(a) Vehicle Requirements.
(1) Design and construction. Mobile food service vehicles must be designed and constructed for the purpose of preparation and sale of the specific type of food being sold, or they must be so modified to comply with this Article and all applicable public health and safety laws.
(2) Licensing. Mobile food service vehicles must be licensed and equipped in accordance with the rules and regulations of all local, state, and federal agencies having jurisdiction over such vehicles. The preparation and sale of food from mobile food service vehicles must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
(b) Right-of-Way.
(1) Mobile food service vehicles other than ice cream trucks may not operate, stop, stand, or park in any area of the right-of-way that is intended for use by vehicular travel, except in the event of a street closure for a special event. Mobile food service vehicles, including ice cream trucks, may not operate, stop, stand, or park that in any way violates the provisions of the traffic control ordinances of this Code, impedes the flow of traffic, interferes with ingress or egress to or from any property or presents an unsafe condition for patrons, pedestrians, or other vehicles.
(2) Mobile food service vehicles on any street shall park facing the same direction as traffic, at a distance of no more than twelve (12) inches between the curb face or edge of pavement and with the service window of the vehicle facing the curb or edge or pavement.
(3) When a mobile food service vehicle is allowed to operate in the public right-of way, no seating area shall be provided, except as permitted in conjunction with a street closure for a special event or if there is an area provided on a paved sidewalk that permits compliance with subsection (d) of this section.
(c) Business Access. No mobile food service vehicle may operate in a location that impedes the ingress to or egress from another business or otherwise causes undue interference with access to another business.
(d) Pedestrians. If on or adjacent to a sidewalk, the components of a mobile food service vehicle's operations, including signage, seating areas, and patron queue may not reduce the clear pedestrian path of travel on the sidewalk to less than four (4) feet. All awnings or canopies of the vehicle shall be at least six (6) feet, eight (8) inches above the sidewalk.
(e) Safety and Fire Prevention. All mobile food service vehicles must be equipped with fire extinguishers. No power cord, cable, or equipment shall be extended across any public street or sidewalk.
(f) Noise. No sounds that are otherwise prohibited by this Code may be produced by a mobile food service vehicle's operation. All generators used by food trucks must be 100 decibels or less. The permit administrator may request a demonstration of the generator at any time. If, in the opinion of the permitting authority the generator either violates any noise ordinance, or if it would cause undue annoyance or inconvenience to the public or to residences, the permit may be refused or revoked until a satisfactory alternative is provided.
(g) Support Methods. No mobile food service vehicle may use stakes, rods, or any other method of support that must be drilled, driven, or otherwise fixed into or onto asphalt,
pavement, curbs, sidewalks, or buildings.
(h) Waste Collection. The area of a mobile food service vehicle operation must be kept neat and orderly at all times. Operation of a mobile food service vehicle in an area is deemed acceptance by the operator of the responsibility for cleanliness of the area surrounding the operations regardless of the occurrence or source of any waste in the area. During each period of operation at a location, the operator must provide proper trash receptacles for public use that are sufficient and suitable to contain all trash generated by the mobile food service vehicle. All trash receptacles must be emptied when full, and all waste must be removed prior to departure of a mobile food service vehicle from a location.
(i) Pedestrian Service Only. Mobile food service vehicles shall serve pedestrians only. Drive-through or drive-in service is prohibited.
(j) Signage. Signage for each mobile food service vehicle shall not impede traffic or pedestrian travel or visibility. The restrictions on sandwich boards shall not apply when the mobile food service vehicle is parked and/or operating in a parking lot.
(k) Alcohol Sales. Food trucks may not sell alcoholic beverages, except as may be specifically allowed by applicable state law and City ordinance. Ice cream trucks are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages.
(l) Insurance.
(1) Mobile food service vehicles must maintain all motor vehicle insurance coverage required by applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(2) Mobile food service vehicles operating on city property shall maintain commercial insurance.
(3) In the event the required coverage is not properly maintained, permission to operate on City property will be immediately revoked.
(4) Proof of insurance is a prerequisite to the issuance of the permit and must be provided with the permit application.
(m) Exterior Cooking Equipment. Any food preparation equipment outside of the mobile food service vehicle shall not obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and the use and operation of such equipment shall not create safety hazards for the public.
(n) Commissary. A commissary, as defined in this article, shall not be located in any residential zoning district unless permitted as a home occupation in compliance with the zoning ordinance and applicable Health Department requirements.
(Ord. 21-11. Passed 5-6-21.)