Amending Chapter 4 New Regulations Addressing Mobile Food Vendors, Mobile Food Vending Vehicles & Updateing Restaurant Regulations

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(1) A license required by this section shall be issued by the Office of the City Controller to evidenced by a valid H alth Permit; inspections by the Fire Department and Building Department as may be required by the City Controller, and compliance with all the applicable provisions of this Code, and upon payment of the designated license fee. All applicants desiring to sell food by weight or measure shall file a valid certificate signed by the Sealer of Weights and Measures that all scales and measures to be used in said business have been tested and approved, at the time of making application. (d) Guidelines for Mobile Food Vendor Vehicles: Mobile Food Vendors ("vendors") that hold a valid business license for operating a mobile food vendor vehicle ("vehicle") under this provision must follow the guidelines below: (1) Vehicles parked in the downtown business entertainment district area may park up to four hours. Parking is permitted in any spot that meets the conditions specified in the subparts which follow. Parking in spaces that are parallel to the sidewalk is acceptable if all parking and traffic laws are adhered to; (2) Vehicles are permitted to be parked in areas zoned for business, commercial, industrial, and mixed use only. (3) Vehicles are prohibited from parking in restricted areas or areas that are residentially zoned neighborhoods, except that parking in a public park is authorized if the Parks Department has issued a permit to the vendor to operate in a public park. (4) Vehicles are prohibited from being stored in the open on a residentially zoned property. Vehicles shall not be operated at a fixed location on any private or public property for more than four (4) hours and vehicles can be moved from place to place upon the public ways. (6) Vehicles shall maintain a minimum of five (5) feet of unobstructed sidewalk open for pedestrian and wheelchair traffic at all times. All points of sale shall occur on the curbside of the street from a sales window; (7) Vendors shall ensure that patrons are not blocking sidewalks; (8) Vendors shall ensure that all vehicle stops are made to service customers and stops must not exceed a total of four (4) hours or the maximum parking time permitted by posted sign, whichever is lesser, in any one (1) block, except for the downtown business entertainment district area where a vehicle shall have up to four hours parking notwithstanding the posted maximum subject to subpart 14 of this provision.. (9) Vendors shall ensure that the area adjacent to the vendor's service window is appropriate for heavy traffic flow; (10) Vendors shall not allow vehicle to block an access drive; (11) Vendors shall not allow vehicle to block fire hydrants; 3