[Adopted 9-9-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-22[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
1-1-2020.
No mobile food establishment registered with the Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation pursuant to Title 5, Chapter 11.1
of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended, and any regulations
promulgated thereunder, shall operate in the Town without first having
obtained a municipal mobile food establishment permit from the Town
Council.
The qualifications for a municipal mobile food establishment
permit shall not exceed the qualifications for a state mobile food
establishment registration, as determined by the Rhode Island Department
of Business Regulation. The fee for a municipal mobile food establishment
permit shall not exceed the maximum fee set by the Rhode Island Department
of Business Regulation and established by regulations. The municipal
mobile food establishment permit shall expire on the same day that
the state mobile food establishment registration expires. A single
municipal mobile food establishment permit shall be required to operate
within the Town, and additional permits shall not be required for
operation on more than one day and/or in more than one location in
the same calendar year.
The Town may deny, suspend, or revoke a municipal mobile food
establishment permit if the operation of the registrant within the
Town violates or would violate the Town's land use regulations, zoning,
or other ordinances in relation to the operation of a mobile food
establishment. The holder of a municipal mobile food establishment
permit against whom disciplinary action is taken shall notify the
Department of Business Regulation, in writing, and provide documentation
of such discipline within three business days of the initiation of
such disciplinary action.
The municipal mobile food establishment permit shall be affixed
to the mobile food establishment in a conspicuous place.
Mobile food establishments shall comply with all applicable
statutes, rules, regulations, and policies relating to food safety,
and additionally shall comply with the fire safety code, if applicable.
An application for a municipal mobile food establishment permit
may be submitted by email or other electronic means.
The annual fee for a municipal mobile food establishment permit
shall be $0.
[Amended 3-4-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-4]
The Town Clerk shall review all permit applications and validate
that all state requirements have been met prior to issuing a Town
permit.
[Amended 3-4-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-4]
The Town Council shall serve as the permitting authority for
all permit applications relating to mobile food establishments, but
may delegate that authority to the Town Clerk and/or the Town Manager.
