(A) Appearance and condition of the mobile food vending vehicle.
(1) All mobile food vending vehicles and group sites shall clearly display a current City of Riverbank business license, City of Riverbank Mobile Food Vending Permit, and Stanislaus County Environmental Health permit in plain view and at all times on the mobile food vending vehicle or at the group site.
(2) No more than three signs shall be attached to any food vending facility, with a maximum aggregate display surface of 30 square feet of signage per food vending vehicle.
(B) Utilities. Individual food vending vehicles and group sites shall either be entirely self-sufficient in regards to gas, electricity, water, and telecommunications, or the food vending vehicle shall be required to apply for appropriate permits for any utility hook-ups or connections to on-site utilities to ensure building and public safety and consistency with applicable building codes.
(C) Refuse, trash and litter maintenance.
(1) The food vending facility or group site organizer shall not throw, deposit, discharge, leave, or permit to be thrown, deposited, discharged, or left, any fat, oil, grease, refuse, garbage, or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles, and accumulations, in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, gutter, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, conduit or other drainage structure, or upon any public or private lot of land in the city, so that the same might be or become a pollutant.
(2) A minimum of one 32-gallon litter receptacle shall be within 15 feet of each individual food vending vehicle for customers and employees.
(3) Individual food vending vehicles and group site organizers shall maintain the subject site and adjacent public right-of-way free of litter on and within 100 feet of their site.
(4) At a minimum, all refuse shall be removed from the individual food vending vehicle location or group site, and properly disposed of after each vending period.
(5) Failure to adequately clean up after a food vending operation date shall be grounds for denying an applicant's request for permit renewal as set forth in § 128.12(C).
(D) Seating, chairs and tables. Depending on site size, configuration and location, a plan for site amenities, including but not limited to tables and chairs, portable restroom facilities, or temporary shade structures, may be permitted in conjunction with the operation of a mobile food vending site. A site plan depicting the proposed location of any site amenities shall be submitted for review and approval in conjunction with a food vending permit application.
(E) Performance standards.
(1) Vendors shall not play or operate any drum, radio, CD player, phonograph, cell phone, loud speaker, sound amplifier, car radio/CD or tape, television, or similar sound-amplifying device, whether mobile or from a fixed location upon the public streets, public rights-of-way, or in public parks.
(2) Noise levels from food vending vehicles shall not exceed the city's noise ordinance standards. Vendors should use low-noise emission generators.
(3) Odors from food vending vehicles shall be contained within immediate area of the permitted food vending location.
(4) The food vending vehicle and site amenities shall remain free of tobacco and cannabis smoke, vaping included. A notice to the public shall be posted on the vehicle and enforced by the vendor.
(F) Security.
(1) Mobile food vendors shall not operate in an unsafe manner, including but not limited to impeding on- or off-site vehicle circulation and obstructing the view of pedestrian by motorists.
(2) The site shall be maintained in a safe and clean manner at all times.
(3) Food vending vehicles and group sites shall have adequate lighting to ensure customer safety. Lighting shall be directed downwards and away from public streets and adjacent properties.
(4) Mobile food vendors shall not use or permit use of parking spaces on the site (e.g., for customer queuing, tables, chairs, portable restrooms, signs, and any other ancillary equipment) if doing so will adversely affect the required off-street parking available for primary use(s) of the site during peak periods as determined by the Community Development Director.
(5) Mobile food vendors shall not stop, stand, or park in any clear vision triangle or no parking zone.
(G) Other requirements.
(1) All mobile food vendors shall comply with all applicable laws.
(2) Food vending facilities shall be maintained in operating condition at all times, and shall be movable at all times. Food vending vehicles are not permitted to remain at their site between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(3) No food vending vehicle shall become a permanent fixture on a site and shall not be considered an improvement to real property.
(4) The food vendor shall maintain a valid Stanislaus County Environmental Health Permit at all times. If the permit expires, or is suspended or revoked, then all food sales shall cease until the permit is reinstated.
(5) The group site organizer, or his or her representative, shall be personally present at all times during group site operations.
(6) Proof of liability insurance as required by the City Manager shall be maintained by the individual food vendor or group site organizer.
(7) The individual food vendor or group site organizer shall have a working telephone where he or she can be reached directly at all times during food vending.
(8) Group vending sites shall be paved. Individual food vending sites are encouraged to be paved. If an individual food vending site has been in operation for at least three years and is not paved, it shall be paved before the permit renewal is approved for the fourth year.
(Ord. 2021-004, passed 8-24-21)