In addition to the provisions of this Chapter that apply to all Vendors, the following shall apply to the owners/operators of Mobile Food Vehicles:
(a) The issued Mobile Food Vehicle Registration is valid for one (1) vehicle only. In a case of more than one (1) vehicle; the owner/operator would only have to obtain one (1) valid Vendor's License and a Mobile Food Vehicle Registration for each such vehicle prescribed in this chapter.
(b) There shall be issued to each applicant for whom a Mobile Food Vehicle Registration has been issued, a suitable decal that shall be permanently and prominently affixed to the vehicle for which issued at all times.
(c) Mobile Food Vendors operating for sales purposes in the public right-of-way are allowed in all zoning districts defined in Section 1141.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Troy, Ohio in accordance with Section 721.09(c)(1). Mobile Food Vendors operating for sales purposes on private property are allowed in all zoning districts defined in Section 1141.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Troy, Ohio in accordance with Section 721.09(c)(2), and also including with the exception of land owned by the City of Troy and/or on land owned by educational institutions. Mobile Food Vendors operating for sales purposes on private property on land owned by educational institutions or the City of Troy are allowed in all zoning districts defined in Section 1141.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Troy, Ohio in accordance with Section 721.09(c)(3).
(1) In the public Right-of-Way, a Mobile Food Vehicle shall not remain stationary in one location for longer than four (4) hours while open for business and operating for sales purposes. This restriction does not prohibit a Mobile Food Vehicle which is not open for business and not operating for sales purposes from being legally parked for a duration longer than four (4) hours. After a Mobile Food Vehicle has been stationary in one location and operating for sales purposes for a period of four (4) hours, the Mobile Food Vehicle must be moved to a location at least one hundred (100) yards from the previous location.
(2) On all property not defined under Section 721.09 (c)(1), land not deemed public Right-of-Way, City of Troy owned property or on land owned by educational institutions, a Mobile Food Vehicle shall not remain stationary in one location for longer than six (6) hours while open for business and operating for sales purposes, provided that Mobile Food Vehicles are setback a minimum of ten (10) feet from the public Right-of-Way as follows:
B. On private property; no Mobile Food Vehicle shall operate on the same parcel or property for more than one (1) day in any given calendar week.
(3) On land owned by the City of Troy or by an educational institution, a Mobile Food Vehicle shall not remain stationary in one location for longer than forty-eight (48) hours while open for business and operating for sales purposes, provided that Mobile Food Vehicles are setback a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the public Right-of-Way and approved by the Director of Public Service and Safety.
(d) A Mobile Food Vehicle shall not be open for business or operate for sales purposes within one hundred (100) feet of an eating place, carry out; eating place, drive-in; eating place No. 1; or eating place No. 2 as defined in Sections 1133.02(71) through (74) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Troy, Ohio, unless written approval is received from each business that falls within one hundred (100) feet of an eating place as described in this section, and approved by the Director of Public Service and Safety.
(e) While located upon a public street, all food or drink items shall be sold, offered for sale or dispensed only from the curb side of a Mobile Food Vehicle.
(f) A Mobile Food Vehicle shall be operated or parked so as not to obstruct or impede the normal movement of traffic. A Mobile Food Vehicle shall be parked or stopped with the curb-side wheels parallel with and not more than twelve (12) inches from the curb when food items are sold or dispensed.
(g) Flashing lights shall be operated continuously at all times when a Mobile Food Vehicle is parked, stopped, or otherwise open for business and operating for sales purposes on a public street so as to be clearly visible to drivers of other vehicles approaching such vehicle from the front or rear.
(h) The owner/operator of each Mobile Food Vehicle licensed by the City of Troy shall comply with all provisions of federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
(i) The owner/operator of any Mobile Food Vehicle licensed by the City of Troy shall comply with all notices, orders, decisions, and rules and regulations made by the Police Department of the City of Troy or any other City of Troy Department and/or Agency.
(j) All Mobile Food Vehicles operating within the City of Troy shall comply with all Zoning and Parking Regulations set forth in the City of Troy Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 14-2022. Passed 4-18-22.)