A. The purpose of this section is to provide clear and objective site and design standards for Food Cart Pods in the City of Canby.
B. Site Design Standards for Food Cart Pods:
1. Food carts and amenities shall be located on a paved or concrete surface.
2. Food cart pods shall not occupy pedestrian walkways.
3. Food cart pods shall not occupy or obstruct bicycle or vehicle parking required for an existing use.
4. Carts and/or objects associated with the food cart use shall not occupy fire lanes or other emergency vehicle access areas.
5. Setbacks for food cart pods shall be the same as the zone in which it is located, except when a side or rear yard abuts a residential zoning district. Any side or rear yard abutting a residential zoning district must meet the following setbacks:
a. Rear and/or side yards abutting residentially zoned property shall have a minimum setback of 20 feet or the minimum setback for the zone in which it is located, whichever is greater.
6. Carts shall not be located or oriented in a way that requires customers to queue in a driveway or right of way.
7. Uses shall not create tripping hazards in pedestrian and vehicular circulation areas with items including, but not limited to, cords, hoses, pipes, cables, or similar materials.
8. Where more than one cart is located on a site, carts shall be separated by a minimum of 6 feet.
9. Food carts shall not be located in the Vision Clearance Area as described in Section 16.46.020.
10. The Pod must have a perimeter with clear entrance and exit points. This can be achieved by using landscaping, fencing, existing buildings, or topography, or a mix of these elements. Fences shall not be chain link, with or without slats.
11. Landscaping for Pods is as required in the underlying zoning district. Plantings must be installed permanently, or located in planters not smaller than 20 gallons. Nursery pots are prohibited.
12. Lighting in accordance with the LZ2 lighting district is required as regulated in Section 16.43.
C. Standards for Amenities within a Food Cart Pod.
1. All food cart pods which provide seating for customers shall have restrooms with hand washing facilities available during operating hours. Restrooms must have handwashing facilities with hot and cold running water, soap and paper towels or air dryers in an interior space. Restrooms shall be screened from view of the public right of way and abutting residentially zoned properties.
2. All food carts and customer amenities within a food cart pod shall be served by a 5 foot minimum hard surface walkway.
3. Waste and recycling receptacles shall be provided for customer and business waste. Receptacles shall be screened from view of the right of way and abutting residentially zoned properties and serviceable by the applicable waste-hauler.
4. Storage structures accessory to food carts shall be less than 120 square feet in size and no greater than 15 feet in height. Storage structures shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from public rights-of-way.
5. Structures used to provide shelter to customers may not be tensile structures such as tents or canopies unless they are fully framed with no movable parts. Tensile structures which require stake and rope support are prohibited.
6. Permanent structures must meet the dimensional standards of the underlying zone.
7. Weather protection elements must be immovable by patrons. If individual table umbrellas are utilized, they must be permanently affixed.
8. Screening elements may include landscaping, fencing, existing buildings, topography, or a mix of these elements. Fences shall not be chain link, with or without slats.
9. Lighting for the Pod shall follow Chapter 16.43 Outdoor Lighting Standards.