§ 14-42. Requirements for the issuance of a license.

No license shall be issued by the commissioner of finance until:

(a)

The applicant obtains a statement from the commissioner of health advising the commissioner of finance that the applicant meets the requirements of law of the sanitary code of the county of Onondaga and the rules and regulations therein contained.

(b)

The applicant has passed a criminal background check conducted in accordance with section 14-41 above.

(c)

The applicant submits a statement to indemnify and save harmless the city of Syracuse, its agents, officers and employees thereof, from all claim suits or actions of every name or description brought against the city, its officers, employees or agents, on account of injuries, death or damages to persons or property received or sustained or alleged to be sustained by any person or persons arising out of the license issued herein or in any permit or permission granted to the applicant to vend at any public space or park.

(d)

The applicant submits a comprehensive general liability insurance policy in form acceptable to the corporation counsel, including products liability and bodily and property damage coverage, insuring the city of Syracuse and the applicant from all claims from damage to property or bodily injuries including death which may arise out of any license or permit or permission issued herewith. Such insurance shall provide coverage of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) single limit during the term of the license, and shall provide that the policy shall not be terminated or canceled without thirty (30) days' written notice to the commissioner of finance.

(e)

Applicant submits written approval from the fire chief in the event a propane tank heat-producing device or open flame is to be used in conjunction with the applicant's food vending.

(f)

Applicant submits written approval of the issuance of a permit pursuant to section 14-50 herein, or if section 14-50 is not applicable, approval by the commissioner of parks, recreation and youth programs in the event the applicant proposes to vend in a city park pursuant to section 17-6, or written approval from the commissioner of public works if the applicant proposes to vend on a city sidewalk for a period not exceeding one week.

(g)

Applicant submits proof that the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a "certificate of authority" to the applicant for the collection of sales tax in connection with the applicant's vending operation. Furthermore, if the applicant holds a license for the year previous to the year for which an application is being submitted, the applicant shall, at the discretional request of the commissioner of finance, submit with the application for a new license, copies of all sales tax returns filed with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for the previous twelve (12) months.

(Gen. Ord. No. 59-1991, 11-12-91; Gen. Ord. No. 43-2010, 12-6-10; Gen. Ord. No. 43-2018, 10-22-18)