(a) A mobile food vehicle shall not operate on City-owned property or within the public right-of-way unless authorized as part of a temporary special event, except that ice cream sales trucks may operate within the public right-of-way without being part of a temporary special event.
(b) A mobile food vehicle shall not operate within 500 feet of a temporary special event, unless approved as part of a temporary special event.
(c) A mobile food vehicle shall not operate within 500 feet of a brick and mortar restaurant, unless approved as part of a temporary special event.
(d) No mobile food vehicle shall operate prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. unless specifically authorized as part of a temporary special event permit.
(e) All mobile food vehicles shall offer a waste container for public use that the operator shall empty at his or her own expense and not into any City-owned waste container.
(f) No mobile food vehicle shall make or cause to be made any excessive noise, lighting, or other method of attracting the attention of the public, except for ice cream sales trucks if any such noise, lighting or other method of attracting the attention of the public otherwise complies with the City’s noise ordinance and any other applicable regulations.
(g) Mobile food vehicles shall not be permitted free-standing temporary signage except one menu board, with a maximum size of six square feet, placed adjacent to the mobile food vehicle.
(h) The City reserves the right to relocate a mobile food vehicle to an alternate location as determined by the City Manager if the approved location needs to be used for emergency purposes or other public benefit.
(i) The operation of the mobile food vehicles shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable governmental rules and regulations, including but not limited to those of the County Public Health Department and the State.
(j) The City Fire Department may inspect mobile food vehicles at any time to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local fire safety statutes, regulations, ordinances, and codes.
(k) A separate application and permit are required for each temporary special event at which licensed mobile food vehicles will operate.
(l) Unless specifically authorized as part of a temporary special event, a mobile food vehicle shall not be parked or stored on any lot, parcel, or location between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless such parking or storage is within an enclosed structure.
(Ord. 20-29. Passed 3-31-20.)