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Ordinance 24 - ____ An Ordinance Amending Chapter, 38, Section 414 of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code The City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That City of Elk River City Code Section 38-414. Restrictions. Shall be amended as follows: (d)For mobile food units. (1)State license. Mobile food units shall hold a valid license from the State of Minnesota Department of Health or Department of Agriculture. Any conditions of the State Health Department shall be incorporated into the license issued under this section, in addition to any other conditions by the City of Elk River. (2)Insurance. A certificate of insurance that has been issued to the applicant by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Minnesota verifying the applicant is insured against claims arising out of all operations of such applicant under this chapter for the sum of at least $1,000,000.00 against liability for bodily injuries and for at least $1,000,000.00 against liability for damage or destruction of property. The city shall be endorsed as an additional insured on the certificate of insurance on public property including right-of-way. Certificate of insurance must contain a provision requiring at least 30 days' advanced written notice to the city, or ten days' written notice for non-payment of premium notification be sent to the city should the policy be cancelled before its stated expiration date. (3)Hold harmless. A mobile food unit operating on city property, including public right-of-way, must submit a signed statement that the licensee shall hold harmless the city and its officers and employees, and shall defend and indemnify the city and its officers and employees for any claims for damage to property or injury to persons which may be occasioned by any activity carried on under the terms of the license. (4)Duration of sales. A license shall be valid for one year but the mobile food unit can't operate in, or in front of, the same location for more than 21 days each year within the City of Elk River. (5)Overnight storage. No overnight storage of a mobile food unit shall be permitted unless approved by council. (6)Signs. No signage shall violate the provisions of this Code relating to size and number of business signs. (7)Noise. No shouting, blowing a horn, ringing a bell, or use of any sound devices upon any of the streets, alleys, parks, or other public places of the city or upon any private premises in the city. Ice cream trucks traveling through a residential district may have outdoor music or noise-making devices to announce their presence. (8)Parking. Mobile food units must be located on an paved approved surface. Approved surfaces include: asphalt, concrete, and class 5 or crushed concrete compacted to a dust free surface. A mobile food unit may not operate in a traffic lane, on a sidewalk, or in any Page 78 of 99