Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting requirements
All portable or temporary lighting shall meet Town lighting requirements and may remain on until 9:30 p.m. to allow for the safety of the patrons and employees and to allow for the site to be cleaned properly.
Noise
- Amplified music prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No amplified music shall be allowed. This includes music played inside the vehicle that is audible outside of the vehicle.
- Noise level100 ft
The operation of the vehicle or use of a generator should not be loud enough to be plainly audible at a distance of one hundred (100) feet away.
Other
- Dining area size100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One ten (10) × ten (10) area is allowed next to the Mobile Food Vendor. All activities must be wholly contained within this area, which may be covered or uncovered, with tables and chairs for dining or for a table with condiments for patrons.
- Distance from fire hydrants and other features15 ft
The Mobile Food Vendor must also be positioned at least fifteen (15) feet away from fire hydrants, any fire department connection (FDC), driveway entrances, alleys and handicapped parking spaces.
- Distance from residential districts50 ft
Mobile Food Vendors shall not locate within fifty (50) feet of any RR-1, RR-2, R-4, R-5, OTR, or PR (non-commercially designated parcels) Zoning District.
- Distance from established restaurant100 ft
A Mobile Food Vendor selling prepared food shall not locate within one hundred (100) feet of an established restaurant during the restaurant's operating hours (determined by measuring from the edge of the Mobile Food Vendor to the foundation of the restaurant) unless permission of the restaurant owner is provided.
- No liquid waste discharge
No liquid wastes shall be discharged from the Mobile Food Vendor.
- Maximum days per week at one location2 days/week
A Mobile Food Vendor shall locate a maximum of two (2) days per calendar week at any one (1) location within the town.
- Maximum food trucks per lot3 trucks
No more than three (3) Mobile Food Vendors may operate from the same lot at the same time.
- No obstruction of public sidewalk or right-of-way
No Mobile Food Vendor shall be located so as to obstruct a public sidewalk or the public right-of-way.
- Operating hours
Mobile Food Vendors are allowed to operate between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. No Mobile Food Vendor shall operate past 9:00 p.m.
- Private property required
A Mobile Food Vendor must be located on private property.
- Removal time
A Mobile Food Vendor and all materials associated with the business shall be removed from the location by 9:30 p.m. each day.
- Sales restriction
The sale of anything other than food and non-alcoholic beverages (and items incidental to the product and its consumption) is prohibited.
- Trash and recycling receptacles required
A Mobile Food Vendor shall provide trash and recycling receptacles and employees shall properly recycle containers and dispose of all trash, refuse and compost that is generated by the patrons.
Parking
- Position on improved parking
A Mobile Food Vendor shall be positioned on improved, designated parking spaces and shall not block (i) the main entry drive aisle or impact circulation overall, (ii) other access to loading areas, or (iii) emergency access and fire lanes.
Signage
- Signage restriction
All signage shall be limited to the Mobile Food Vendor itself. Only the food products for sale, the name of the business and a price list shall be listed. Alternative signage not affixed to the Mobile Food Vendor is allowed when related to daily menu information only. This signage shall be located within five (5) feet of the Mobile food vendor and not exceed eight (8) square feet in size.
From the ordinance
A Mobile Food Vendor must be located on private property.