A. It is unlawful for any person to operate a mobile food unit that does not meet the requirements of this chapter.
B. Fire Safety and Inspection. A mobile food vendor must ensure that all mobile food units comply with the version of the International Fire Code in effect at the time when the license is issued, state law, and the City of Casa Grande code relating to fire and explosion safety standards.
C. A mobile food unit(s) shall be inspected by the City's Fire Department, or the mobile food vendor shall provide evidence that the mobile food unit passed a fire inspection by another city or town fire department in this state within the preceding twelve (12) months.
D. Refuse, Trash and Litter Maintenance. A mobile food unit shall:
1. Provide a minimum of one fifteen (15) gallon trash receptacle within fifteen (15) feet of each individual mobile food unit for customers and employees;
2. Maintain an area around the mobile unit clear of litter, garbage, rubble and debris; and
3. Transport the trash from the area of operation to an authorized waste disposal location.
E. Noise Restrictions. No mobile food vendor shall blow a horn, ring a bell or use any sound device, including any loud-speaking radio or sound-amplifying system, upon any of the streets, alleys, parks or other public places of the city or upon any private premises in the city where sound of sufficient volume is emitted or produced therefrom to be capable of being plainly heard upon the public thoroughfares for the purpose of attracting attention to any mobile food unit without first having obtained a noise permit.
F. Security.
1. The mobile food unit and the surrounding vending area shall be maintained in a safe and clean manner at all times.
2. A mobile food unit shall have adequate lighting to ensure customer safety in the vending area. Lighting shall be directed downwards and away from rights-of-way and adjacent properties.
3. The mobile food unit and its customers shall not obstruct the movement of pedestrians or other vehicles using the sidewalk, street, alley, or other public right-of-way.
G. Insurance.
1. If the mobile food unit operates an event sponsored by the City or operates on public property, including rights-of-way or property owned by the City, the mobile food vendor shall obtain insurance naming the City as an additional insured in an amount as required by the City and in accordance with the requirements of A.R.S. Title 9, Chapter 4, Article 7.2.
2. The insurance company issuing the policy shall be authorized to issue commercial liability policies in Arizona by the Arizona Department of Insurance.
3. The policy shall designate by manufacturer's serial or identification number all mobile food units for which coverage is granted.
4. The policy shall insure the person named in the policy and any other person using the mobile food vendor with the express or implied permission of the named insured against any liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the mobile food unit in Arizona.
H. Location.
1. Residential Area. A mobile food vendor shall not operate in an area zoned for single-family residential use, unless:
a. The mobile food unit is vending primarily ice cream products or similar frozen food novelties, is operating in a right-of-way in compliance with Subsection I. below or on a private street in a manner that does not impede the flow of traffic, and is not parked within three hundred (300) feet of the same location for more than one (1) hour at a time during an eight (8) hour period; or
b. The mobile food unit is parked directly adjacent to a private residential property, either in a right-of-way in compliance with Subsection I. below or on a private street in a manner that does not impede the flow of traffic, with the express permission of that private property owner for not more than a total of four (4) days per calendar year. No more than three (3) mobile food units shall be operating on a private residential property at any one time; or
c. The mobile food unit is operating on non-residential private property with the written permission of the private property owner authorizing mobile food units at its location, proof of which shall be provided to the City upon request, and in accordance with a validly approved Temporary Use Permit; or
d. The mobile food unit is parked directly adjacent to a public park, if parking is generally permitted in compliance with Subsection I. below. For purposes of this paragraph, directly adjacent to a public park includes only parking on the same side of the street as the park; or
e. The mobile food unit is operated pursuant to a special event permitted by the City.
2. City-Owned Property. A mobile food vendor shall only operate in a legal parking space. If the mobile food vendor desires to operate on City property other than a legal parking space, the mobile food vendor shall obtain permission from the Deputy City Manager, or his/her designee. Generally, requests shall be made at least ninety-six (96) hours in advance.
3. Private Property: A mobile food vendor shall only operate on private property after obtaining written permission from the private property owner authorizing mobile food units at the location, proof of which shall be provided to the City upon request, and in accordance with a validly approved Temporary Use Permit.
I. Parking. A mobile food unit shall comply with this subsection and applicable law as it pertains to parking, unless parking is governed by a separate subsection in this chapter.
1. A mobile food unit shall only operate in a legal parking space, unless otherwise specified in this Section.
2. A mobile food unit, including any semi-permanent structure used or associated with the mobile food unit, may use no more than one (1) legal parking space, unless the mobile food vendor has a separate agreement with the City to use additional legal parking spaces or parking spaces on City property other than right-of-way.
3. No mobile food unit exceeding twenty-four (24) feet may park diagonally in a diagonal parking space or park in any manner that occupies more than one (1) diagonal parking space.
4. If parked in a legal parking space or on a public or private street, no mobile food unit shall operate with the serving window facing street traffic.
5. A mobile food unit shall abide by all parking regulations, including posted time limits. If there are no other time restrictions on the use of a legal parking space, a mobile food unit shall not occupy a legal parking space for more than six (6) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period. "Occupy" within this subsection means within one hundred (100) feet of the place in which the mobile food unit was initially parked.
6. A mobile food vendor shall not claim or attempt to establish any exclusive right to park at a particular street location unless the parking space is part of a permitted event.
J. Signs. A mobile food vendor shall comply with the City Sign Code pursuant to Chapter 15.24 of the Casa Grande Municipal Code. (Ord. 1397.05.05 § 2 (part), 2023)