(A) All mobile food vehicles and vendors must submit an application for a permit yearly to the City Clerk/Treasurer. The application will then be forwarded to the Mobile Food Vendors Committee for review.
(B) The grant of a permit may be subject to a monthly rotation of the designated food zones within the city.
(C) Although a permit allows for the operation of the food vehicles throughout the city limits, the permittee’s activity must occur in an area that is zoned for that type of an activity.
(D) City designated food zones will be available through assignment only.
(E) No location within the city shall be approved that is within 500 feet of any existing restaurant.
(F) Applicant shall notify the City Clerk/Treasurer within 15 days of any changes to application information.
(G) Each owner and food service worker shall be required to apply for a mobile food vehicle or mobile vendor permit that includes a current photo of owner and/or food service worker.
(H) The Mobile Food Vendors Committee shall not approve or reapprove a location where, in their sole discretion, a mobile food vehicle and/or mobile food vendor would substantially obstruct a public right-of-way, impair the movement of pedestrians or vehicles, or pose a hazard to public safety. Further, the Committee shall not approve or re-approve a location where, in their sole discretion, there is not adequate parking to serve the perspective permittee’s customers. It is recognized by the Committee on that parking in the downtown commercial area is limited and the location of mobile food vehicles or mobile food vendors competes with valuable parking spaces for which property owners compete and no permit will be issued for the downtown area except as approved by the Committee as part of a public festival or event.
(I) The Mobile Food Vendors Committee shall not approve any location which is adjacent to a bus stop, taxi stand or handicap loading zone or directly in front of a property entryway.
(J) The grant of a permit hereunder shall not be deemed to authorize the conducting of mobile food vehicles and/or mobile vendors without the payment of the fee for a business license as may be required under the current occupational license fee code. The permittee must subsequently obtain a business license from the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(K) No permit shall be considered for granting in a zoning district that does not allow restaurants, food service facilities or mobile food vehicles or vendors.
(L) Permits may be revoked immediately upon nonpayment of any occupational license fee or returns required by the occupations license fee code.
(M) The city does not believe that it is in the best interest of the city or its citizens to allow mobile food vehicles or mobile food vendors to operate on city streets, roads, highways or rights-of-way, and the Mobile Food Vendors Committee shall not issue any permits for these areas unless specifically approved by the city in connection with a public festival or event.
(Ord. 22-05, passed 6-13-2022)