HomeMy WebLinkAbout139 - 09/02/2025 - AMENDING SECTION 15-383 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REGARDING THE LICENSING OF OUTDOOR VORDINANCE NO. 139, 2025
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 15-383 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING THE LICENSING OF OUTDOOR VENDORS
A.In 2012, City staff completed a comprehensive study of the City's then-
existing outdoor vendor regulations, the outcome of which was the approval, by City
Council adoption of Ordinance No. 058, 2012, of new regulations of such vendors (the
"Outdoor Vendors Code").
B.Provisions of the Outdoor Vendors Code are currently found in Article XIV
of Chapter 15 of the City Code, as from time to time amended.
C.City staff re viewed the provisions of the Outdoor Vendors Code and
recommended a further amendment to adopt an annual expiration date of the license
issued by the City to align with the cadence of regulation by other local governments and
for purposes of efficient regulation of vendors by the City.
D.City Council hereby finds that amending the Outdoor Vendors Code as
proposed in this Ordinance is in the best interests of the City and its residents and
promotes the health, safety and welfare of the community by providing for effective and
efficient regulation of these activities.
In light of the foregoing recitals, which the Council hereby makes and adopts as
de terminations and findings, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that Section 15-383 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15-383. Application for license; license modifications.
(b)A license may be issued under this Article for a period of twelve (12) months and
shall expire on December 31 st of each year , except that a special vending license as
described in Subsection 15-382(c) above may be issued for a specified period not to
exceed three (3) days.
(c)A request for a modification of a license to add new vehicles, operations or
locations or to modify other license restrictions or conditions, as applicable, shall be
submitted to the Financial Officer and shall meet all of the requirements and be reviewed
in the same manner as an application for a license hereunder. The term of a license may
not be modified to extend beyond December 31 st of that year.
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