(a) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City unless the operator has received a mobile food service operation permit from the City.
(b) An application for a mobile food service permit shall be submitted to the Division of Housing and Building on a form provided by the Director of Public Safety. Applicants must provide the following documentation upon submittal of the permit application:
(1) A copy of a current mobile food service operation license;
(2) Proof of general liability insurance coverage, including without limitation, bodily injury and property damage, in coverage amounts of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, and naming the City as an additional insured, in a form that provides that the insurance coverage shall not be canceled or reduced by the insurance carrier without 30 days' prior written notice to the City; and
(3) Written permission from the property owner to operate on private property.
(c) The application fee for all mobile food service operation permits shall be $150.00, except that the fee for a mobile food service operation operating as an extension of a retail food establishment or food service operation located within the City shall be $50.00.
(d) Upon receipt of the completed application, the Division of Housing and Building shall tender it to the Division of Fire, which shall inspect the mobile food service operation to ensure it complies with then current fire and safety standards promulgated by the Chief of Fire, and, upon completion, issue a certification of compliance to the Division of Housing and Building. Upon receipt of the certification from the Division of Fire, the Division of Housing and Building shall issue the mobile food service operation permit to the applicant, except that the Division of Housing and Building is not required to issue a mobile food service operation permit fewer than ten days after receipt of a completed application.
(e) Mobile food service operation permits are effective on a calendar year basis, shall expire on May 1st of each year, and are not transferable.
(f) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City, and the City may revoke the operator's mobile food service operation permit, if the operator's food service operation license has been suspended, canceled or revoked, or if the operator fails to maintain compliance with all regulations imposed by the Department of Public Safety, the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health or any other local, state or federal agencies.
(Ord. 12-2022. Passed 3-7-22.)