A. Food truck operators shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
B. Food trucks shall have a valid permit from the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Services. The revocation of a County permit shall be communicated to the City in writing and shall result in the automatic suspension of the food truck permit issued by the City. A copy of said permit shall be kept in the food truck and shall be visible at all times.
C. Food trucks shall display in conspicuous view their City-issued food truck permit or decal and business license on the customer-facing portion of their vehicle when operating within the City.
D. Food trucks shall maintain a clean selling area and haul away all trash generated by their operation. Every food truck shall provide a refuse container in the immediate vicinity of the food truck. Prior to leaving the location, the food truck operator shall pick up, remove and dispose of all trash generated by the food truck’s operation located within a fifty (50) foot radius of the food truck’s location. Trash generated by food truck operations shall not be disposed of in public trash receptacles.
E. No discharging of any liquid waste is permitted except at a County-approved commissary.
F. Food trucks shall not use any signs in connection with the sale, display or offering for sale of items or food, except for those signs affixed to or painted on the food truck vehicle, and menus or promotional signs situated in the immediate vicinity of the food truck.
G. The use of flashing lights, strobe lights, and flood lights is prohibited.
H. Food trucks shall not operate within fifty (50) feet of a fire hydrant or within twenty-five (25) feet of a bus stop.
I. Vending must be contained to the food truck. Food truck operators may not augment operations by setting up accessories, equipment, tables, chairs, or stools near the vehicle.
J. Food trucks shall be limited to operating in residential areas from 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. on days Sunday through Thursday, and from 8:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. on days Friday and Saturday. In all other areas of the City, food trucks shall be limited to operating between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. every day.
K. Food truck operators shall have with them all of the following documents while vending within the City:
1. Proof of liability insurance;
2. Food handler’s certificate;
3. Seller’s permit;
4. City-issued business license;
5. City-issued food truck permit or decal; and
6. Operating permit issued by the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Services.
L. A food truck permit does not provide an exclusive right to operate within any specific portion of public property or public right-of-way. No person shall attempt to reserve any portion of any public property or public right-of-way exclusively for the operation of their food truck.
M. Food truck operators shall not leave or maintain a food truck or any accessories, equipment, or objects used for food truck vending purposes on public property or in any portion of the public right-of-way overnight. Any equipment or objects left overnight on public property or in any portion of the public right-of-way will be considered discarded and may be disposed of by the City.
N. Food trucks shall be stored overnight at or within a commissary or other location approved by the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health.
O. Food truck operators shall not engage in vending in such a manner as to cause onlookers, vehicle drivers, customers, or others to obstruct the free flow, access, or view of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
P. No food truck shall operate in such a way so as to reduce or impair motorists’ view of any cross street, crosswalk, driveway or any other similar location where traffic, be it vehicular, pedestrian or bicycle, can be expected to enter the street, and in any way contributes to a traffic hazard or unsafe driving conditions.
Q. Food truck vending operations shall at all times comply with the provisions of the City’s Noise Control Ordinance, Chapter 9.110 of Title 9 of the Adelanto Municipal Code.
R. The food truck operator shall maintain and supply to the City, copies of policies of commercial general liability and automobile liability, in an amount of no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, naming the City as an additional insured.
S. Food truck operators shall be prohibited from vending food or food products at public parks where the City has entered into an agreement for the exclusive sale of food or food products with a particular concessionaire or vendor.
T. Food trucks shall be operated within 200 feet travel distance of an approved and readily available toilet and handwashing facility to ensure that restroom facilities are available to employees whenever the food truck is stopped to conduct business for more than a one (1)-hour period. Food truck operators must provide written evidence of permission from an adjoining property or business owner to use their restroom facilities.
U. Food truck operators shall obtain property owner authorization when temporarily or permanently vending on private or on City-owned property, and shall carry evidence of written property owner authorization at all times. If operating in state right-of-way, the mobile vendor shall provide evidence of the state's authorization.
V. This section is not intended to be enforced against sidewalk vendors, roaming sidewalk vendors, and stationary sidewalk vendors as defined in Section 5.82.020.
[Ord. No. 638, 4/12/23.]