City of Colorado Springs - File #: 17-923

• File #: 17-923
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 3/31/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/27/2017
• Final action: 6/27/2017
• Title: Ordinance No. 17-47 amending Part 7 (Peddlers of Food Wares) of Article 3 (Sales of Goods and Services) of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation and Taxation) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Mobile Food Vendors and providing penalties for the violation thereof Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk Lee McRae, License Enforcement Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2017	3	City Council	finally passed	Pass
6/13/2017	3	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
5/22/2017	2	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 17-47 amending Part 7 (Peddlers of Food Wares) of Article 3 (Sales of Goods and Services) of Chapter 2 (Business Licensing, Liquor Regulation and Taxation) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to Mobile Food Vendors and providing penalties for the violation thereof

Presenter:
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk
Lee McRae, License Enforcement Officer

Body
Summary:
This ordinance to amend the existing "Peddler of Food Wares" License Code is based on input and discussion with several stakeholder meetings and staff recommendations for updating some archaic language. In addition to renaming the license type to "Mobile Food Vendors," and minor definition clarifications, the proposed changes also allow flexibility for limited use of hooded parking meters for special uses as proposed in a companion ordinance amending Chapter 10 (Parking).

Previous Council Action:
Ordinances to amend various portions of the General Business License Code were passed by City Council in November of 2014.

Background:
As part of an ongoing effort to make the City of Colorado Springs a more business friendly community, and as one of the City Clerk's 2014 Breakthrough Strategies, the City Clerk conducted a thorough review of general business license ("general business license") types, requirements and fees to ensure they are relevant and necessary to regulate activities related to health, safety or other protective purposes. This review resulted in several ordinances passed by City Council in November of 2014 to amend various portions of the General Business License Code for removal/clarification of requirements for standardization across all general business license types. These updates to our City Code enhanced City services by eliminating unnecessary steps for a business to operate in our great city, while also aiding the future creation of an online application/renewal business licensing system. Noted at the time was a ...