As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(a) "Director" shall mean the Safety Service Director, or his/her designee.
(b) "Food trailer" shall mean any mobile vehicle or roadworthy structure that is not propelled by an engine and is used for mobile food vending.
(c) "Food truck" shall mean a vehicle propelled by an engine and is used for mobile food vending.
(d) "Food vending operation" shall mean a place, location, site or separate area where food intended to be served in individual portions is prepared or served for a charge or required donation.
(e) "Mobile food vending unit" shall mean any food service operation that is operated from a food truck or food trailer that can or does routinely change location. For the purposes of a mobile food vending permit, "mobile food vending unit" excludes food delivery operations and vending machines, as defined in the Ohio Revised Code.
(f) "Mobile food vendor" shall mean any corporation, association, joint stock association, person, firm or partnership, their lessees, directors, receivers, trustees, appointees by any court whatsoever, or the heirs, executors, administrators or personal representatives or assignees of any deceased owner, owning, controlling, operating or managing any mobile food vending unit.
(g) "Operator" shall mean the individual who manages one or more mobile food vending units whether as the owner, an employee of the owner or as an independent contractor.
(h) "Park" shall mean those public parks designated by the City of London.
(i) "Mobile food vending permit" means a temporary public right-of-way occupancy permit that authorizes an operator of.
(j) "Permittee" means the person who owns and or operates the mobile food vending unit that has received a permit from the City of London or a valid and current permit, license or approval issued by any other Ohio municipal corporation, to vend from a food truck or food trailer.
(k) "Permitted space" means the measurable area outlined on the permit issued by the Director where a mobile food vending unit is permitted and from where the permittee is permitted to vend.
(l) "Public event" shall mean any public activity or gathering or assemblage of people, that is open to the general public, whether or not a fee for admission is charged or collected, and requires the issuance of a health license or temporary health license pursuant to R.C. § 3717.01 for participating mobile food vendors.
(m) "Right-of-way" means any sidewalk, court, alley, street or other area dedicated or designated for the traveling public and held by the City.
(n) "Special event" shall mean any activity or gathering or assemblage of people upon public property or in the public right-of-way for which a block party, street closure, race event, parade permit, community market or other like permit or permission has been issued by the City.
(Ord. 210-19. Passed 12-19-19.)