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Be it hereby ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) be amended by adding Title 6, Chapter .20, Section .040 PERMIT FOR EXTERIOR VENDING MACHINES
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A. Purpose: The purpose of this Permit is to protect, preserve and maintain the public health, safety, and welfare by regulating business activities relating to exterior vending machines, as defined herein. This article sets forth requirements for the review of exterior vending machines so that such machines may be permitted without adversely affecting the public health, safety, and welfare.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
EXTERIOR VENDING MACHINES - Any automated machine that is placed outside of a fully enclosed building and that is designed to allow consumers to insert monies by way of cash, credit or debit cards and obtain goods, merchandise or products stored within or produced by the machine, including all food and beverage vending machines.
B. License required: The use and/or placement of all exterior vending machines shall require a license from the City Council. Each license shall be valid for one calendar year. Application for such licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the City Clerk, and a fee of $100 shall be paid for each machine to be licensed. The application shall be submitted to the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Wiring Inspector and the Board of Health for review and comment prior to the City Council taking final action on the application. The City Council shall then hold a public hearing on such license. In determining whether to issue such a license, the City Council may consider issues pertaining to hours of operation, traffic, lighting, noise and such other issues as may affect the public health, safety and welfare. The City Council may impose reasonable conditions upon the issuance of any such license. Each licensed machine shall display a sticker from the City evidencing that it is...
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