2878ORDINANCE NO. 2878
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
5.07.020 OF T HE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLED "DEFINITIONS" AND
SECTION 5.07.060 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLED "FEES"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section I . Amendment. Moses Lake Municipal Code Section 5.07.020 titled "Definitions" and Section 5.07.060 titled
"Fees" is amended as follows:
5.07.020 Definitions: The following terms and definitions shall be used in the admini stration of this chapter.
A. "Mobile Vendor" shall mean any person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, agent, consignee,
or employee, whether a resident of the City or not, who engages in a business of selling and
delivering food from a vehicle or other motorized conveyance upon privately or publicly owned
property including any public street, sidewalk, alley, or public way of the City. A person, firm, or
corporation so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this chapter
merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer,
or by conducting such temporary business in connection with, as part of, or in the name of any
local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer.
8. "Food" shall have its usual and ordinary meaning, and shall include all items designed for human
consumption, including, but not limited to, candy, gum, popcorn, hot dogs, sandwiches, peanuts,
soft drinks, frozen concessions, nonalcoholic beverages, and dairy products. Products regulated
by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board may not be sold by mobile or street vendors.
C. "Authorized Concession Stand" shall mean a concession stand operated or maintained for the sale
of food or merchandise, in the public parks of the City, or on other public property, by the City or
in accordance with a City-approved agreement or franchise.
D. "Public Celebration" shall mean the Spring Festival activities customarily celebrated in and
around McCosh Park and other areas of the City, as well as any other time of public celebration.
E. "Special Event" shall mean an event for which th e City has authorized use of City faci lities for use
by vendors, such as the Farmers Market.
F. "Street Vendor" shall mean a vendor, including any owner and employee, selling food within a
public or private parking lot, pedestrian plaza, public street, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way,
or public property, using a non-motorized cart or temporary structure.
5.07.060 Fees:
A. An initial application fee shall be assessed in accordance with the adopted fee schedu le and
will be submitted with all applications for each vehicle, conveyance, or stand. The renewal fee for
a mobile or street vendor license sha ll be the same as a standard business license, provided there
has been no interruption in maintaining the mobile or street vendor licenses of the vehicles,
conveyances, or stands.
B. Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire December 31st of the year
it is issued.
C. In addition to the application fee, the applicant shall pay an annual fee which shall be assessed in
accordance with the adopted fee schedule to help defray the cost of screening the applicant for the
license.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication of its summary
as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on November 14, 2017.
ATTEST:
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Cindy Jensen, Finance Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM: