Fiscal Note
No significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
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Amending sec. 9.13(1) to clarify the licensing requirements and definition of “street vending,” creating sec. 9.13(8)(d) to prohibit street vending while suspended or revoked, and amending sec. 9.13(9), penalties.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance clarifies the definition of street vending, and the activities that require a “regular” street vending license. Under sec. 9.13, there are several different types of street vending licenses: “regular” street vendor, special event vendor, mall/concourse food, mall/concourse arts & crafts, merchant vendor, sidewalk café, and high density vendors. This amendment applies only to the basic “regular” street vendor license which is required of all vendors city-wide, including Late Night Food Vendors. The “regular” street vending license is currently $120 per year. There are additional licensing rules that apply to the specially-licensed Mall/Concourse Food Vendors which are not affected by this amendment.
This amendment also creates a prohibition against vending while a street vending license is suspended or revoked, in an effort to make clear that a vendor may not vend while his or her license is under suspension, and revises the penalty section to include this prohibition. Individuals can currently be cited for vending without the appropriate license but this creates an additional violation for vending while suspended.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (1) of Section 9.13 entitled “License for Selling on Public Streets” of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
“9.13 LICENSE FOR SELLING ON PUBLIC STREETS.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to vend, sell or offer for sale or procure the sale of any services, goods, wares, tokens, or foodstuffs, or any other article of any kind by ...
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