No person shall operate a mobile food truck except in accordance with the following provisions at all times. Failure to do so may result in fines, citations or the rescinding of an issued mobile food truck vendor license.
(a) Mobile food trucks are allowed to operate daily between 6:00 a.m. to 12:01 a.m., except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Further exceptions to this chapter may be granted with a valid special event permit per Chapter 1030.
(b) Mobile food trucks may operate at one location for a maximum of eight consecutive hours and may not return to that same location for a minimum of twelve hours upon leaving. Exceptions shall be made for mobile food truck vendors who own, or lease and operate, the primary business at the site where the mobile food truck vendor is located if that primary business is a grocery store which holds a currently valid permanent license, issued by Stephenson County, to operate a food establishment at that property. Exceptions regarding the operation of a mobile food truck may also be granted for special events.
(c) Mobile food trucks are allowed to operate at designated vending areas on a "first come, first served" basis. Only one mobile food truck may occupy a designated vending Area at a time.
(d) Parking of any other vehicles, including vehicles used to tow mobile food trucks, within the designated vending areas during the operation of a mobile food truck is prohibited.
(e) No tents, tables, chairs or displays shall be placed in the designated vending areas. Notwithstanding the foregoing, one portable sign board, no greater than six square feet in total area, may be placed on the sidewalk near the mobile food truck.
(f) Noise from mobile food trucks, including, but not limited to, generators and music, shall not exceed 75 decibels as measured ten feet from any part of the mobile food truck.
(g) Mobile food truck vendors shall collect all trash and debris resulting from the operation of the mobile food truck within 100 feet of the designated vending area.
(h) Mobile food truck vendors operating on private property shall provide certification or other acceptable proof, upon request, that the property owner has granted permission for such operation.
(i) Mobile food truck vendors operating in any designated vending area which is in a public way or other public place shall observe the following rules:
(1) Double-parking is not allowed;
(2) The mobile food truck shall be parked within twelve inches of the curb if possible, but in no event more than twenty-four inches from any section of curb;
(3) No portion of the mobile food truck, extension thereof, or adjacent service area or seating, shall block, obstruct or interfere with vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic;
(4) No portion of the mobile food truck shall be within fifty feet of an intersection;
(5) The operator of the mobile food truck shall be responsible to ensure that no congregation of persons around the mobile food truck creates an obstruction or safety hazard to passerby, whether vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian.
(j) Mobile food truck shall be attended at all times during all posted or advertised operating hours. Temporary closure for the purpose of restocking supplies or otherwise carrying out tasks necessary for continued operation shall be permitted.
(k) Mobile food truck vendors shall be responsible for the proper disposal of all grease, litter and waste generated by their operation.
(l) Mobile food truck vendors conducting retail sales shall not utilize extension cords in such a manner as to cross a public right-of-way or sidewalk. Exceptions to this provision may be granted for special events.
(m) Mobile food truck vendors shall not conduct any major repairs or disassembly of a vehicle or trailer directly at the site of operation.
(n) Mobile food trucks shall not operate any closer than 200 feet from any restaurant without first receiving permission from that restaurant.
(o) Nothing in this section shall apply to mobile food truck vendors operating at the Stephenson County Fair and/or upon the Stephenson County Fairgrounds. A mobile food truck vendor operating as such shall not be required to hold a food truck vendor license.
(p) All mobile food truck vendors shall abide by any and all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to mobile food trucks.
(Ord. 2017-64. Passed 9-5-17.)