The purpose of this chapter is to regulate food trucks, hawkers, peddlers, and solicitors within the Village of Carthage in a manner that protects the public health, safety and welfare. This chapter describes the permitting procedures for food trucks and is intended to operate in conjunction with the regulations of Chapter
146, entitled "Zoning," and Chapter
50, entitled "Building Construction and Fire Prevention." For purposes of this chapter, "food truck" is inclusive of the term "mobile food preparation vehicles" as defined in Chapter
50.
The following terms shall, for the purposes of this chapter,
have the meanings herein indicated:
FOOD CART
A mobile food service cart or stand, which is only mobile
when moved by human power, from which food and beverage (prepackaged
or prepared and served from the vehicle or stand) are sold or distributed
in individual portions to the general public directly from the food
cart for consumption.
FOOD TRUCK
A mobile food service operation located in a licensed motorized
vehicle or a movable trailer and from which food and beverage (prepackaged
or prepared and served from the vehicle or stand) are sold or distributed
in individual portions to the general public directly from the food
truck for consumption on or off of the premises.
FOOD TRUCK OPERATOR
The registered owner of a food truck or food cart or the
owner's agent or employee.
HAWKER/PEDDLER
Except as hereinafter expressly provided and except for food
truck operators, any person, either principal or agent, who, from
any boat, or car on a railroad track, or in any public street or public
place, or by going from house to house or place of business to place
of business, on foot or on or from any animal or vehicle, sells or
barters, offers for sale or barter or carries or exposes for sale
or barter any goods, wares or merchandise.
SOLICITOR
Any person who goes from place to place or house to house
or who stands in any street or public place taking or offering to
take orders for goods, wares, merchandise, or for services to be performed
in the future or for making, manufacturing or repairing any article
or thing whatsoever for future delivery.
All food truck operators shall pay a food truck permit fee (applies
to both food trucks and food carts, as well as special event private-use
food truck permits) in an amount or amounts set from time to time
by the Village Board. Likewise, hawkers, solicitors, and peddlers
shall pay a permit fee in an amount to be set from time to time by
the Village Board. Furthermore, the Village Board may require, as
a precondition to the issuance of any permit, the provision of a bond
by a duly authorized bonding company for any hawker, peddler, or solicitor
conditioned for the satisfactory performance of his duties to all
persons to whom he shall consign goods for sale and to all persons
who shall purchase goods from said applicant. Permits include annual,
seasonal, monthly, or one-day permits.