Ord 2025-4050_Mobile Food Vendors

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type of business and hours of operation of the business, granting permission for the use of the facilities. If the business owner is a partnership or corporation, the statement shall include the name, address and telephone number of one of the partners or officers. 3. A copy of the records shall be immediately available for inspection by the city on the mobile food vending unit. u. Mobile food vehicles shall be movable by motorized or non -motorized means. v. No mobile food vendor shall operate within (300) feet from the primary entrance of full service or fast food restaurant(s), unless participating in a City or County sponsored event. This separation requirement shall only apply during normal hours of operation of the full service or fast food restaurant(s). However, mobile food vendors may locate: 1. Within 300 feet of a full service or fast food restaurant(s), if the restaurant owner/owners have provided the food vendor written consent to located on the same lot as his/her restaurant(s), or if all applicable restaurant owners within the 300-foot buffer area provide written consent to the mobile food vendor. 2. Written consent shall be in the form of a written and notarized statement from the property owner, or owner's authorized agent, including the name, address, and telephone number of the property owner or authorized agent, and the type of business and hours of operation of the business. If the business owner is a partnership or corporation, the statement shall include the name, address and telephone number of one of the partners or officers. The notarized statement shall be provided to the city at the time of permitting. w. The mobile beverage cart at Bay Forest Golf Course is exempt from these regulations. (3) Mobile food vendors on private property. Mobile food vending units located on private property must comply with the following: a. The private property must be developed and improved, and contain an existing permanent business operating in a building with a certificate of occupancy at all times while the mobile food vending unit occupies the property. b. Electricity shall be supplied from a generator, unless the mobile food vendor is connected to a dedicated utility post or building electrical outlet with written authorization from the owner of the property or the owners authorized agent. In all cases the mobile food vendor shall utilize electrical cords not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in length and in conformance with the National Electrical Code (NEC) and International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted and amended by the city. c. The mobile food vendor must submit with the permit application, written authorization or other suitable documentation showing that the owner of the property, or the owner's authorized agent, consents to the mobile food vendor operating on said property. (4) Mobile food vendors on construction sites. For subdivisions or sites in any zoning districts that are actively under construction and have not yet been issued a certificate of occupancy, a mobile food vendor may operate for less than one hour. (5) Mobile food vendor permit application. The application for a mobile food vendor permit shall include the following information: a. An application fee of: 1. $50.00 for a one (1)-day permit; or 2. $125.00 for a ninety (90)-day permit;