Ordinance 2019-86 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO.2019-86
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS
AMENDING THE REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE VENDORS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 10th day of December, 2019
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County,Illinois on December 19,2019.
Ordinance No. 2019-86
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
AMENDING THE REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE VENDORS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") is a duly
organized and validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the
Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS,Title 3, Chapter 5, Articles A and B of the Code of Ordinances of the United
City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois, establishes regulations for mobile vendor vehicles and
for vendor vehicle rally special events; and,
WHEREAS,the Mayor and the City Council(the"Corporate Authorities")have reviewed
the requirements for registration and have determined that there is need to revise the regulations
for mobile vendors and vendor vehicle rally special events and to provide for the immediate
revocation of the requirement for persons participating as a mobile vendor on private property to
submit an application to the city for registration as a mobile vendor, all as hereinafter provided.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 2 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances, be and is hereby amended by deleting said Section 2 in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
"Every person desiring to engage in mobile vendor services on public property
owned by the City or within the City's public right-of-way is hereby required to
make written application for a certificate of registration as hereinafter provided. It
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in mobile vendor service without having
first obtained said certificate of registration. Said certificate shall be carried by the
applicant while engaged in mobile vendor service and shall be displayed at all times
in a place readily visible to all customers. The term for mobile vendor registrations
shall commence on January 1 and shall expire on December 31 of each year."
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Section 2. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 3 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances,be and is hereby amended by deleting paragraph A. in its entirety and replacing it with
the following:
"A. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to operate as a mobile food or retail
vendor on property owned by the City including streets, roadways, alleys, sidewalks,
parks, or right-of-ways within the City without first having obtained a certificate of
registration from the Office of the City Clerk. Application for a certificate of registration
shall be made upon a form provided by the Office of the City Clerk and filed with such.
The applicant shall truthfully state in full the information requested on the application:"
Section 3. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 3 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances,be and is hereby amended by deleting subparagraph A(13)in its entirety and replacing
it with the following:
"13. Insurance: The applicant shall obtain and maintain in force comprehensive general
liability, broad form property damage and blanket contractual liability insurance in a
combined single limit amount,per claim and aggregate of at least one million dollars
($1,000,000.00) covering the applicant's operations. Such insurance shall name the
United City of Yorkville as additional insured. A certificate of insurance shall contain
provisions that prohibit cancellations, modifications, or lapse without thirty (30) days'
prior written notice to the City's Clerk's Office."
Section 4. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 3 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances,be and is hereby amended by deleting paragraph E. in its entirety and replacing it with
the following:
"E. No certificate of registration shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of
the commission of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois or any other state or
Federal law of the United States, within five (5) years of the date of the application; nor to
any person with a felony conviction for burglary, fraud, theft, or sexual assault without
regards to time; nor to any person who has been convicted of a violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter, nor to any person who has an active, unpaid violation or
conviction of any provision of this code;nor to any person whose certificate of registration
issued hereunder has previously been revoked as herein provided."
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Section 5. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 4 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances, be and is hereby amended by deleting said Section 4 in its entirety.
Section 6. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 5 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances,be and is hereby amended by deleting paragraph B. in its entirety and replacing it with
the following:
"B. The registration requirement for mobile vending vehicles is waived for all City
sponsored special events and for any special events in which a vendor fee is charged by the
event organizer."
Section 7. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article A, Section 9 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances, be and is hereby amended by deleting paragraph C., paragraph D., and subparagraph
D (1) in their entirety and replacing with the following:
"C. It shall be unlawful for any person, mobile vendor vehicle operator to drink any
alcoholic beverages, shout or call to prospective customers, or to disturb the peace in any
manner while on duty.
D. Sale of food or merchandise from mobile vendor vehicles shall be prohibited as
follows:
1. In any City park, or on City park property, including parking lots unless the
mobile vendor has received a park vending permit from the City's Parks and
Recreation Department or is participating as a paid vendor in a special event."
Section 8. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article B, Section 2 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances, be and is hereby amended by deleting subparagraphs A (3)(g) and A(3)(j) in their
entirety and replacing with the following:
"g. A list of all mobile food vendor vehicles and/or mobile retail vendor vehicles
participating in the vendor vehicle rally."
j. The permittee shall obtain and maintain in force comprehensive general liability, broad
form property damage and blanket contractual liability insurance in a combined single
limit amount,per claim and aggregate of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)
covering the permittee's operations on the sidewalk or right-of-way. Such insurance shall
name the United City of Yorkville as additional insured. A certificate of insurance shall
contain provisions that prohibit cancellations, modifications, or lapse without thirty(30)
days'prior written notice to the City's Clerk's Office."
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Section 9. That Title 3, Chapter 5, Article B, Section 5 of the Yorkville Code of
Ordinances, be and is hereby amended by deleting subparagraph A(1)(a) its entirety.
Section 10. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
10th day of December, A.D. 2019.
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City Clerk
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE JOEL FRIEDERS AYE
SEAVER TARULIS ABSENT JASON PETERSON AYE
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,
this /0 day of 6ECEm6.6 .. , A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
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