Mobile food trucks or trailers shall meet the following requirements where conditionally permitted as a temporary use. Properly licensed ice cream trucks are exempted from these requirements, except as provided in other local or state regulations.
(A) Location. Mobile food trucks or trailers must be located on private property unless approved by the county as part of a special event. Written consent by the private property owner must be obtained and displayed or readily available in the vehicle at all times.
(B) S.C. DHEC Requirements. Mobile food trucks or trailers must meet all applicable South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control requirements.
(C) Sales. Mobile food truck or trailer sales are limited to food and non-alcoholic beverages.
(D) Noise. No amplified or other loud sounds or music may be produced by or from the truck or trailer to attract customers, for entertainment, or other purposes.
(E) Supervision. The mobile food truck or trailer must be occupied by the owner or operator thereof at all times during operation.
(F) Mobile food trucks or trailers must meet the following conditions.
(1) Hours of operation are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Overnight parking of a mobile food truck at a vending site is not permitted. Mobile food trucks or trailers and all associated equipment, refuse containers, and other materials must be removed from the temporary location before 9:30 p.m.
(2) Mobile food trucks or trailers must be at least 100 feet from the principle public entrance or associated outdoor dining area of any established "brick-and-mortar" restaurant, unless written permission is obtained from the restaurant owner to locate closer than 100 feet. Such written permission must be displayed or readily available in the food truck at all times.
(3) Mobile food trucks or trailers must be at least 100 feet from any residential use or primarily residential zoning district (RS, RSV, RSM, and RG).
(4) No structures, tables, or chairs are allowed outside of the vehicle, except for awnings that are attached to the food truck or trailer and can be removed or retracted.
(5) The exterior of the mobile food truck or trailer shall be maintained in good, clean, and safe condition and free of excessive wear or damage.
(6) Signs must be securely attached to or painted on the mobile food truck or trailer.
(7) On-site food preparation must be performed inside the mobile food truck or trailer. No grills or other cooking facilities are allowed outside of the truck or trailer.
(8) Refuse containers adequate to contain trash and recyclables produced by the use must be provided by the operator. Liquid waste must be collected and contained in the vehicle. Solid and liquid waste must be disposed of off-site at a municipal, county, or other approved collection site.
(9) The area utilized by the mobile food truck or trailer and its customers must be maintained in a clean, attractive, and safe condition at all times.
(10) For any location where the mobile food truck or trailer is proposed to stay for two or more hours, the vendor must provide access to toilet facilities for employees, including the vendor/ operator/owner.
(11) Mobile food trucks or trailers shall not operate in loading zones, public rights-of-way, sidewalks, or alleys, or obstruct or impede traffic flow or access to neighboring businesses, residences, or other uses.
(12) Access to adequate parking for the use must be provided, to include no less than three parking spaces. Additional parking may be required by the Zoning Administrator. Mobile food trucks or trailers shall not be parked in a way that occupies required handicapped parking or interferes with the flow of traffic in parking lots.
(Ord. 12-23-18, passed 2-6-2019)