Food trucks, mobile market food trucks, ice cream trucks and catering trucks. All mobile food vendors shall be subject to the following regulations in their operation on private property within the City of Easley.
(A) Food trucks and mobile market food truck are prohibited from operations on any street, sidewalk, alley, trail, or other right of way or on any city owned property, including plazas and parks.
(B) Mobile food truck and mobile market food trucks that are part of a permitted special event from out of town or out of state will not be required to obtain the mobile food vendor decal. They will be required to obtain the S.C. DHEC permit and pass the general maintenance requirements.
(C) No mobile food vendor shall use any lighting, sound any device which produces an offensive or loud noise, or use any public address system on the vehicle to broadcast or advertise products.
(D) No mobile food vendor shall operate within 200 feet from the door of a lawfully established eating establishment that is actively open for business serving customers unless the food truck vendor provides documentation that the restaurant owner supports a closer proximity. If a restaurant opens within the 200- foot zone after the mobile food vendor has their annual decal, the food truck vendor may remain in that location until the following annual permit is due, at which time they would have to obtain written permission from the new restaurant owner.
(E) Mobile food vendors will be permitted to locate in all nonresidential zoned areas. A mobile food vendor operating under this division shall submit to the city an application that must include:
(1) The written permission from the private property owner for each location.
(2) A list of all request sites to include the property owner and physical address.
(F) No mobile food vendor shall operate outside the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. However, a mobile food vendor may apply for additional authorization to operate after 11:00 p.m. but under no conditions later than 1:00 a.m. the following day. At the end of each business day's operation, the vendor shall remove from the parcel the mobile food vendor vehicle and all materials associated with the business.
(G) No mobile food vendor shall sound any device which produces an offensive or loud noise to attract customers, and vendors shall not use any public address system on the vehicle to broadcast or advertise products.
(H) Catering trucks cannot serve to the general public.
(I) Mobile food vendors must adhere to the City Code §§ 94.30 et seq., "Smoking in Public Places and Places of Employment."
(Ord. 2019-08, passed 5-13-19; Am. Ord. 2020-21, passed 8-10-20)