[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Depew 5-28-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to promote and protect the health,
safety and general welfare of the Village of Depew and its residents.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A mobile food vendor that manually mobile.
A mobile food vendor that is towed by a motor vehicle.
A mobile food vendor that is self-propelled.
The use of any legally registered/licensed vehicle or trailer
to travel over the streets and to serve food or drink, whether cooked,
baked or prepared on site or prepared elsewhere and served on site.
The act of vending prepared food through the utilization
of a mobile food vehicle.
The operator and/or employees, contractors, or other agents
of a mobile food vehicle.
Mobile food vending limited to serving the owners, occupants and guests of just a single dwelling, as "dwelling" is defined at § 260-13 of this Code; an elementary or secondary school; a real estate or insurance office; an art, dance, music or photographic studio; an optician or optometrist office; a fire station with or without club facilities; a meeting room for a lodge or fraternal organization; a medical building; or a nursing home.
A building where meals are served to customers.
The occurrence of an event sanctioned by the Village Board
of Trustees, by resolution, wherein mobile food vehicles may be exempt
from the regulations defined in § 261-8 as defined in the
resolution.
A motor vehicle with a maximum gross weight as reflected
upon its registration of not more than 8,600 pounds in which food
is not cooked, baked, grilled, broiled or fried in the vehicle.
No mobile food vehicle shall be used for mobile food vending
unless a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
shall first have been obtained, which license shall at all times be
displayed in a conspicuous location that is visible from the outside
of the vehicle.
The owner of a mobile food vehicle who wishes to engage in mobile
food vending within the Village of Depew shall make a written application
to the Village Administrator for one or more mobile food vehicle licenses
on a form provided by the Village Administrator. The application for
such license(s) shall be signed and dated by the owner or by a corporate
officer of the owner, shall identify the signor and shall include
the following:
A.
Name, address and telephone number of each owner of the mobile food
vehicle and in the case of a corporate owner the name, address and
telephone number of each corporate officer.
B.
As to each mobile food vehicle for which a license is requested,
a valid and current Erie County Department of Health certification
of a successful health inspection as to both the vehicle to be used
and the facility whereat food is prepared.
C.
As to each self-powered mobile food vehicle for which a license is
requested, a valid insurance certificate for liability insurance as
well as any additional insurance policy held by the vehicle, and a
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles registration, and certificate
of inspection.
D.
As to each mobile food vehicle for which a license is requested,
a valid and current certification of a successful fire inspection
conducted within the prior 12 months by the County of Erie, by a municipality
or fire department within Erie County or by the Village of Depew Fire
Inspector.
E.
A signed statement that the vendor shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Village of Depew and its officers and employees for any claims
for damage to property or injury to persons which may be occasioned
by any activity carried on under the terms of the license.
As to each license application, the fee and renewal fee for a mobile food vending license shall be set by resolution for the first mobile food vehicle and set by resolution for each additional mobile food vehicle. The Village Board of Trustees may waive fees by resolution in accordance with § 76-20.
A.
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Depew retains the
right, for good cause, to revoke a license.
B.
Each mobile food vending license shall expire on December 31 of every
year.
C.
The license shall not be transferable from person to person without
the written approval of the Village Board of Trustees.
Any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
may be revoked by the Village Administrator, Code Enforcement Officer
or by the Village Board of Trustees for any of the following causes.
Upon taking such action, the Village Administrator or the Village
Code Enforcement Officer shall, as soon as possible, notify the other
and the Village Board of Trustees.
A.
There has been a development, or information has been discovered,
which affects the correctness of information provided at the time
the license application was submitted.
B.
The Erie County Commissioner of Health has advised that such mobile
food vendor has violated any of the provisions of law or the Sanitary
Code of Erie County and or shut down the mobile food vendor for any
reason while the mobile food vendor was within the jurisdiction of
the Village of Depew.
C.
Any lapse of liability, auto, or other insurance coverage.
A.
It shall be unlawful for a mobile food vendor to conduct business
in a location within 100 feet of the primary entrance of a restaurant
that is open to the public. This requirement shall be waived if written
permission for the mobile food vending operation is first obtained
from the owner of the restaurant or during a special event sanctioned
by the Village Board of Trustees.
B.
Within nonresidential zoning districts, it shall be unlawful for
a mobile food vendor to conduct business at a single location within
a public right-of-way for a duration exceeding three hours.
C.
Other than at a time when and place at which a special event sanctioned by the Village Board of Trustees or a "private catered event" is being held, it will be unlawful for a mobile food vendor to conduct business at a single location upon a public right-of-way within a residential zoning district for a duration exceeding 40 minutes. In the case of a special event sanctioned by the Village Board of Trustees by resolution, it shall be unlawful for a mobile food vendor to conduct business at a single location upon a public right-of-way within a residential zoning district for a duration exceeding the duration of the special event. In the case of a "private catered event," it shall be unlawful for a mobile food vendor to conduct business at a single location upon a public right-of-way within a residential zoning district for a duration of more than two hours or as licensed by § 145-8M of this chapter, whichever is less.
D.
At all times, mobile food vendors must abide by all applicable federal,
state and local statutes and ordinances.
E.
All signage associated with a mobile food vendor must be permanently
affixed to the mobile food vehicle. One additional sign is licensed
within five feet of the mobile food vendor's vehicle as long
as the additional sign in no way obstructs vehicular or pedestrian
traffic.
F.
All mobile food vendors must provide trash receptacles of sufficient
capacity to contain all trash and waste generated in association with
the business of the mobile food vendor. All waste and trash shall
be placed in the trash receptacles. All trash, waste, litter and debris
shall be removed from the site of the vending operation at the end
of each daily operation.
G.
It shall be unlawful to discharge liquid waste, fats, oils or grease
on the land. Such discharges shall be held in appropriate containers
and then disposed of in a legally permissible manner.
H.
Mobile food vendors shall not conduct operation from a site that
contains a gasoline service.
I.
When parked on a public right-of-way, products shall not be dispensed
from the street side of the mobile food vehicle.
J.
A self-powered mobile food vehicle shall not be operated in reverse
in order to attempt or make a sale.
K.
Mobile food vending shall not be conducted within 60 feet of an intersection.
L.
It shall be unlawful for any mobile food vehicle vendor to operate
within 500 feet of the boundary line of any fair, carnival, circus,
festival, special event or civic event that is licensed or sanctioned
by the Village, except when the vendor has obtained a license to so
operate from the appropriate authority of the Village of Depew. Permission
may be conditioned upon the payment of fees charged other vendors
with respect to such event.
M.
Other than as licensed by § 145-8C with respect to a special event sanctioned by the Village Board of Trustees, mobile food vending shall not be conducted before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m., except that mobile food vending shall not be conducted before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. in Zoning District R-1, or R-2.
A.
A mobile food vehicle, while within the Village of Depew, may be
inspected at any time for violations of this chapter by any police
department or health inspector with jurisdiction within the Village
of Depew and by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Depew
or by the Village Administrator.
B.
Primary enforcement of the mobile food vending regulations contained
in this chapter shall be the responsibility of the Village of Depew
Code Enforcement Officer. If the Village of Depew Code Enforcement
Officer determines an issue to be a police matter, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall refer that issue to the Village of Depew Police Department.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall administer this chapter and be
authorized to issue appearance tickets for any violations of this
chapter.
A.
The penalty for engaging in mobile food vending without properly
obtaining and/or displaying a license shall be $250 for the initial
offense within a twelve-month period and $1,000 for every subsequent
offense within said twelve-month period. A license shall be revoked
after the second offense. A mobile food vendor who is found guilty
more than once within a twelve-month period of engaging in mobile
food vending without properly obtaining a license shall, in addition
to applicable fines, be barred from obtaining a license for 24 months.
B.
Except for violations of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, which shall be prosecuted as such, penalties for all other violations of this chapter not referenced in the preceding subsection shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-10, General penalties for offenses, of the Code of the Village of Depew.
