The following words and phrases in this section shall have the meanings
given:
APPLICANT
A person applying to Salisbury Township to conduct a temporary
event or operate as a mobile food vendor. May also be referred to
as a coordinator and/or licensee.
COMMISSARY
A facility to which a food truck returns on a regular basis
for such things as vehicle storage, vehicle and equipment cleaning,
discharging liquid and/or solid wastes, and refilling water tanks
and/or ice bins. This is also typically where food is stored, handled,
prepared, and/or packaged. Commissaries are regulated by the Township
Zoning Ordinance and not this Part.
CUSTOMER
Any person who attends a temporary event or with whom a mobile
food vendor conducts business. This term shall also include any person
who stops to contemplate conducting business with a mobile food vendor.
Money, or other form of payment, is not required for a person to be
considered a customer.
FOOD STAND
Any temporary structure and/or associated equipment, used
to prepare and/or distribute food or beverages by a mobile food vendor.
This term shall not include a food truck as described below nor does
it include food preparation or food distribution within a permanent
structure. Food preparation and food distribution within a permanent
structure are both regulated by the Township Zoning Ordinance and
not this Part. May also be referred to as a food stand.
FOOD TRUCK
Any trailer, cart, or motorized vehicle, and associated equipment,
used to prepare and/or distribute food or beverages by a mobile food
vendor. This term shall not include the delivery of preordered, prepared
food or beverages from an approved restaurant or catering location,
or its representatives, to a specific person. May also be referred
to as a food truck.
LICENSE
License issued by the Township that authorizes a food stand
or food truck to conduct business within the Township.
PERSON
Any individual, group of individuals, firm, partnership,
company, corporation, trustee, association, or any public or private
entity and includes the individual or entity's employees or agents.
PREPACKAGED FOOD
Any commercially labeled and processed food that is prepackaged
to prevent direct human contact with the food product upon distribution
from the manufacturer, a food facility, or other approved source.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Any property owned and operated by the Township or another
government entity. Public property includes all rights-of-way.
TEMPORARY EVENT
An event held on private or public property, which is not
considered a permanent use of the property, for a specific timeframe
only. Temporary events may last up to 30 consecutive days. Private
property may not have more than six temporary events within a calendar
year and there shall be a minimum of 30 days between each temporary
event. Temporary events to last over 30 consecutive days are regulated
by the Township Zoning Ordinance and not this Part. A private property
that wishes to conduct more than six temporary events within a calendar
year or more than one event within 30 days is subject to the regulations
of the Township Zoning Ordinance and not this Part.