(A) Regulations applicable to all mobile food vending units or food stands. A mobile food vendor shall NOT:
(1) Leave a food cart unattended in the public right-of-way.
(2) Store, leave unattended, or park any mobile vending unit in the public right-of-way between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. without prior written approval from the City Administrator.
(3) Leave any location without first picking up and removing all trash and refuse including all products spilled on the sidewalk as a direct result of the mobile food vending operation.
(4) Dispose of trash or refuse in a dumpster or trash receptacle which is not owned by the mobile food vendor or for which the mobile food vendor has not been granted express written permission to use for dumping of trash or refuse. Mobile food vendors are expressly prohibited from using any city-owned dumpster or trash receptacle to dump trash or refuse accumulated in connection with the operation of their mobile vending unit.
(5) Sell to any person situated in a motor vehicle.
(6) Conduct any sale from a mobile food vending unit from a parking space which is designated as a handicap parking space.
(7) Conduct any sales from outside the mobile vending unit, unless a reasonable accommodation is necessary to serve a customer with a disability.
(8) Sell or attempt to sell alcoholic beverages and anything other than prepared, packaged, and/or whole unprocessed foods that are not potentially hazardous.
(9) Locate within three feet of a fire hydrant or ten feet of a building ingress/egress door.
(10) Operate a generator and/or vehicle motor which generates visible smoke, excessive noise, or excessive gasoline/diesel fumes.
(11) Leave less than six (6) feet of unobstructed passage on a public or private sidewalk.
(12) Operate a mobile food vending unit or food stand within a public alley.
(13) Stop, idle, or park in a location in which patrons or the mobile food vending unit, food stand or patrons thereof would be within a bike lane, fire lane, parking space not permitted for use by a mobile food vendor, sight-triangle or loading zone.
(14) Operate a mobile food vending unit or food stand within state or federal right-of-way.
(B) Grease disposal. All fat, oil and grease generated in the operation of a mobile vendor business shall be disposed of at the business or facility identified in the mobile vendor’s application for a license. Any change in the businesses or facilities used for the disposal of such fat, oil and grease shall be reported to the city clerk in writing by the mobile vendor within three business days of the first use of the new business or facility. All fat, oil and grease generated in the operation of a mobile vendor business shall be disposed of in compliance with the requirements of chapter 52 of this code regarding the discharge of fat, oil and grease by food service establishments.
(C) Mobile food vendors shall comply with all state laws and applicable regulations related to mobile food vending units, food stands, or other similar operations subject to such regulation.
(D) All waste liquids, garbage, litter and refuse shall be kept in leakproof, nonabsorbent containers which shall be kept covered with tight fitting lids and properly disposed of at the permanent location. No waste liquids, garbage, litter or refuse shall be dumped or drained onto sidewalks, streets, gutters, drains, trash receptacles or any other place except at the permanent location of a pushcart. When leaving the sales area, the licensee or his employees shall pick up all litter resulting from his business and shall deposit such litter in an approved container located on his or her mobile food vending unit. Failure to do so shall be grounds for license revocation and initiation of action on such bonds required by this chapter.
(Ord. 2613, passed 5-14-2019)