[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2148]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EDIBLE GOODS
Food products that shall include, but are not limited to,
all packaged or unpackaged, off-site prepared and on-site prepared
food.
FARMERS' MARKET
A food market at which farmers or other agricultural producers
sell fruit and vegetables and often meat, cheese, and bakery products
directly to consumers. The primary purpose is vendors serving food,
but may include secondary vendors selling other items, such as home
goods, decorations, gifts and other similar materials.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR
A movable retail food facility, such as a stand, vehicle,
cart, basket, box or similar structure, from which edible goods are
stored, prepared, processed, distributed or sold. This definition
shall not include farm or agricultural products made available for
sale during a farmers' market. This definition shall not include
ice cream trucks, being a vehicle selling ice cream, frozen yogurt,
frozen custard, Italian ice or similar products so long as the vehicle
is not at any stationary location for a period of time in excess of
10 minutes.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR FACILITY
The physical self-contained motorized unit selling items
designated as edible goods, or any other motor vehicle, or trailer
pulled thereby, or stand used by a mobile food vendor to sell edible
goods.
RETAIL FOOD FACILITY
Any business that sells or relinquishes control of edible
foods to consumers and has been inspected and approved by the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture (or is required to be by state law), including
but not limited to restaurants, bars, clubs, food auctions, grocery
stores, convenience stores, beer distributors, schools, caterers,
commercial kitchens, commissaries, and similar public food facilities
where edible goods are sold or served directly to a consumer.
SPECIAL EVENT
An activity conducted as a standalone event or as part of
a recurring series of events organized and operated by the same individual
or entity that in whole or in part is located on public property or
the right-of-way, for the purpose of entertainment, exhibition, parade,
fair, festival, or similar activity that is not a demonstration. This
term does not include casual park use by persons that is not reasonably
likely to attract a crowd of onlookers. Examples of a special event
would include a farmers' market, street market, or concert, which
include mobile food vendors. Recurring special events must be the
same or similar events over the course of the calendar year, and do
not include a series of events that are dissimilar, regardless if
they have the same organizer.
STATIONARY LOCATION
The position of the mobile food vendor when not in motion
and preparing for, engaged in or closing up and cleaning from, the
act of selling edible goods.