All Mobile Food Service Vehicles shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. Vehicle Requirements.
1. Design and Construction. Mobile Food Service Vehicles must be specifically designed and constructed for the purpose of preparation and sale of the specific type of food being sold.
2. Licensing. Mobile Food Service Vehicles must be licensed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of any Local and State Regulations having jurisdiction over motor vehicles and all products sold therein must be properly licensed, permitted, and allowed by State and Local Laws and Regulations.
B. Right of Way.
1. Food Trucks may not operate, stop, stand, or park in any area of the right-of-way that is intended for use by vehicular traffic or that in any way impedes the use of the right-of-way or that presents an unsafe condition for patrons, pedestrians, or other vehicles. Provided, however, Food Trucks may operate within the right-of-way at authorized special events or City sponsored events at times and locations designated on the City's website.
2. Unless authorized in writing by the City, all Mobile Food Service Vehicles are prohibited from operating in public alleys.
3. Food Trucks, when allowed on right-of-way shall park in the same direction as traffic with no more than eighteen inches (18") between the curb face or edge of the pavement and with the service window of the unit facing the curb.
4. When allowed, a Food Truck may park in more than one (1) parking space in the right-of-way.
C. Business Access. No Mobile Food Service Vehicle may operate in a location that impedes the ingress to, egress from, or signage of the business where it is located or another adjacent business or otherwise cause undue interference with access to other businesses, emergency areas, paths, sidewalks, or other public or private facilities.
D. Pedestrians. A Mobile Food Service Vehicle may not reduce the clear pedestrian path of travel on a sidewalk to less than six (6) feet. This includes all components of the unit and any patron queue. All awnings or canopies of the unit shall be at least six feet 8 inches (6'8") above the sidewalk.
E. Types of Cooking Apparatuses. Open flame cooking (other than with a gas range specifically constructed and designed within the Food Truck) either within or outside a Food Truck is prohibited except for such activity as specifically permitted by the Fire Marshall.
F. Noise. Amplified music or other sounds from any Mobile Food Service Vehicles may not at any time unreasonably disturb nearby businesses, residences, pedestrians, or vehicles.
G. Utilities. All Mobile Food Service Vehicles shall comply with the version of the electric code currently adopted by the City and any power, water, or sewage required for the Mobile Food Service Vehicle shall be self-contained and not use utilities drawn from other sources. Provided, however, if the Mobile Food Service Vehicle is located on private property the Mobile Food Service Vehicle may, with written permission from the owner of that private property, use utility services provided by the private property owner.
H. Fire Extinguishers Required. All Mobile Food Service Vehicles must be equipped with a Number 2A: Number 10-B: C Fire Extinguisher that is certified annually by a licensed company. Additionally, any Mobile Food Service Vehicle that produces grease laden vapors (e.g., those units with deep fat fryers of flat top griddles) must be equipped with a K Class Fire Extinguisher that is certified annually by a licensed company.
I. Support Methods. No Mobile Food Service Vehicle may use stakes, rods, or any method of support that must be drilled, driven, or otherwise fixed into or onto asphalt, pavement, curbs, sidewalks, or buildings.
J. Pedestrian Service Only. Mobile Food Service Vehicles shall serve pedestrians only; drive up, drive through, or drive in service is prohibited.
K. Spills. To prevent discharges into the City storm drain system or on permeable property, each Mobile Food Service Vehicle shall comply with all stormwater regulations of the City. In addition, each Mobile Food Service Vehicle shall have a spill response plan and facilities on board to contain and remediate any discharge from the Mobile Food Service Vehicle. In the event of a spill, operators are required to immediately call the City of Paris Fire Department to assist in the clean-up of spills and determine the need for a more extensive response.
L. Waste Collection. The area around a Mobile Food Service Vehicle operation must be kept neat and orderly at all times. Operation of a Mobile Food Service Vehicle is deemed to be acceptance by the operator of the responsibility for cleanliness of a reasonable area surrounding its operations which shall be not less than twenty feet (20') from all parts of the vehicle regardless of the occurrence or source of any waste in the area. The operator must provide proper trash receptacles for public use that are sufficient and suitable to contain all trash generated by the Mobile Food Service Vehicle during the period of operation at a location. All trash, within the area of operations as set out more fully hereinabove, regardless of the source, must be removed and all garbage, trash, and trash receptacles must be removed prior to departure of a Mobile Food Service Vehicle from a location.
M. Signage. Mobile Food Service Vehicle are limited to signs mounted to the exterior of the unit and one (1) sandwich board sign with dimensions no larger than two feet (2') by four feet (4') per side. All signs mounted to the unit shall be mounted flat against the unit and not project more than six inches (6") from the exterior of the unit. Sandwich Board signs shall not obstruct or impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
N. Alcohol Sales. Food Trucks may not sell alcoholic beverages, except as may be periodically allowed by State Law and City Ordinance. Ice Cream Trucks are prohibited from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
O. Insurance Requirement. Mobile Food Service Vehicles shall obtain, at a minimum:
1. Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage of $250,000.00 per individual, $500,000.00 per occurrence, and $250,000.00 property damage
2. General and product liability insurance coverage of $300,000.00 per occurrence and $600,000.00 aggregate.
Proof of insurance shall be provided to the City. In the event the required coverage is not properly maintained, the operator's Mobile Food Service Permit shall be immediately revoked. Failure of the operator to notify the City of any change in coverage will preclude the operator from obtaining a permit for a period of six months from the City learns of the failure to provide the required notification.