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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1975-049-O-75• • • F n 1� !i Fi i; R, 178 f 49-0-75 AN ORDINANCE Establishing a Farmers' Market ±� BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK ;f.COUNTY, ILLINOIS: , SECTION 1: That there be added to Chapter 32 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, as amended, "Peddlers and Solicitors", ,Sections 32-25 through and including Section 32-34 to read as follows: "32-25. Definitions. A farmers' market is a designated area where on designated days and times, growers and producers may sell directly to the public, in f accordance with City regulations. The City of Evanston shall have the right to relocate or discontinue the market, to specify the days and times of its use and to stipulate what goods may be sold. 32-26. Growers and Producers. A grower or producer is any person offering for sale articles for human consumption, such as fruits, vegetables, edible grains, nuts and berries, apiary products, maple sugars, syrups and eggs or non -edible articles, such as cut or potted flowers, which articles have been raised or prepared by the grower or producer, members of his family or by persons in his employ. Sale of any type of meat, fish or poultry, refrigerated dairy product and baked goods or any article proscribed by the Director of Public Health, shall be prohibited: 32-27. Supervision and Control of the Market. A market master, duly appointed by the City Manager, shall review i the application of any grower or producer offering articles for sale, issue permits and collect fees therefor, assign spaces to growers and producers, establish a system of bookkeeping for the market, maintain the market's cleanliness and enforce the market regulations. 32-28. No grower or producer shall sell or offer for sale any product without first having obtained a license or permit therefore. Each license shall be valid for one season. The seasonal fee for such • a • • -2- license shall be seventy-five (75) dollars. No grower or producer shall be eligible for more than one license. A license granted hereunder is { non -transferable. 32-29. Gaily Permits. A grower or producer may obtain a daily permit, entitling him to occupy one space in the market for one day. The daily fee for such permit shall be five (5) dollars. No grower or producer shall be eligible for more than one daily permit per day. 32-30. Application Required. An applicant for a license or permit to sell goods within the market shall submit to the market master together with the required fee, an application in writing containing the following information: 1. Name, address of the applicant; 2. Products for which a sale license or permit is sought; 3. Source of the products; j 4. A warrantee that such products are fit for human consumption or use; and 5. State sales tax permit number. 32-31. Assignment of Spaces - Certificate of Production. Spaces shall be assigned in accordance with the order in which ' i applications are filed with the market master. Permit fees shall be paid in advance of occupancy. Sellers shall submit, in advance of occupancy, an affadavit certifying that articles offered for sale are of the growers or producers' own raising or production. 32-32. General Regulations. 1 A. No licensee or permittee shall: 1. Sell or offer any article according to weight except in accordance with the established standards for weight of the State of Illinois. 2. Sell apiary products, maple sugars and syrups or any • • -3- processed food unless properly labeled in accordance with state standards for labeling. 3. Sell or offer any unwholesome or spoiled articles. 4. Attract attention to his goods by hawking or crying out. 5. Sell or offer any article without first obtaining an .Illinois Sale Tax License of the current year or fail to display prominently the number of such license; provided, however, that when a temporary (daily) space is assigned, suitable evidence of application for such license may be presented to the market master. 6. Transport or display food without adequate protection against contamination. Delivery trucks and other equipment used for transportation and display shall be kept clean at all times. 7. Allow any waste, garbage or any other refuse to remain on or near his space after the closing hour of any market day. , B. No animals or pets shall be allowed in the market. �i C. No motorized vehicles other than those of the sellers and the market master shall be allowed in the market. 32-33. Penalties for Violation. Any person, firms, corporations, partnership or association violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to 4' a fine not to exceed $300. Each day of violation shall be deemed a i separate offense. The market master may, in his discretion, revoke the license or permit of any individual upon proof of conviction of a violation hereof. 32-34. Creation of Commission. A. There is hereby created a Farmers' Market Commission composed of five. (5) members including a chairman, each of whom shall serve without compensation. B. Appointment and Term of Office. The chairman and ►-}embcrs of the Commission shall be appointed A • • I • -4- by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council. ' Such appointment shall be for a term of one year. Commissioners shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy shall be ! filled in like manner to an original appointment and shall be for the balance of the term of the vacated office. Any member may be removed by the Mayor for failure to regularly attend meetings or for inattention to duties. All Commissioners shall be residents of the City of Evanston. Each Commissioner shall have one vote. C. Ex Officio Members of the Commission. In addition to the members of the Commission appointed pursuant to Subsection B of Section 32-34, the following persons shall be deemed ex officio members of the Commission, to serve, without compensation therefor, as permanent non -voting members: the Mayor and the Public Health Director of the City of Evanston. I D. Organization As soon as possible after their appointment, the members of the Farmers' Market Commission shall organize the election of a chairman and other officers as may in their judgement be necessary. E. Powers and Duties. It shall be the duty of the Farmers' Market Commission to review i the activities of the market and make recommendations to the City Council for any changes in operating policies or regulations necessary to improve the operations of the Market. The Market at its discretion recruit growers and producers and publicize the Market." G SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. 0 0 1� [i -5- i! I: ij ;4 4Introduced Mav 5 ,1975 Adopted Mav 12 ,1975 i !, Approved may !, [g / F.r�cyar UArnaman _ .Tr _ Mayor ATTEST: fs,/ Ma„r;p-a F- Brown City Clerk. Approved as to form: /s/ Jack M. SieRel Corporation Counsel } li Published: May 22, 1975 Code page: 421.A I ,1975 .