Burbank Municipal Code Art. 1 Food Establishments and Vendors

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the following terms shall mean:

FOOD: Shall mean all articles used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple or compound, and all substances and ingredients used in the preparation thereof for human consumption.

LUNCH SERVICE VEHICLE: Shall mean a vehicle from which is dispensed only ready to eat food and drink, which, other than coffee, has been prepared and sealed or packaged in a licensed establishment.

MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION UNIT: Shall mean any vehicle upon which ready to eat food is cooked, wrapped, packaged, or portioned for service, sale or distribution, as defined in Title 17, California Administrative Code, Section 13600 et seq.

PUBLIC EATING PLACE: Shall mean every restaurant, lunch room, tea room, soda fountain, buffet room, grill room, lunch counter, sandwich stand, dining room, coffee shop, boarding house, hotel, club, beer parlor, cocktail lounge, trailer, trailer coach, wagon, vehicle and other public place where food or drinks are prepared, sold, distributed or served to be consumed by the public on the premises, and all kitchen, commissaries and other rooms appurtenant thereto or connected therewith. In addition, “public eating place” shall mean all places where sandwiches, lunches, box lunches, food, and the like are prepared or distributed for sale or gift to the public.

REFRESHMENT STAND: Shall mean any refreshment and food stand, lunch wagon, or unenclosed lunch stand, located in or upon any street, vacant lot, doorway or unenclosed room or building, from which nonalcoholic drinks, sandwiches, candy and other edibles intended for human consumption are sold or offered for sale. [Formerly numbered Section 16-1; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2285.]

Food establishments and food vendors are governed by the provisions of the Los Angeles County Public Health Code as adopted and amended in Title 4, Chapter 1 of this code, and by other applicable provisions of this code and of the State law, including the California Restaurant Act (Chapter 11, Division 21, of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California) and Title 17 of the California Administrative Code. [Formerly numbered Section 16-2; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2285.]

A. Refreshment Stand: Every person engaging in operating a refreshment stand shall pay a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year for each such stand. Applicants for such license shall also pay an application fee of twelve dollars ($12.00).

B. Mobile Food Preparation Unit: Every person engaging in operating a mobile food preparation unit shall pay a license fee of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) per year for each unit. A mobile food preparation unit shall additionally entitle the licensee to dispense ready to eat packaged food and beverages from such unit. Applicants for such license shall also pay an application fee of twelve dollars ($12.00).

C. Lunch Service Vehicle: Every person engaging in operating a lunch service vehicle shall pay a license fee of thirty-six dollars ($36.00) per year for each vehicle. Applicants for such license shall also pay an application fee of twelve dollars ($12.00). [Formerly numbered Section 16-3; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2357, 2285.]