(A) No operator of a mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle shall park, stand or move a vehicle and conduct business within areas of the village where the business registration holder has not been authorized to operate. All mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall operate in conjunction with a special event permit that shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees.
(B) All mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall comply with the following requirement:
Compressors, auxiliary engines, generators, batteries, battery chargers, gas-fueled water heaters and similar equipment shall be installed so as to be accessible only from outside the vehicle.
(C) The customer service area for mobile food vehicles shall be on the side of the truck that faces a curb, lawn or sidewalk when parked. No food service shall be provided on the driving lane side of the truck. No food shall be prepared, sold or displayed outside of a mobile food vehicle.
(D) No mobile food vehicle vendor shall provide or allow any dining area that exceeds 100 square feet or is further than 20 feet from the mobile food vehicle, including, but not limited to, table and chairs, booths, stools, benches or stand-up counters.
(E) Mobile food vehicle vendors shall, at all times, possess a valid County Health Department permit.
(F) All mobile food vehicle vendors shall provide a waste container for public use, which the vendor shall empty at its own expense. All trash and garbage originating from the operation of mobile food vehicles shall be collected and disposed of off-site by the operators, at least each day and as often as is reasonable to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Spills of food or food byproducts shall be cleaned up. No dumping of gray water within the village shall be permitted.
(G) No mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle shall make or cause to be made any public nuisance.
(H) No mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle shall sound or permit the sounding of any device that produces a loud and raucous noise, or use or operate any loudspeaker, public address system, radio, sound amplifier or similar device to attract the attention of the public.
(I) Signage is only allowed when placed on mobile food vehicles. One temporary, separate freestanding sign, not to exceed 12 square feet, is permitted.
(J) No flashing or blinking lights, strobe lights, or related signage are allowed on mobile food vehicles or mobile retail vehicles when they are parked and engaged in serving customers.
(K) Mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall be parked in conformance with all applicable parking restrictions, when parked on public streets.
(L) Mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall not, under any circumstances, park, stop or stand upon any street during the hours when parking, stopping or standing has been prohibited by signs or curb markings, or is prohibited by statute or ordinance.
(M) Mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall not in any way restrict or interfere with the ingress or egress of the abutting property owner or tenant, or otherwise hinder the lawful parking or operation of other vehicles.
(N) Mobile food vehicles or mobile retail vehicles shall not increase traffic congestion or delay, or constitute a hazard to traffic, life or property, or an obstruction to adequate access to fire, police or sanitation vehicles.
(O) Mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall not park, stop or stand upon any street, or remain in the roadway, except when at the curb for the purpose of vending therefrom.
(P) A vendor shall not operate a mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle within 500 feet of any fair, festival, special event or civic event that has been approved by the village, unless the vendor has been approved as a part of the event.
(Q) A vendor shall not operate on private property without first obtaining written consent from the affected property owner. A private property owner shall not permit parking by a mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle, until a business registration and a special event permit has been granted by the village.
(1) Special event permits on private property shall be granted only after a written request has been approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Special events on village-owned property shall be granted only after a written request has been approved by a majority of the Village Board of Trustees.
(3) Applications for vendors participating in the Swansea Farmers Market shall not be required to submit a written request to the Zoning Administrator, but must adhere to all other provisions of this chapter.
(R) Any power or fuel required for the mobile food vehicle or and mobile retail vehicle shall be self-contained. A mobile food vehicle or and mobile retail vehicle shall not use utilities drawn from the public right-of-way. Mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles on private property may use electrical power from the property being occupied or an adjacent property, but only when the property owner provides written consent to do so. All power sources must be self-contained. No power cable or equipment shall be extended at or across any public street, alley or sidewalk.
(S) Mobile food vehicles and mobile retail vehicles shall not operate within:
(1) Fifteen feet of any entranceway to any building;
(2) Fifteen feet of any driveway entrance to a police or fire station;
(3) Fifteen feet of any other driveway;
(4) Fifty feet of a crosswalk or intersection;
(5) Twenty-five feet of any bus stop sign.
(6) In the case of mobile food vehicles, not operate within 250 feet of an existing restaurant building during the hours when it is open for business. Exception: In the case all existing restaurant buildings within 250 feet of the mobile food vehicle give written permission for the mobile food vehicle to operate, it shall be permissible for the mobile food vehicle to operate within the aforementioned area.
(7) In the case of mobile retail vehicles, not operate within 250 feet of an existing retail building selling similar products during the hours when it is open. Exception: In the case all existing retail buildings within 250 feet of the mobile retail vehicle give written permission for the mobile retail vehicle to operate, it shall be permissible for the mobile retail vehicle to operate within the aforementioned area.
(T) The issuance of a mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle business registration does not grant or entitle the vendor to the exclusive use of any street or parking space.
(U) A mobile food vehicle or mobile retail vehicle shall not operate for more than three consecutive days at a singular location.
(Ord. 1847, passed 11-19-2018) Penalty, see § 116.99