noise making device intended to attract public attention, nor shall he/she create a nuisance situation.
(j)
No MFE vendor shall provide or allow set up of any dining area, including but not limited to tables, chairs, booths, benches or standup counters unless a proposal for such seating arrangement is submitted with the license application and approved by the town council.
(k)
MFE vendors shall provide their consumers with single service articles, such as plastic forks, napkins and paper plates. All said vendors shall offer a waste container for public use that the operator shall empty at his/her own expense. MFE vendors are responsible for the clean up of all areas surrounding their location.
(l)
Unattended vehicles are prohibited. No peddler cart or MFE shall be parked on a street overnight or left unattended and unsecured on a street at any time. Any peddler cart or MFE which is found to be unattended on a street shall be considered a public safety hazard and may be ticketed and impounded.
(Ch. 1069, § 2, 11-4-2019)