Any business which sells edible goods from a non-stationary
location within the city. The term shall include:
Concession trailer.
A vending unit which is pulled by a motorized unit and has
no power to move on its own.
Concession carts.
Mobile vending units that must be moved by nonmotorized means.
Mobile food truck.
A self-contained motorized unit selling items defined as
edible goods.
(Ordinance 1154 adopted 6/17/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1051)
(a)
Application.
The MFV permit application would contain
the following information:
(1)
Name of the applicant.
(2)
Phone number and driver’s license number of the business owner.
(3)
Sales tax number with a copy of the sales tax permit.
(4)
A copy of the health department permit.
(5)
Legal name of the business or entity.
(6)
Signed permission from the property owner where the MFV will operate.
(7)
Description of food being sold.
(b)
Fee.
The application fee for a mobile food vendor (MFV) shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code. Each mobile food vendor unit shall be permitted separately.
(c)
Expiration.
Mobile food vendor permits shall terminate
on December 31st following the date of issue.
(d)
Occupying site prior to receiving permit.
A permit will
not be issued if the MFV occupies the proposed site or sites prior
to receiving a permit.
(e)
Duration.
Permits are issued for the calendar year and
are valid from the actual issue date and expire on December 31st of
the year in which it is issued.
(f)
Number of units.
No more than one MFV unit (truck, trailer,
or cart) is allowed per permit.
(g)
Issuance.
MFV permits are issued by the city manager,
city secretary, or authorized representative.
(Ordinance 1154 adopted 6/17/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1052; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)
(a)
MFVs
are allowed in areas zoned as commercial, retail, central business
district, or industrial.
(b)
MFVs
are not allowed in any area zoned as single-family residential, two-family
residential, multifamily residential, manufactured home residential,
or office district.
(c)
The
MFV unit location must observe all setback requirements as though
the MFV unit were a permanent structure.
(d)
MFVs
are not allowed on any city property, public rights-of-way, state
highway easement, or state property.
(e)
MFVs
are not allowed on any property unless specific written permission
is provided prior to the occupancy of the site.
(f)
An
MFV permit will not be issued without permission of the property owner.
(g)
An
MFV permit will not be issued without the applicant providing a site
plan of the proposed site or sites of operation. The site plan must
show the entire property and location of the MFV unit relative to
property boundaries, accesses, parking, fire lane(s) and any structures.
(h)
An
MFV permit will be allowed on city property only with the approval
of the city council for special events.
(Ordinance 1154 adopted 6/17/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1053)
(a)
Not
to exceed 12 hours in any one-day period.
(b)
Operation
only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(Ordinance 1154 adopted 6/17/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1054)
Not to exceed 2 days of operation at any single location in
a one-week period of time, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday.
Three (3) days of operation will be allowed in a single location only
when a holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, resulting in a three
(3) day weekend.
(Ordinance 1154 adopted 6/17/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1055)
(a)
The
MFV may not occupy the approved site location except on the days of
actual operation.
(b)
Noise
generation of any kind is not allowed from MFVs.
(c)
The
MFV unit must not reduce or restrict parking spaces, fire lanes or
traffic flow.
(d)
The
MFV applicant must remove all trash daily, and not allow any trash
to accumulate at any time.
(e)
The
MFV is not permitted or allowed to connect to any permanent utilities
except for electricity and water. Any connection to the domestic water
supply must be protected by an approved backflow device and only be
connected when water is flowing to fill on-board water tanks. The
connection to the domestic water supply must be disconnected at any
time the water is not actually flowing to the MFV unit.
(f)
The
permit must be displayed in a conspicuous place where it can be read
by the general public on the MFV unit.
(g)
Violation
of any MFV regulation, application and permit process, hours of operation,
or duration of operation is cause for immediate termination of the
MFV permit. Any applicant or MFV unit permit which is terminated for
cause may not apply for or receive a MFV permit during the same physical
year within the city.
(Ordinance 1154 adopted 6/17/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1056)
