1109.08 FOOD TRUCKS.

   (a)   Conditions. The conditions described below apply to food trucks.

   (b)   License Required. Each food truck shall obtain a valid license per Chapter 739 - Transient Merchants of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Whitehall prior to operating. If no time limit is specified, the license shall be effective for no longer than thirty (30) days from the date of issuance

       (1)   Exceptions: Food trucks operating for less than two (2) consecutive days as part of a special event. Such units must be invited to participate by the special event host and comply with any health and fire licensing requirements of the State.

   (c)   Application Requirements. In addition to other information required in Chapter 739 - Transient Merchants for a license, an application for a food truck shall include:

      (1)   A site plan showing where the food truck will be parked and operating.

      (2)   The dates and hours of operation.

   (d)   Noise. No food truck shall utilize sound-amplifying devices within public rights-of-way or on private property in such a manner that causes sound to carry outside of the public right-of-way or onto adjacent private properties.

   (e)   Overnight Parking. No food truck shall be parked at the location of operation between the hours of midnight to 6:00 a.m.

   (f)   Lighting. A food truck may only use lighting that is affixed to the food truck and that does not cause a glare, nuisance, or hazard to the public in the right-of-way or neighboring private properties.

   (g)   Use of Public Right-of-way.

      (1)   No food truck shall have an exclusive right to any location in the public right-of-way.

      (2)   A food truck shall not operate in a congested area where such operation impedes the safe use of public rights-of-way.

      (3)   A food truck shall not be left unattended on a public right-of-way except where it is legally parked.

      (4)   A food truck shall not operate in a location that obstructs pedestrian crossings, bicycle lanes, intersections, driveways, or other vehicular access points.

   (h)   Waste Management. A food truck shall provide its own waste and recycling containers to collect waste and recyclables generated by the food truck. No hoses or drainage of grease traps of similar liquids shall be drained into any storm water system.

   (i)   Additional Restrictions and Requirements. Food trucks shall be subject to the restrictions and requirements of Chapter 739 - Transient Merchants of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Whitehall. (Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)