Ice Cream Ordinance Gets Final Consideration in Ocean City

Ocean City, NJ -- An ordinance proposing changes in the way peddlers, hawkers and vendors operate in Ocean City was unanimously approved during Thursday night’s meeting at City Hall, the Ocean City Gazette reports.

The ordinance includes the following changes:

• a limited number of licenses will go to vendors at designated City owned street ends and designated rights of way during an established summer season;
• the Cape May County Department of Health must approve the bicycle carts;
• licenses shall be limited to 10, as opposed to the current number of 20;
• each license and its associated vehicle will now be assigned corresponding numbers. Stickers will no longer be issued;
• operators would now be required to wear their licenses during hours of operation;
• hours of operation will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m., as opposed to 10 a.m.-sunset;
• carts may not be parked in an “area designated for parking,” and no longer than 30 minutes in an “area designated for parking” at the beach street end or designated place;
• street ends and locations must be approved on an annual basis;
• all vendors, hawkers and peddlers must wear proper attire; and
• vendors will be notified of license termination 90 days ahead of time, as opposed to “three months.”

The ordinance passed on introduction on Dec. 17. At that time, Councilman Michael DeVlieger said he would further evaluate the issue between readings. On Thursday night, he said all his questions had been answered, according to the report.

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