Legal Documents of Maryville

Applicants for a permit under this section shall file with the city recorder a sworn application in writing on a form to be furnished by the city recorder. Submission of false or misleading information will result in revocation of the permit and a ban on receiving future permits. The application shall provide the following:

1. The name and contact information of the applicant.
2. The applicant's permanent street address, mailing address and email address.
3. The applicant's telephone numbers including a cell phone number, if available.
4. A brief description of the nature of the business and of the goods to be sold.
5. A copy of the vehicle registration for any mobile food vendor vehicle and proof of automobile insurance for the mobile food vendor vehicle.
6. A copy of the business license, proof of State of Tennessee sales tax registration, and any health department license or certification required by Blount County Department of Health or the State of Tennessee.
7. State of Tennessee and City of Maryville transient vendor licenses will be required for businesses based outside of the State of Tennessee and/or for owners of businesses residing outside the State of Tennessee.
8. Color photograph(s) of the mobile food vendor vehicle's interior and exterior.
9. Permission to obtain a background check of owner(s) of mobile food vendor vehicles. The city reserves the right to reject an applicant if he or she (or in the case of an LLC or corporation, its owner(s)):
   1. Is a registered sex offender;
   2. Has been convicted of a felony in the past ten (10) years;
   3. Has a chronic history of an unreasonable number and kind of moving vehicle violations as determined by the chief of police; or
   4. Presents an unreasonable public health and safety risk based on past criminal history as determined by the chief of police.

   The applicant owner must also acknowledge and affirm his, her or its duty, as hereby required by this code, to perform background checks on each of his employees or agents operating the mobile food vendor vehicle permitted herein. The applicant must acknowledge and affirm that he, she or it will not allow an employee or agent to work in the city as a mobile food vendor if such employee or agent is a registered sex offender, or if he or she has been convicted of a felony within the past ten (10) years.

10. Payment of an application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) which will be prorated by month for the first year of the permit at a rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per month of operation. No refunds will be issued. Any day in the month where the permit is in place will require payment for that entire month.
11. Such other relevant information as may be reasonably requested by the city after review of submission of the material in order to assure full review of the information needed to assess the impact of the proposed operation on the health, safety and well-being of the public. (1999 Code, § 9-1105)