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Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.04 USE REGULATIONS
Article II. Specific Uses in Commercial and/or Manufacturing Zones
17.04.198 Mobile food truck.
A. Purpose. The purpose of
these procedures is to regulate mobile food trucks in a manner that protects the public health safety, and welfare, while also accommodating mobile food truck activity that promotes an active and social pedestrian environment within appropriate areas of the City.
B. Definition. For
the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
“Mobile food truck” means a licensed, motorized vehicle or mobile food unit licensed by the Department of California Department of Motor Vehicles, designed and equipped to prepare, or serve, and sell food, and temporarily stored in a location where food items are sold to the general public.
“Permit holder” means any person who holds a current food truck permit. “Permitted parking space” means the location where a mobile food truck is permitted to prepare, serve and sell food, as identified and approved by the City. “Vend” or “vending” means to sell, offer for sale, display for sale, or solicit offers to purchase food or merchandise.
“Vendor” means any person who owns, operates or manages a business that uses or applies for a food truck permit.
C. Applicability
.
1. Director approval
is required for mobile food truck operations on private property, pursuant to Section 17.02.203.
2. Once issued, the
approval will allow the property owner to authorize individual mobile food truck operators to operate on the premises in accordance with any limitations imposed by the Director and regulations contained in this section.
3. This section
shall not apply to sidewalk vending which is subject to regulations contained in Title 5 Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.64 Sidewalk Vending.
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4. This section excludes a contractual or other private arrangement between a mobile food truck and an individual or group that wishes to have food catered to a specific location and which is not open to the public.
D. Location Requirements. Mobile food trucks shall be allowed in accordance with Section 17.04.010.
E. Submittal Requirements. A written application for Director approval shall be submitted to the Planning Division of the Community Development Department along with a site plan, operational plan; and, any other information as deemed necessary by the Director.
1. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.
2. Appeal of Decision. An appeal request shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.
F. Use Standards.
1. The mobile food truck shall be licensed in accordance with the rules and regulations of any local, County, State and Federal agency having jurisdiction over the mobile food truck or products sold therein.
2. Mobile food trucks must be located at least three hundred (300) feet of any property zoned for residential.
3. Mobile food trucks can only be located on a lot containing a principal building or use. The owner or vendor of a mobile food truck shall not park, operate or place the mobile food truck on a vacant lot.
4. The maximum number of mobile food trucks per lot is limited as follows:
a. Maximum of two mobile food trucks on lots of one-half acre or less; b. Maximum of three mobile food trucks on lots between one-half acre and one acre; and c. Maximum of four food trucks on lots greater than one acre.
5. Mobile food trucks shall not require use of more than twenty-five (25) percent of existing parking spaces.
6. Mobile food trucks must be located at least one hundred (100) feet from the main entrance to any eating establishment or similar food service business, one hundred (100) feet from any outdoor dining area and fifty (50) feet from any permitted food vending cart location, as measured from the designated location on the lot accommodating the food truck. In the event that one or more of the aforementioned uses locates within the minimum separation requirement subsequent to food truck location being approved, nothing shall prohibit the property owner from continuing to operate at the approved location until the food truck permit has expired.
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7. Mobile food trucks must be located at least five feet from the edge of any driveway or public sidewalk, utility boxes and vaults, handicapped ramp, building entrance, exit or emergency access/exit way, or emergency call box and must not be located within any area of the lot that impedes, endangers, or interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Food trucks must be located minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet in all directions of a fire hydrant.
8. Mobile food trucks and associated seating, if any, must not occupy spaces required to fulfill the minimum requirements of the principal use, unless the principle use’s hours of operation do not coincide with those of the food truck business.
9. Mobile food trucks and associated seating, if any, must not occupy parking spaces that may be leased by other businesses and uses to fulfill their minimum parking requirements.
10. Mobile food trucks must not occupy any accessible parking spaces or impede required path of travel to any accessible parking spaces.
11. The mobile food truck vendor or their designee must be present at all times while operating, except in cases of an emergency.
12. All mobile food truck operations shall comply with the requirements set forth in Title 9, Chapter
9.04, Article III, Noise. Sound absorbing devices shall be used to contain or deflect the noise from external generators.
13. Mobile food truck operations shall comply with the California Retail Food Code (Health and Safety Code).
14. The owner or vendor of a mobile food truck shall not sell merchandise or prepare, sell or serve food on any public street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way.
15. The vendor shall provide a trash receptacle for public use. The trash receptacle must be placed on the exterior of and within ten feet of the mobile food truck. The owner or vendor of the mobile food truck shall keep all areas adjacent to the mobile food truck clean and free from litter, garbage, and debris. The vendor shall ensure that all trash and waste collected from its operations is lawfully and properly disposed.
16. All mobile food trucks must be parked on asphalt, concrete, or other hard all-weather surface.
G. Frequency. Mobile food trucks shall be permitted, on each property, a maximum of no more than two days per calendar week. Mobile food trucks may operate at different locations throughout the City as allowed in this section.
H. Hours of operation. Mobile food trucks may operate at any time between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., up to four consecutive hours per day. Mobile food trucks may operate during the principal use’s hours of operation, only if the mobile food truck is not occupying required parking for the principal use. If the mobile food truck is occupying required parking for the principal use, its operations must be during the principle use’s non-hours of operation and shall be restricted to the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., up to four consecutive hours per day.
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1. Mobile food trucks shall not be allowed within residential zones.
2. Open flame cooking shall be prohibited.
3. No freestanding signage or audio amplification is allowed.
4. City trash receptacles may not be used to dispose trash or waste.
5. No sales or service of alcohol shall be allowed by mobile food trucks.
6. The owner or operator of a mobile food truck shall not connect the mobile food truck to a source of electricity, water or sewer where the mobile food truck is operated.
7. Mobile food trucks shall not be parked on grass or dirt areas.
8. Grease and liquid waste may not be disposed in tree pits, storm drains, the sanitary sewer system or public streets.
J. Decision, Transmittal, Appeal. The Director’s decision, transmittal of decision and appeal procedures shall be consistent with the regulations contained in Section 17.02.203.
K. Revocation. The Director may revoke or modify any mobile food truck approval on any one or more of the following grounds:
1. That the mobile food truck approval was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
2. That the mobile food truck approval granted is being, or within the recent past has been, exercised contrary to the terms or conditions of such approval or in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation; or
3. That the mobile food truck approval is/are being, or within the recent past have/has been, maintained so as to be detrimental to the public health or safety or as to constitute a nuisance. (Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 20-1720 § 2)
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