Section 36.371 (Restaurant, mobile)

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• Business license required

  Mobile restaurants must maintain a valid business license issued by the County and a valid health permit issued by the Virginia Department of Health.

• Food and beverages only

  No items shall be sold other than food and beverages.

• Maximum noise level50 dBA

  The operation of the mobile restaurant or use of a generator should not be loud enough to be greater than 50 dBA at 100 feet away.

• Maximum A-frame sign area per side6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One, A-framed sign not to exceed four feet in height and six square feet of display for each of the two sides; the sign cannot block any passageways.

• Maximum A-frame sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft

  One, A-framed sign not to exceed four feet in height and six square feet of display for each of the two sides; the sign cannot block any passageways.

• Minimum distance from fire hydrant15 ft

  The Mobile Restaurant must also be positioned at least 15 feet away from fire hydrants, any fire department connection (FDC), driveway entrances, alleys, and handicapped parking spaces.

• Minimum distance from food business entrance100 ft

  No mobile restaurant shall locate within 100 feet of the entrance to a business that sells food for consumption (determined by measuring from the edge of the Mobile Restaurant to the main public entrance of the restaurant) unless permission of the restaurant owner is provided.

• Minimum distance from single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. or two-family residential100 ft

  No mobile restaurant shall locate within 100 feet of a single-family or two-family residential use.

• No audible music outside vehicle

  No music shall be played that is audible outside of the vehicle.

• No liquid waste discharge

  No liquid wastes shall be discharged from the mobile restaurant.

• Operation hours Friday-Saturday

  A mobile restaurant may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday (including set-up and break-down) on any one day at any single location, except during national holidays and county events during which a mobile restaurant may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. midnight.

• Operation hours Sunday-Thursday

  A mobile restaurant may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday (including set-up and break-down) on any one day at any single location, except during national holidays and county events during which a mobile restaurant may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. midnight.

• Operation locations

  A mobile restaurant may operate on either public property or private business zoned property or industrial zoned property with written permission from the owner.

• County Mobile Restaurant permit required

  Mobile restaurants must obtain a County Mobile Restaurant permit at least three business days prior to initial operation.

• Trash removal required

  Trash receptacles shall be provided, and all trash, refuse, or recyclables generated by the use shall be removed from the site by the operator at the end of the business day.

• Vehicle removed daily

  The vehicle and all accessory structures shall be removed each day.