(A) Permits, license, and inspections required. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person, firm, or organization to operate a food truck without a license to do so issued by the city.
(1) Application for permit. An application form may be obtained and remitted to the City Clerk or his or her designee. The application shall include the following information and such other information as the Clerk shall deem pertinent:
(a) Name of applicant;
(b) Address, both personal and business;
(c) Nature of business, what food will be sold;
(d) Description and license number or other identification of any vehicle to be used;
(e) Copy of commercial general liability insurance and vehicle insurance policies; and
(f) A document from the County Health Department, certifying that the mobile food truck business has complied with all applicable state and local health department regulations; and
(g) Copy of Oklahoma Sales Tax permit.
(2) Other permits. Food trucks operators and property owners shall be responsible for identifying and obtaining all applicable permits and shall be responsible for conforming to all applicable city, county, state, and federal regulations.
(3) Food truck vendor information. All food trucks shall be required to register and obtain all applicable permits from the local Health Department prior to operation. All food truck operators shall comply with all state and county health regulations and other recognized health practices.
(4) Food truck site information. The owner or the authorized owner’s representative of a property containing a site where a food truck will be located, or the food truck operator must supply information prior to allowing a food truck to operate on their property. The form shall include information that details where the food truck will be located on the property along with the location of any refuse receptacle(s), restroom(s), vehicle parking, dining area(s), and any other pertinent information regarding the operation of the food truck on the property. Authorization letters that limit the allowance of food trucks to a specific type or style of food will not be accepted. Any additional information as may be deemed necessary by the city to thoroughly review the request shall also be submitted as part of the permit application.
(5) Public property site. To operate on public property an operator must obtain a special event permit, and name the city as additionally insured on the commercial general liability policy.
(6) Garbage. Garbage receptacles shall be provided for customer use. At the conclusion of business activities at a given location, the vendor shall clean up all the public way surrounding his or her vehicle of all debris, trash and litter generated by the vendor's business activities.
(7) Inspections. Food trucks and their operation sites shall be inspected from time to time by appropriate city personnel. Food trucks and operation sites shall immediately be made available for inspection upon request of such city personnel.
(8) Permit fee. A fee to operate in the city limits shall be paid at the time the permit is issued. This fee will be in accordance with the official fee schedule as passed by resolution.
(9) Sales tax. Verification of applicable sales tax remittance history may be reviewed for compliance prior to issuing or renewing permits.
(10) Current information. This information must be kept current throughout the duration of the license. If any of the information included on the application for the license changes, the applicant must provide that information to the City Clerk. Failure to do so shall be a violation of this section and shall constitute grounds for revocation of the permit.
(B) Property owner authorization. Owners of a property on which a food truck will operate shall provide written assurance to the Building Inspections Department that:
(1) Written permission must consist of the address where the food truck will be parked, the date, time and the owner’s name and phone number;
(2) Restrooms. Restrooms located within a permanent building shall be provided for the use of the food truck’s customers, operators, and employees. Such restroom(s) must remain open and available for use at all times during which the food truck is situated on the operation site. No portable or temporary restrooms shall be allowed;
(3) Hours. Food trucks shall only operate during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; and
(4) Written permission forms must be accessible to show any city official if asked.
(C) Acceptable locations for food trucks (operations sites).
(1) After all permits are issued, food trucks may operate within any nonresidential zoning district assuming all other location criteria contained herein are also satisfied.
(2) Food trucks and their customers shall be prohibited from utilizing the public rights-of-way for food sales and/or consumption.
(3) Food trucks shall be permitted to sell food on private property or public property as approved by special event permit. Said property must feature an area of sufficient size that is finished with concrete or asphalt surface on which the food truck may temporarily park, and sufficient open spaces for parking of customers.
(4) Food trucks must be parked, situated, and operated in a manner that does not restrict orderly and/or safe vehicular and/or pedestrian movements.
(5) Signage for food truck vendors shall be limited to one sign less than 32 square feet total located in the immediate vicinity of the food truck and not within a public right-of- way and not blocking traffic visibility.
(6) Portable or truck mounted lighting shall only illuminate the immediate sales and dining areas of the vehicle and shall not interfere in any way with traffic safety.
(7) Mobile food service establishments shall not be located at a single location or address for a period longer than permitted by County Health Department regulations.
(Prior Code, § 110.041) (Ord. 1825, passed 3-14-2017; Ord. O-2022-16, passed 5-10-2022) Penalty, see § 110.999