Any vendor engaging in street vending or motorized mobile food vending shall comply with the following requirements.
(A) Food stands, motorized mobile food vending units shall only operate in districts zoned CBD, HC, I-1, and I-2, or other districts approved by the Scottville City Commission upon recommendation of the Planning Commission.
(B) Vendors shall not operate on city-owned property or on public streets without prior authorization and approval of the City Clerk/Treasurer's office. No food service shall be allowed on the driving lane side of the mobile food vending unit. If operating on a private street, the customer service area for mobile food vending units shall be on the curb lawn or sidewalk when parked.
(C) No food shall be sold, prepared or displayed outside of the food truck or mobile food vending unit while on the location noted on the permit.
(D) Vendors shall provide appropriate waste receptacles at the site of the unit and remove all litter, debris and other wastes attributable to the vendor and/or customers on a daily basis.
(E) Vendors shall not use any flashing, blinking or strobe lights or similar effects to draw attention to the food truck or mobile food vending unit; all exterior lights over 60 watts shall contain opaque hood shields to direct the illumination downward.
(F) Vendors shall not use loud music, amplification devices or crying out or any other audible methods to gain attention which causes a disruption or safety hazard as determined by the City of Scottville.
(G) There shall be no signage used by vendors except for what is allowed on the vehicle, food truck or mobile food vending unit itself.
(H) No vendor shall have any exclusive right to any location in the public streets, nor shall any be permitted a stationary location, nor shall he or she be permitted to operate in any congested area where his or her operations might impede or inconvenience the public. For purposes of this chapter, the judgment of a police officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested or the public impeded or inconvenienced. Nevertheless, vendors with a valid mobile food vending permit may park in a city-controlled parking space for durations as authorized by the permit; and such mobile food vending unit shall not be restricted to the hours where parking would otherwise be allowed in the particular parking space. Provided, however, that no mobile food vending unit shall park in a city-controlled parking space if parking is prohibited altogether.
(I) Vendors are prohibited from locating, placing, or putting personal property outside of the food truck, including but not limited to dining furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
(J) No vendor shall utilize any electricity or power without the prior written authorization of the power customer; no power cable or similar device shall be extended at or across any street or sidewalk except in a safe manner. If unit is not self-contained and requires electric service, a permit issued by the City of Scottville Building Department is required.
(K) Vendors shall comply with all applicable city regulations and ordinances, including those regulating noise, signage, and loitering.
(L) Vendors shall not represent the granting of a permit under this chapter as an endorsement of the City.
(M) Any equipment associated with food vending that is not in compliance with this chapter and left on public property may be impounded by the city at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 17-01, passed 6-19-2017; Ord. 2022-02, passed 7-25-2022)