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For all municipal business license questions, contact: City of South Bend • Department of Community Investment <br />215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. • Suite 500 <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 • 574.235.5912 • F: 574.235.9021 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />LICENSE APPLICATION FOR – RESTAURANT <br />MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION – 4-45 (SEE ALSO 4-46) <br />DEFINITION: <br /> <br />Restaurants include any coffee shop, cafeteria, short order cafe, luncheonette, grill, sandwich <br />stand, soda fountain, drive-in restaurant, walk-up restaurant, mobile food vendor, mobile food <br />cart, drive-in theater restaurant, in-plant food service, tavern, commissary, snack bar, tea room, <br />fast-food restaurant, or restaurant without live entertainment or music, food catering or food <br />service establishment, hotel or motel where continental breakfast is served, retail food markets, <br />whether fixed or movable, where food for human consumption is prepared or served in such <br />manner that it is ready for consumption on the premises. <br />The term "restaurant" shall not include a food service establishment that is known as a retail <br />food market where food is not prepared and served for consumption on the premises with the <br />exception of retail food markets that contain soda fountains, coffee dispensers or slushy <br />machines; nor shall the term "restaurant" include any coin-operated vending machine <br />dispensing any kind or type of food, confectionery or beverage. <br /> <br />Mobile Food Vendor Vehicle means a licensed motorized vehicle that is enclosed, self-contained <br />and serves food items to the general public. Food items may be prepared, cooked, and <br />Assembled in the vehicle or may have been prepared, wrapped or packaged in a licensed food <br />establishment. <br />IF DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY, SEE: <br />Food Vending Vehicle (§4-25) <br />Itinerant Restaurant (§§4-45 & 4-46) <br /> <br />GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: <br />1. Print legibly and complete all sections to ensure efficient processing. <br />2. Include a copy of the St. Joseph County Health Permit <br />3. Thoroughly review all applicable Municipal Code Sections listed above. <br />4. Licenses expire March 1st for restaurant names beginning with letters A-M; Licenses <br />expire April 1st for restaurant names beginning with letters N-Z. <br />5. Include $5.00 application processing fee made payable to City of South Bend. <br />6. License fee payable to City of South Bend - $90.00 if 150 seats or less; $110 if more than <br />150 seats; $30.00 adder to above fees for live entertainment. <br />7. Add 10% to license fee if renewed after the expiration date. <br />8. See §4-46 if live music/entertainment is provided. <br />9. See §4-45(c) for fee waivers.