(a) Mobile retail food establishment courts are designated as a conditional use within the B2 Zoning District. This district is covered by the Design Review Board overlay district which strives to preserve the historic nature of downtown New Concord. All pertinent guidelines for this district, as well as the B2 zoning district, apply.
(b) Guidelines. All potential mobile retail food establishment courts must be contained on an off-street lot and must abide by the following guidelines. No food trucks and/or trailers may be located on a public street.
(1) Duration: Food trucks and/or trailers are semi-permanent and must move at least once within a prescribed number of days per Muskingum County Health Department regulations.
(2) Number/density of food trucks and/or trailers allowed per lot: One (1) unit for every 4,000 square feet within the lot.
(3) Parking and Surfacing: Refer to Chapter 1165 - Off Street Parking and Loading Requirements for Restaurants, Nightclubs, Cafes or Similar Establishments.
(4) Site Amenities:
• Permanent restroom facilities
• Designated eating areas
• Landscaping throughout lot and screening at perimeter oflot on all sides
(5) Trash: A dumpster must be provided on-site as well as trash receptacles for designated eating areas. Each required dumpster will be screened from view. Refer to Section 1165.07 for additional information regarding dumpster and waste receptacle screening.
(6) Lighting: Appropriate lighting is required for Mobile Retail Food Establishment Courts during non-daylight hours of operation. Refer to Section 1165.10 for additional information.
(7) Signage: Food Trucks and/ or Trailers are used not only for food preparation, storage and sale but for advertisement as well. Where applicable the Design Review Board shall review and approve of signage/advertisement on any new food truck and/or trailer. A new food truck and/ or trailer refers to a new design for the unit and/ or a new food offering.
A mobile retail food establishment court may provide one (1) freestanding sign for the entire lot so as to guide potential customers to the court. For each food truck and/ or trailer located within the mobile retail food establishment court the area of signage on the unit shall be as follows, or less:
• 30% of each "long" side of the unit may be covered in signage for the particular food offering of that unit.
• 15% of each "short" side of the unit may be covered in signage for the particular food offering of that unit.
Refer to Chapter 1173 - Signs and Outdoor Advertising Structures, Mobile Retail Food Establishment Court for additional details.
(8) Food Preparation: All food preparations and equipment used in food preparation must be approved by the Muskingum County Health Department before the Village of New Concord will allow the food truck and/ or trailer to operate within the Village.
(c) Owner Responsibility in the Event of a Cease of Operation. Should an owner of a Mobile Retail Food Establishment Court cease operations the owner is responsible for removing all trucks/trailers and freestanding signs from the lot. The lot shall be secured properly by the owner and the owner shall maintain the lot to the Village's standards until ownership changes. Three months of consecutive nonoperation constitutes a "cease of operation".
(d) Planned/Necessary Interruptions in Operations. The owner of a Mobile Retail Food Establishment Court shall contact the Village Zoning Officer in the event of a planned or necessary interruption in operations. This interruption must be temporary in nature and the owner shall continue all lot maintenance as required per the Village's standards.
(e) Food Truck/Trailer Maintenance. Each unit, truck or trailer, shall be maintained to an acceptable aesthetic, cleanliness, and functionality level by the owner of a Mobile Retail Food Establishment Court. Units will be rust free, in good working order, have a clean appearance, and display Village approved and maintained signage/paint/graphics.
(f) Approval Process. Each potential mobile retail food establishment court must submit a site plan to the Zoning Officer for review. As this use requires conditional approval the Zoning Officer will forward the request to the Planning Commission for review.
Once approved, the mobile retail food establishment court will submit plans/drawings for any freestanding sign or signage located on a new food truck and/ or trailer to the Zoning Officer for approval.
If the mobile retail food establishment court is located within the Design Review Board overlay district the Zoning Officer will forward this information to the Design Review Board for review. Both the Planning Commission and the Design Review Board will work together to review any such site plan.
(Ord. K-11-17-1. Passed 11-13-17.)