(A) Customers of mobile food vending units shall be provided with single-service articles such as plastic utensils and paper plates.
(B) All mobile food vending units shall provide a waste container for public use that the vendors shall empty at their own expense. All on-site trash and garbage originating from the operation of mobile food vending units shall be collected and disposed of off-site each day by the operators. Spills of food or food byproducts shall be cleaned up and no dumping of gray water is permitted.
(C) No mobile food vending unit shall make or cause to be made any unreasonable or excessive noise. The operation of all mobile food vehicles shall meet this township noise ordinance, including generators. No loud music, other high-decibel sounds, horns, “crying out” or any other audible methods to gain attention are permitted.
(D) Signage is permitted when placed on mobile food units, so long as it does not extend above or beyond the mobile vending unit itself. One freestanding temporary sign of no more than six square feet in residential districts or 24 square feet in commercial or industrial districts is permitted, but the signage must be located entirely within 20 feet of the mobile vending unit. The vendor will secure permission from the property owner prior to displaying a sign. The vendor must otherwise follow this township’s sign ordinance, including regulations for sandwich-board signs.
(E) No flashing, blinking or strobe lights or related signage are allowed on mobile food vending units at any time. All exterior lights with over 60 watts shall contain opaque hood shields to direct the illumination downward.
(F) Awnings for mobile food vehicles shall have a minimum clearance of seven feet between the ground level and the lowest point of the awning. Seating, tables, waste disposal or cleaning apparatus of the vendor shall be located within 20 feet of the vending unit and shall not constitute a danger or impedance to the public.
(G) Any power required for the mobile food vending unit shall be self-contained; a mobile food vending unit shall not use utilities drawn from the public right-of-way. Mobile food vending units on private property may use electrical power drawn from the property being occupied or an adjacent property, but only if the property owner provides written consent to do so. No power cable or equipment shall be extended at or across any township street, alley, or sidewalk.
(H) The vendor shall make the mobile food vending unit permit available for inspection by any member of law enforcement or the Township Zoning Administrator at any time the vendor is operating.
(I) The vendor shall follow all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations in their operation of the mobile vending unit. A permit obtained under this chapter shall not relieve the vendor of the responsibility for obtaining any other permit or authorization required by other ordinance, statute, or administrative rule.
(J) The vendor shall not represent the granting of a permit under this chapter to be in any way an endorsement by this township.
(K) All permits and licenses shall be prominently displayed on the mobile food vending unit.
(Ord. 23-3, passed 1-1-2023) Penalty, see § 113.99