BRICKTOWN CANAL VENDING PERMITS

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 38, art. IX, div. 3

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-700 Permit required.

§ 38-700. - Permit required. (a) No person shall engage in the display, advertisement and/or sale of any food, beverage, merchandise and/or service, on any public property or public right-of-way adjacent to the Bricktown Canal without first obtaining a Bricktown Canal vending permit ("permit") from the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department. (b) The provisions of Subsection (a) above shall not apply to a landowner who has expressly reserved in a written easement agreement with the City the right to use defined portions of any public right-of-way adjacent to the Bricktown Canal for his or her business purposes or to the lawful successor(s) or assign(s) of any such landowner. (c) In addition to the permits authorized by this section, the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department is hereby authorized to issue permits for special temporary activities held on public property or public rights-of-way on or adjacent to the Bricktown Canal under guidelines approved by the City Manager subject to the payment of fee(s) as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00; Ord. No. 26335, § 1, 12-17-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-701 Permitted sites.

§ 38-701. - Permitted sites. (a) All permitted uses shall be limited to permit sites specifically designated for such use by the Director. (b) All permitted uses shall be confined to the boundaries of the designated permit site. (c) Permittees shall not obstruct, limit or interfere with the free, convenient and normal use of any public right-of-way outside the permit site. (d) The Director may alter, move, delete and/or add designated permit sites. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-702 Permit period.

§ 38-702. - Permit period. (a) Permits for the sale and/or dispensing of food, beverages, merchandise or service shall be for a permit period of six months. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00; Ord. No. 26335, § 1, 12-17-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-703 Applications.

§ 38-703. - Applications. Applicants for a permit shall file with the Director a verified application in writing on a form to be furnished by the Director, which application shall contain the following information: (a) the full and complete name of the applicant, the applicant's address, both legal and local; (b) the name, address and social security number of all persons to be employed by the applicant on the permit site; (c) a brief description of the business or activity to be conducted, and items to be sold pursuant to the permit; (d) the time period(s) for which the applicant desires to do business; (e) the design and content of any signs to be used on the permit site; (f) a site plan, drawn to scale, depicting the proposed layout of any structures, equipment, objects, sign(s) or display materials to be used in connection with the business or activity to be conducted at the permit site; and (g) if employed by another, the name and address of applicant's employer and credentials showing business relationship; (h) evidence that the applicant has all necessary Federal, State, county and/or City licenses, permits and approvals required by law to engage in the proposed business or activity on the permit site. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-704 Site selection process.

§ 38-704. - Site selection process. (a) Applications must be received in the office of the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first Monday of January and the first Monday of July. (b) Separate applications shall be submitted for each permit site. (c) If more than one application is received for the same permit site for the same permit period, a drawing will be held to determine the permittee for each permit site for each permit period. (d) Drawings for permit sites will be conducted in the offices of the City Clerk located on the 2nd Floor of the Municipal Building, 200 North Walker, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. (e) Drawings to select permittees for permit sites will be held twice annually; on the second Tuesday of January for permits valid from February 1 through July 31, and on the second Tuesday of July for permits valid from August 1 through January 31. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-705 Permit; fee.

§ 38-705. - Permit; fee. (a) The successful applicant for a permit shall pay to the City Treasurer a fee as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (b) The permit fee must be paid in full within 15 calendar days from the date of the drawing or the application will be deemed forfeited, and the permit will go to the next successful applicant from the drawing. (c) The permit will be issued by the Supervisor of Licenses at the time of payment. (d) Permit fees are non-refundable. (e) All permits are non-assignable and non-transferable. (f) The Director is hereby authorized to place reasonable terms and conditions on permits in order to carry out the purpose and intent of this article. (g) Proof of insurance required by Section 38-708 shall be provided prior to the issuance of the permit. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-706 Suspension, revocation and abandonment.

§ 38-706. - Suspension, revocation and abandonment. (a) Suspension and revocation. Permits may be suspended or revoked for the causes and in the manner provided for in Chapter 26 of this Code. In addition to the causes set forth in Chapter 26, a permit may be revoked for failure of the permittee to comply with any of the terms or conditions of the permit. (b) Abandonment. (1) it is the intent of the City that the permittee will conduct the permitted business or activity at the permit site on days and at times shown on the application to accommodate, to the greatest extent possible, visitors to and patrons of the Bricktown Canal. The permit will be issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the application. (2) in the event the permittee does not consistently conduct the permitted business or activity on the days and during the hours specified in the permit, the Director may, upon ten days written notice to the permittee, determine that the permit has been abandoned and revoke the permit. (3) the Director may grant reasonable exceptions for the failure of the permittee to conduct permitted businesses or activities on the dates and times required for good cause shown including, but not limited to, illness, inclement weather, natural disaster, nonoperation of the Bricktown Canal, unavoidable loss or damage to the permittee's equipment or materials or to other similar occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the permittee. (c) In the event the permit is revoked, the next successful applicant from the drawing will be given the option of purchasing the permit for the remaining permit period upon payment of a fee as established to Chapter 60 of this Code, the General Schedule of Fees. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-707 Reasonable care; indemnity.

§ 38-707. - Reasonable care; indemnity. The permittee shall at all times use reasonable care in conducting the permitted business or activity upon the permit site and the surrounding premises so as not to endanger any person or property of another lawfully thereon; and permittee shall indemnify and save harmless The City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Public Property Authority, and their officers and employees, from and against any claims, demands or causes of action for loss, injury or damage to persons or property arising out of the permitted business or activity conducted by the permittee or its employees pursuant to the permit. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-708 Insurance.

§ 38-708. - Insurance. All permittees shall be required to carry and maintain at all times the permit is in effect general public liability insurance against claims for bodily injury, personal injury, death or property damage occurring or arising out of the conduct of the permitted business or activity. The limits of liability insurance shall be not less than $1,000,000.00 combined single limit personal injury and property damage insurance. The City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Public Property Authority shall be named as additional insured on all such policies. Proof of such insurance shall be provided prior to the issuance of the permit. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-709 Damage to property.

§ 38-709. - Damage to property. The permittee shall be responsible for any damage to public property, real or personal, caused by the permittee or its employees, in connection with or arising out of the conduct of the permitted business or activity. Compensation for any such damage shall be made within 14 calendar days of written demand from the Director. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-710 Litter prohibited.

§ 38-710. - Litter prohibited. The permittee shall be responsible for the collection and disposition of all litter or trash resulting from the conduct of the permitted business or activity in proper receptacles other than those receptacles placed by the City along the Bricktown Canal of public use. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-711 Appearance of site.

§ 38-711. - Appearance of site. The permittee shall maintain the permit site in a clean, sanitary, safe and attractive condition in keeping with the operation of the Bricktown Canal and its environs. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-712 Equipment.

§ 38-712. - Equipment. All equipment, mechanical devices and other appurtenances shall be maintained in good working order, clean and free from hazards and defects. Except as specifically authorized in writing by the Director, all equipment, mechanical devices or appurtenances used by the permittee in connection with the permitted business or activity on the permit site shall be limited as follows: (a) equipment shall be limited to that which is essential to the conduct of the permitted business or activity and shall be located entirely within the permit site. (b) all equipment shall be transportable by pedestrian means as no vehicular access to permit sites is allowed. (c) all services to be provided by the permittee at the permit site shall be self-contained, no utility hookups or power generators are provided or allowed. (d) open flames are prohibited except where necessary to the preparation of food on the permit site. (e) all cooking equipment shall be maintained in an enclosed structure and shall be in compliance with all applicable fire, safety and health codes. (f) ropes, stanchions and other types of barriers are prohibited. (g) digging or drilling of holes in or attachments made to any public property are prohibited. (h) the use of tents, canopies, umbrellas or arbors is prohibited without written approval of the Director. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-713 Noise.

§ 38-713. - Noise. The permittee shall not make, continue or cause to be made or continue any excessive, unnecessary or unusual noise or noise disturbance which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers others in the use and enjoyment of the Bricktown Canal and its environs. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-714 Prohibited items.

§ 38-714. - Prohibited items. The permittee is prohibited from selling, distributing or dispensing any alcoholic beverages or tobacco products, or any rice, birdseed, bubble containers, spray string, confetti, rock salt or any other litter-causing material. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00; Ord. No. 23756, § 4, 12-2-08; Ord. No. 26268, § 4, 10-8-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-715 Signage.

§ 38-715. - Signage. The permittee's signage shall be limited to one sign approved by the Director identifying the permittee or permittee's business or activity. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-716 Expiration or revocation of permit; equipment.

§ 38-716. - Expiration or revocation of permit; equipment. (a) Upon the expiration or revocation of the permit, the permittee shall immediately remove all equipment, supplies, merchandise and other personal property from the permit site and leave the permit site in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. (b) Any equipment, supplies, merchandise and other personal property remaining on the permit site after the expiration or revocation of the permit may be impounded by the City and shall be subject to disposal in the manner provided by law for the disposition of unclaimed property. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-717 Permittee identification.

§ 38-717. - Permittee identification. (a) The Bricktown Canal vending permit must be conspicuously displayed on the permit site while the permitted business or activity is conducted. (b) All permittees and persons employed by the permittee shall be issued photo identification cards showing the permittee's name, permit site, permitted business or activity and permit expiration date. All permittees and any person employed by the permittee shall have the permit identification card displayed on their person at all times while engaged in the conduct of the permitted business or activity on the permit site. (Ord. No. 21467, § 1, 4-18-00)

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