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Bill No. <br /> Ordinance No. -17 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA,AMENDING SUB-PARTS (d) AND (f)(3) OF CHAPTER 4,ARTICLE 4, <br /> SECTION 4-45 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING MOBILE <br /> FOOD VENDORS AND MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> On September 14, 2015 this Council enacted Ordinance No. 10370-15 to expand the <br /> definition of"Restaurants" to include mobile food trucks and mobile food carts, among other <br /> things, and to authorize, regulate, and monitor mobile food vendor establishments that serve <br /> cooked and prepared food and/or drinks. <br /> Since enactment of Ordinance No. 10370-15,mobile food vendor establishments have <br /> been successful and a welcome addition to the prepared food and beverage choices enjoyed in <br /> the City of South Bend, especially downtown. <br /> To increase the success and efficiency of these businesses, certain amendments to <br /> Chapter 4,Article 4, Section 4-45 of the South Bend Municipal Code are deemed desirable. <br /> Specifically, this ordinance extends the operating hours of such a mobile food business from four <br /> to eight hours in the downtown South Bend entertainment district area. It also provides for <br /> several tiers of vendor licenses at costs less than the original annual fee of$525. This will allow <br /> mobile food vendors to try out the program at a modest cost to determine if it is economically <br /> viable to them. As a matter of public safety, this ordinance clarifies that food trucks may not <br /> parallel park in angled parking or other spaces not designed for parallel parking. <br /> The Common Council of the City of South Bend finds that it is in the best interest of the <br /> citizens of South Bend to amend the South Bend Municipal Code as provided in this ordinance. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section I. Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4-45 sub-part (d) of the South Bend Municipal Code, is <br /> hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br /> (d) Guidelines for Mobile Food Vendor Vehicles: <br /> Mobile Food Vendors ("vendors") that hold a valid business license for operating a mobile <br /> food vendor vehicle ("vehicle") under this provision must follow the guidelines below: <br /> 1 <br />