(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMISSARY. A central preparation facility or other fixed food establishment that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption to mobile, temporary, and portable food vendors.
DIRECTOR. The Director of Planning and Development.
EVENT. Any occasion or activity where one or more vendors offer goods, services, entertainments, amusements or other like products or activities to the public for profit or for free.
FOOD BOOTH. A food vending unit that is generally a temporary structure used to prepare and sell food to the public.
FRANCHISEE. A business entity with whom the city has a current contractual agreement, which entitles the entity to use city rights-of-way or easements for the provision of the entity’s services to citizens of the community.
HEALTH AUTHORITY. The Bell County Health Department, or its designee, or any other agency charged with enforcement of regulations applicable to establishments regulated under this chapter.
LOT DIAGRAM PLAN. A diagramed plan that includes property lines, adjacent rights-of-way, location of all mobile food vending units, parking areas and surface material, maneuvering areas and surface material, seating areas, and any other information reasonably required by the Director of Planning and Development.
MOBILE CONCESSION TRAILER. A vending unit selling items defined as edible goods, which is pulled by a motorized unit and has no power to move on its own.
MOBILE FOOD CART OR CONCESSION CART. A mobile vending unit, selling items defined as edible goods, that must be moved by non-motorized means.
MOBILE FOOD TRUCK. A self-contained motorized unit selling items defined as edible goods.
MOBILE FOOD VENDING UNIT. A mobile food truck, mobile food cart, concession cart, or mobile concession trailer.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR. Any business that operates or sells food for human consumption, hot or cold, from a mobile food vending unit.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR FOOD COURT. A site designed for the operation of one or more mobile food vendors as the primary use.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR PERMIT. The document(s) issued by the city authorizing the peddling, soliciting, or vending activities, pursuant to this chapter.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any vehicle used for the displaying, storing, or transporting of articles for sale by a peddler, solicitor, and/or vendor, which is required to be permitted and registered by the state. The term also includes trailers, trucks, and automobiles.
PERMITTEE. The holder of a permit issued by the city issued pursuant to this chapter.
TEXAS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT RULES OR THE RULES. Refers to Tex. Administrative Code, Ch. 228, as amended.
(B) Terms appearing in this chapter but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in this code of ordinances, or if not defined by the city, then the common meanings in accordance with ordinary usage.
(Ord. 2020-32, passed 8-25-20)