(A) No person shall vend from a mobile vending unit, except an ice cream truck, which is stopped, parked or standing on any public street, alley or highway in any of the following situations:
(1) Within 500 feet of any active public school property, park, playground or recreational facility;
(2) Within 300 feet of any other mobile vending vehicle which is engaged in the operation of vending;
(3) Within 100 feet of an intersection (including public alleys);
(4) When the posted speed limit on the public street, alley or highway is greater than 35 mph;
(5) When the mobile vending vehicle is parked in violation of any other provision of this code or the California Vehicle Code;
(6) When the mobile vending vehicle is duly registered and licensed by the State of California with an unladed weight exceeding 6,000 pounds;
(7) When service is provided on the mobile vending unit exposed to the street and/or traffic;
(8) When the mobile vending unit is not stopped or parked adjacent to the right side of the roadway;
(9) When the prospective customer is standing or sitting in another vehicle;
(10) When the prospective customer is located in that portion of the street, alley or highway, which is open to vehicular traffic; or
(11) When the mobile vending vehicle is within any parkway, alley, sidewalk or within a no parking area as defined by Tulare Municipal Code Chapter 9.48, or other public property.
(B) Re-stocking of a mobile vending vehicle is prohibited on a public street or alley.
(C) No mobile vending vehicle shall attach to or receive any utilities from private or public property.
(D) No additional lighting other than that required by the California Vehicle Code may be installed or operated on a mobile vending vehicle.
(E) Mobile vending units may operate on private property (such as construction sites) for a period of not more than 30 minutes in order to provide meals/snacks for employees. Mobile vending units are not permitted on private property for any other purpose.
(F) No vehicle shall be parked, stopped or left standing in any manner, which blocks or impedes vehicular access to any driveway or restricts the free movement of other vehicles upon the public street.
(G) Mobile vending unit operators may not provide tables and/or seating for their customers.
(H) No vehicle shall be parked or stored when not in use in any manner other than as defined in the California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law, § 114287.
(1995 Code, § 5.92.160) (Ord. 02-1908, passed 11-19-2002)