Mobile Food Units may operate in the municipality only if the Mobile Food Unit is (i) placed on Municipal owned or leased property, and/or Municipal streets, alleys and rights-of-way that is part of a Municipality-wide public event that has been approved by Council ("Public Event"); (ii) operates completely on non-Municipal owned property for an event, sponsored by the property owner or resident of such property; or (iii) operates on a portion of a Municipal street or alley that abuts an approved private event, sponsored by the property owner, or resident of such abutting property, where the Chief of Police permits the street or alley to be temporarily blockaded for the private event pursuant to Codified Ordinance Section 311.03.
(a) Mobile Food Units at approved Public Events. Council may authorize Mobile Food Unit operation on property owned or leased by the Municipality including, but not limited to, parks, parking lots, streets, alleys, or other rights-of-way only in connection with and as part of a Municipality-wide Public Event.
(1) The presence and placement of any Mobile Food Unit shall be approved as part of the Public Event.
(2) The Mobile Food Unit operator or owner shall obtain a Mobile Food Unit permit ("MFU Permit") from the Municipality.
(3) The placement of the Mobile Food Unit shall be approved by the Chief Administrative Officer and the Municipality Police and Fire Departments. No Mobile Food Unit shall operate in a location fewer than five feet from a driveway or alley and no fewer than ten feet from street intersections.
(4) The operator or owner of the Mobile Food Unit shall obtain an approved inspection certificate from the Municipal Fire Department.
(5) A Mobile Food Unit operating as part of a Public Event may only operate during the open times of the Public Event. A Mobile Food Unit shall not be left unattended; any Mobile Food Unit that is found to be unattended shall be considered a public safety hazard and may be cited for violation of the Ordinances of the Municipality and impounded.
(6) Unless specially allowed by terms of the Public Event or MFU Permit, no Mobile Food Unit shall be parked on Municipality streets, parking lots, public rights-of-way, park property, or other public property overnight. When allowed to park overnight, any Mobile Food Unit left without active attendance must be secured sufficiently to prevent access, use of equipment, and movement of the unit.
(7) The Public Event organizer or Mobile Food Unit operator shall provide adequate trash containers to receive all garbage created by its operation in the Municipality and shall clear any litter from its area of operation at the end of each day. (Ord. 2023-04. Passed 2-27-23; Ord. 2023-24. Passed 4-24-23.)