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Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 9 : Mobile Food Vendors And Food Trucks

9-901 : Definitions.

  1. "Food trailer" means a detached trailer that is equipped with facilities for preparation, cooking and selling various types of food and/or drink products.
  2. "Location." Mobile food vendors will be permitted on private property according to the terms and conditions herein. On commercially zoned property, MFVs may only operate on private commercial property on which there is another existing, legal and active business operation. No MFV shall be permitted to operate on a vacant lot or on private commercial property on which there is no other existing, legal and active business unless the property is in use as a mobile food park. No MFV on private commercially zoned property shall do business or operate within fifty feet (50') of any property line of any lot used for residential purposes. On residentially zoned property, MFVs may only operate according to the requirements of § 9-909 below. An MFV must have written permission from the property owner for operating on each private lot. The MFV must provide a copy of such written permission on demand to city officials.
  3. "Ice cream truck" means a motor vehicle containing a commercial freezer from which a vendor sells only frozen, pre-packaged food products such as ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, flavored frozen water and similar frozen items.
  4. "Mobile food park" is defined in § 14-211(29) of this code, which is incorporated herein by reference. A mobile food park is a use of land to accommodate two (2) or more Mobile Food Vendors (MFVs) offering food and/or beverage for sale to the public as a primary use of the property, which may include seating areas for customers. A special event hosted by the primary user of the property does not constitute a mobile food park.
  5. "Mobile food vendor" means any person selling food and/or drink from a mobile vehicle, including a food truck, food trailer and ice cream truck.
  6. "Mobile food vendor vehicle" means a vehicle that returns daily to its base of operations and is used either in the preparation or sale of food or drink products, or both. (1999 Code, § 9-1101, as amended by Ord. #2021-22, May 2021)