HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Vending Ordinance for RAGBRAI XXXVI ORDINANCE NO. 3951
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. This ordinance as amended is enacted to help city officials and citizens deal with the public health
and safety problems create by the infusion of a large number of people into the City of Ames when the Des Moines
Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across IowaTM (RAGBRAI®) arrives in Ames, Iowa on July 22, 2008, and
departs on July 23,2008.
Section Two. That Section 5.34 RAGBRAI-Miscellaneous Permits of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Ames,Iowa,be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
RAGBRAI Ordinance-Miscellaneous Permits
Sections:
5.08.010 Commercial Booth-Permit Required
5.08.020 Commercial Booth Fees
5.08.030 Commercial Booth Location
5.08.040 Health Regulations
5.08.050 Commercial Booth Non-Food-Permit Required
5.08.060 Commercial Booth Non-Food Fees
5.08.070 Commercial Booth Non-Food Location
5.08.110 Effective Period
5.08.120 Street Closings
5.01.010 COMMERCIAL BOOTH-PERMIT REQUIRED.
No person,club,group,organization,corporation or entity of any kind shall provide or sell food to the public
in Ames on July 22,2008,or July 23,2008,unless said person or entity shall first obtain a Commercial Booth Permit
from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau located at 1601 Golden Aspen Drive,Ames,Iowa. However,any person
or entity which is a resident of Story County and in possession of a valid permit issued by the State of Iowa for the sale
of food to be consumed on its premises as of July 22,2008,or in possession of a current Iowa retail sales tax permit,shall
be exempt from the requirements of this Section. For purposes of this Section,the Story County Pork Producers and the
Story County Cattleman's Association shall each be deemed to be a resident of Ames. Also,any entity exempt from
license requirements under state law is also exempt under this ordinance.
5.08.020 COMMERCIAL BOOTH FEES.
The fee for an Ames RAGBRAI vending permit shall be$200.00 for Story County residents,and$500.00 for
those residing outside of Story County.
5.08.030 COMMERCIAL BOOTH LOCATION.
A vendor who has been granted an Ames Commercial Vending permit shall locate its temporary sale facility
at a location to be determined by the Ames RAGBRAI Event Organizing Committee.
5.08.040 HEALTH REGULATIONS.
A person or entity issued a commercial booth permit pursuant to this Chapter(a RAGBRAI COMMERCIAL
VENDING PERMITTEE herein) shall comply with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals rules and
regulations pertaining to the sale and dispensing of food for consumption on its premises. No beverage shall be served
in a glass container at a RAGBRAI sanctioned event.
5.08.050 COMMERCIAL BOOTH NON-FOOD-PERMIT REQUIRED.
No person,club,group,organization,corporation or entity of any kind which is in business in Ames shall sell
merchandise to the public on July 22,2008 at a location other than its regularly-established place of business unless said
person or entity shall first obtain a Commercial Vending Non-Food Permit from the Ames Convention and Visitors
Bureau located at 1601 Golden Aspen Drive,Ames,Iowa 50010. Those Ames businesses that operate only from their
regularly established locations are exempt from the requirements of this section.
5.08.060 COMMERCIAL BOOTH NON-FOOD FEES.
The fee for an Ames Commercial Vending Non-Food permit shall be the same as the fees established in Section
5.08.020.
5.08.070 COMMERCIAL BOOTH NON-FOOD LOCATION.
A Commercial Booth Non-Food permittee who has been granted an Ames Commercial Vending Non-Food
permit shall locate its temporary facility at a location to be determined by the Ames RAGBRAI Event Organizing
Committee.
5.08.110 EFFECTIVE PERIOD.
The provisions ofthis ordinance shall be effective from 5:00 a.m.(local time)on July 22,2008 until 12:00 noon
(local time)on July 23,2008.
5.08.120 STREET CLOSINGS.
During the effective dates of this ordinance and without prior Council approval regarding the blocking of any
city streets, any Ames police officer,or those at their direction,may place barricades or road blocks in any City street,
alley,or roadway to redirect vehicular traffic in order to enhance the proper and safe flow of bicycle and vehicular traffic
within the City limits of City of Ames.
Section Three. PENALTY. A violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be a municipal infraction
punishable by a civil penalty of not more than$750.00 for each violation.
Section Four. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section,provision,or part ofthis ordinance shall be adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any section,
provision,or party thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section Five. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage,approval,
and publication as provided by law.
Passed this 13' day of May ,2008.
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ann H.Campbell,Mayor
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