§ 30-1427. Lottery-type selection process.

(a)

Persons permitted by the City of Atlanta to vend in kiosks during the calendar year of 2012 may submit applications for permits to vend in accordance with this article at the kiosk locations at which they had been permitted to vend in 2012.

(b)

Any kiosk locations for which applications have not been submitted by persons described in subsection (a) of this section within 30 days of the approval of this ordinance shall be included in the lottery-type selection process. No fewer than ten percent of the available kiosk locations shall be reserved for disabled veterans and/or blind persons as described in section 30-1435.

(c)

No earlier than 31 days following the approval of this ordinance, the office of revenue shall administer a lottery-type selection process by which persons shall be selected to submit an application for a kiosk or vending cart valid vendor location.

(d)

There shall be no consideration required for participation in the lottery-type selection process.

(e)

Persons wishing to submit applications for each kiosk or vending cart valid vendor location shall be required to place their names in a separate drawing for each kiosk or vending cart valid vendor location.

(f)

No individual prospective vendor may receive the ability to apply for more than ten percent of the kiosk or vending cart valid vendor locations available in the lottery-type selection process.

(g)

The lottery-type selection process shall take place at which time the city has determined there are newly created or open kiosk or vending cart valid vendor locations which shall be entered/re-entered therein. Persons wishing to submit application for any newly created or open kiosk or vending cart valid vendor locations shall be required to place their names in a separate drawing therefor. Vendors wishing to continue vending from a kiosk or vending cart valid vendor location at the time of the lottery-type selection process shall not be required to participate therein and shall instead be permitted to renew their permits to vend from the valid vendor location pursuant to section 30-1429.

(h)

Designated food truck areas shall be open to food truck vendors on a first come first served basis subject either to the parking restrictions contained in this article and Chapter 150, Article IV, Division 3; or to the issuance of a weekly food truck vending pass pursuant to this article, and shall not be entered into the lottery-type selection process.

( Ord. No. 2014-06(13-O-1339), § 3, 3-3-14 ; Ord. No. 2014-14(14-O-1137), § 6, 3-26-14 ; Ord. No. 2016-04(16-O-1001), § 3, 3-30-16 )