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Instructions

  • Fees may be combined onto one check payable to the City of Cedar Rapids Treasurer.
  • Return applications, payments, and any required supporting documents to:

    City of Cedar Rapids Clerk's Office
    City Hall / Veterans Memorial Building, 3rd Floor
    50 2nd Avenue Bridge
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

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Form or Requirement Fee Description and Instructions
Application


Pushcart / Peddler / Solicitor / Transient Merchant / Mobile Food Unit License Application
Pushcart Fees $10.00
$60.00
$300.00

per day
per month
per year

Mobile Food Unit Fees $150.00

 per vehicle
Peddler, Solicitors, and Transient Merchant Fees

$20.00
$35.00
$65.00
$200.00

 per day
per week
per month
per year
Certificate of Insurance


  • A certificate of insurance shall be delivered to the City Clerk prior to issuance of a license.
  • The City of Cedar Rapids and its employees shall be named as additional insureds against and liabilities that may arise in connection with the operations of the licensees.
  • Pushcart: Each pushcart licensee shall provide proof of general liability insurance, including products liability coverage, in the amount of $1 million or more per occurrence and $1 million for property damage.
  • All Other Licenses: All other licensees shall provide proof of general liability insurance including products liability in the amount of $300,000 per occurrence and $100,000 for property damage.
Bond $1,000

 Applicant shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond in the amount of $1,000 conditioned that the applicant shall comply fully with all ordinances of the City and laws of Iowa regulating pushcart operators and vendors, and guaranteeing to any resident of the City that all money paid will be accounted for and applied according to the representation of the licensee, said bond to continue in force as to such surety for not less than one year from the date of execution of such agreement. Action on such bond may be brought by the person aggrieved and for whose benefit, among others, the bond is given.