(a) Food Truck vendors shall obtain all applicable approvals and permits and shall follow all applicable processes as required by the City, the Event Holder, or both.
(b) Food Trucks shall be located on a lot containing a principal building and must be parked on a hard surface.
(c) Site Requirements.
(1) Food trucks must be located a minimum distance of twenty-five (25) feet in all directions from any fire hydrant.
(2) All parking required by the addition of the Food Truck to the property must be fulfilled on-site, must be hard surfaced, and must be in addition to any required parking spaces for the principal use, unless the principal use's hours of operation do not coincide with those of the food truck.
(3) Associated seating must not occupy parking spaces required to fulfill the minimum requirements of the principal use unless the principal use's hours of operation do not coincide with those of the food truck business.
(4) Associated seating must not occupy parking spaces that may be leased to other businesses and used to fulfill their minimum parking requirements.
(5) Associated seating must be removed from all permitted locations during impermissible hours of operation and must not be stored, parked, or left overnight on any public street or sidewalk.
(6) Associated seating areas must not occupy any handicap accessible parking spaces.
(7) The Food Trnck vendor is responsible for the proper disposal of waste and trash associated with the operation. City trash receptacles shall not be used for this purpose. Vendors must remove all waste and trash from their approved location at the end of each day or as needed to maintain the health and safety of the public. The vendor must keep all areas within five (5) feet of the truck and associated seating area clean of grease, trash, paper, cups, or cans associated with the vending operation.
(8) No liquid waste or grease is to be disposed of in tree pits, storm drains or onto the sidewalks, streets, or other public space. Under no circumstances can grease be released or disposed of in the City's sanitary sewer system.
(9) No free-standing signage, except menu boards or audio amplification is allowed as part of the food trucks vending operation.
(10) Hours of operation are limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., unless part of a special event.
(11) Operator or their designee must be always present except in cases of an emergency.
(12) Generators shall not produce or disperse noxious smoke or fumes and shall not produce unreasonable noise such that it would interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties by a reasonable person located more than fifty (50) feet from the generator.
(d) The following activities within the City shall be exempted from this chapter:
(1) Ice-cream trucks; and
(2) Children's stands.
(e) A person operating a vending device may not engage in any of the following conduct:
(1) Conduct business in such a way as would restrict or interfere with the ingress or egress of an abutting property owner or tenant, interfere with pedestrian traffic, create or become a public nuisance, increase traffic congestion or delay, constitute a hazard to traffic, life or property, or obstruct adequate access to fire, police, or sanitary vehicles;
(2) Stop, stand, park, or conduct business within five hundred (500) feet of any prekindergarten to twelfth grade from one hour before school starts, during the time school is in session, and not vend until one hour after school is out. (Ord. 54-2021. Passed 1-18-22.)