Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Daily commissary requirement
A mobile food unit must leave the host property once daily for service by its commissary unless the mobile food unit is a fully self-contained operation.
- Minimum clearance width around unit3 ft
A minimum clearance area three feet wide must be maintained on all sides of the mobile food unit.
- Minimum distance from driveways, alleys, handicapped parking, fire hydrants15 ft
A mobile food unit must be positioned at least 15 feet away from all driveway entrances, alleys, handicapped parking spaces, and fire hydrants.
- Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. property line25 ft
A mobile food unit located on a parcel adjoining or adjacent to a residential zoning district shall be located at least 25 feet from the property line.
- Surface requirement
A mobile food unit may only be located on a paved, gravel, or concrete surface.
- Portable table, umbrella, and seat limits
Subject to the location requirements above in section 522.2, a mobile food unit may utilize: (1) One portable table up to 30 square feet in surface area to furnish condiments, napkins, utensils, and other accoutrements. (2) One portable table up to 50 square feet in surface area, one table-mounted umbrella up to eight feet in diameter, and six seats for every 500 square feet of property provided by the host property for operation of the mobile food unit subject to a maximum of six portable tables, six umbrellas, and 36 seats.
- Waste disposal requirement
Portable receptacles for the disposal of waste materials and other litter must be provided and emptied daily by the operator. Town trash receptables and service may not be used for compliance with this requirement.
Signage
- Maximum menu board sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signage may be displayed on the exterior body of the mobile food unit and include the use of one attached or detached menu board of up to 12 square feet in sign area.
From the ordinance
A mobile food unit must be positioned at least 15 feet away from all driveway entrances, alleys, handicapped parking spaces, and fire hydrants.