A. Food Cart Pods are subject to the utility regulations below.
1. All permanent utility lines shall be placed underground. Temporary utilities, lines and tanks shall be screened, covered, or hidden from view from the right-of-way as to minimize visual impacts and prevent tripping hazards or other unsafe conditions.
2. Wastewater shall be addressed in one of the following two ways:
a. Food carts shall connect to the sanitary sewer consistent with applicable state plumbing codes and will include an approved grease interceptor for the disposal of fats, oils and grease as described in Chapter 10 of the 2021 Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code, or most recent version thereof. Indirect discharge or leakage draining into the storm water system is prohibited.
b. Food carts shall connect to individual or community wastewater holding tanks as allowed by Section 5-4 of the Oregon Health Authority’s 2020 Food Sanitation Rules, or most recent version thereof. Tanks shall be owned and serviced by an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality licensed pumper. A copy of the contract shall be provided to the City before any food carts are located on site. Holding tanks shall be screened from view of the right-of-way by fully sight obscuring fencing. Indirect discharge or leakage draining into the storm water system is prohibited. Wastewater shall not be dumped onto the ground, onto the streets, or into a storm a drain. All liquid waste from the waste tank or from cleaning activities such as cleaning the mobile food cart shall be captured and properly disposed of in the sanitary sewer.
3. Potable water shall be addressed in one of the following two ways:
a. Food carts shall connect to a permanent water source in conformance with applicable state plumbing codes.
b. Food carts shall be connected to a potable water tank consistent with Section 5-3 of the Oregon Health Authority’s 2020 Food Sanitation Rules, or the most recent version thereof.
4. Food carts and amenities shall connect to a permanent power source. Power connections must be undergrounded. Generators are prohibited.