(a) Affiliation with permitted food establishment required. A person shall not engage in a catering service unless the service is affiliated with a food establishment operating from a fixed facility that is permitted under Article X of this chapter.
(b) Food preparation. A catering service may prepare food at the service site. If food requires substantial preparation in addition to cooking at the service site, a catering service shall not serve the food requiring additional preparation unless approved as safe by the director.
(c) Operational requirements. A catering service shall:
(1) notify the director in writing four days in advance of serving to a group of 500 or more people, stating the location, time, and menu of the service;
(2) take necessary steps to provide facilities and supplies for maintenance of personal hygiene (including, but not limited to, potable water, soap, and towels) for employees at the service site;
(3) provide refuse containers at the service site that permit disposal of refuse in a way that does not result in a health or safety hazard;
(4) leave a service site in a clean, waste-free condition; and
(5) not prepare or serve food in an area that exposes any person present to a health or safety hazard.
(d) Duration of service at same site. A catering service shall not serve at the same service site on more than two successive days unless the catering service complies with additional requirements as the director determines are necessary to protect the public health and safety at the service site.
(e) Vehicles. A food establishment that uses a vehicle in the operation of a catering service shall:
(1) identify the vehicle with characters three inches high on both exterior sides of the vehicle stating the following:
(A) the name of the food establishment;
(B) a brief description of the nature of the business if not included in the name; and
(C) the permit number of the vehicle;
(2) secure an inspection of the vehicle by the director on the date designated by the director;
(3) maintain the vehicle in a clean condition;
(4) keep the permit or a copy of the permit on the vehicle at all times; and
(5) not equip the vehicle with any sound amplification device that, when operated, violates Section 30-2(k) of this code. (Ord. 26023)