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Hawker Wander Cat — File 25-1216
CITY OF SOMERVILLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
[phone removed]
BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION - Hawker Peddler
File #: 25-012450
License #: BL25-000056
Address: 165 Cedar ST #4
Licensee: Allison Ventura Wander Cat Cola
DBA Name: Wander Cat Cola
Business Ownership Type: LLC
Legal Name of Entity: Wander Cat Cola
Owners/Officers: Allison Ventura, , ,
License Information:
Nonalcoholic craft beverages made from syrups and pre-packaged
Describe what you intend to vend:
soda water. Also intend to mix with oatmilk (shelf stable non-dairy products).
Homans Site in Gilman Square, upcoming Junction Park, along
Describe where you intend to vend:
the community path, farmers markets, city events
Vending will depend on site and pop up
Describe your days, dates, and hours of operation:
opportunities. For valid parks along the community path I expect to vend: Wednesday + Thursday 12pm -
3pm. Friday 3pm - 7pm. Saturdays 12pm-3pm. These may not be permanent given traffic or pop up and
market timings. I would like the ability to move to different sites depending on traffic and weather. This is
until I can ramp up to more regular business hours and understand the market.
Gilman Square pop up park market, ArtBeat, looking into
List any city events you intend to vend at:
more events, pop up vending
A 4 foot table with canopy or umbrella, syrups stored in cooler
Describe your vehicle, cart, or display:
and soda water prepackaged.
see below
Approval Conditions:
Approval Conditions:
Approved By:
Maureen Lee, Approved with Conditions
Food license required.
Darrell Richardson, Approved
Chris Roche, Approved
Rico Isidoro, Approved
Kimberly M. Wells, Approved with Conditions:
This license is required to operate anywhere within Somerville city limits, but it does not by itself
give permission to operate in areas not under the city’s control, including private property and
certain streets and areas owned by the state. The city may require evidence that the Licensee has
permission to operate in these areas before it issues this license.
The following streets and areas are owned by the state, and require state approval to operate, in
addition to this license:
Alewife Brook Parkway
Foss Park
Mystic River shoreline
Fellsway
Lombardi Way
Mystic Valley Parkway
Fellsway West
McGrath Highway
Operation in the following streets and areas is prohibited unless explicitly authorized by this license:
Davis Square area
Prospect Hill Park area
Union Square area
Powder House Park area
Somerville Hospital area
Operation at public events formally licensed by the city is prohibited unless explicitly requested and
authorized by this application.
The Licensee shall submit an updated list of the names and ages of all employees who will be
working under this license to the City Clerk whenever new employees are hired.
The Licensee shall not announce, offer, or sell their goods to the disturbance of the peace and
comfort of the inhabitants of the city and shall not go uninvited to any residence to sell or barter their
wares.
The Licensee shall set out a trash receptacle for the use of customers while engaged in sales. Said
receptacle, and all papers, garbage, and litter shall be removed by the Licensee when they are no
longer engaged in sales.
The Licensee’s cart, vehicle, or display shall have the Licensee’s name plainly printed on each side,
shall be kept in a neat and clean condition, and shall not leak.
The Licensee shall clearly display the prices and conditions of sale for all items to be sold.
For hawking and peddling at the Mystic View and/or the Mystic River Housing Developments, the
Licensee shall not sell or offer for sale any wares between the hours of 8:00pm and 12:00pm (noon)
and shall not operate at any location other than the parking lot of the Tenant Recreation Facility at
530 Mystic Avenue. The Licensee shall only enter and exit the area via the Memorial Road/Mystic
Avenue intersection and shall proceed directly to and from the parking lot, and shall not enter, exit,
or drive through any other locations in the Developments at any other time. The Licensee shall not
interfere, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with the exercise of any other hawker/peddler’s right
to sell wares. Any hawker/peddler who violates these regulations shall be liable to a penalty of $100
for each offense; each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. Any hawker/peddler
remaining on housing authority property in willful violation of these regulations may be arrested
pursuant to MA General Law Chapter 272 Section 59 without a warrant by any officer authorized to
serve criminal process in the place where the offense is committed and may be kept in custody until
taken before the Somerville District Court. Any hawker/peddler who violates these regulations may
also be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided by MA General Law Chapter 40 Section
21D.