East Palo Alto Municipal Code Art. II Definitions

"Restaurant" means the same as that defined in Section 28522 of the California Health and Safety Code.

(Prior code § 6-1.201)

"Itinerant restaurant" means the same as that defined in Section 28523 of the California Health and Safety Code, but shall not include mobile food vendors, as hereinafter defined.

(Prior code § 6-1.202)

"Mobile food vendor" means and includes all persons, corporations or entities which sell food or food products at retail to the public either from vehicles or from manually mobile containers. The term includes, but is not limited to the following:

A. Industrial catering vehicles;

B. Bakery product vehicles; and

C. Mobile food preparation units.

The term does not include the following:

D. Distributors of milk, delivering products to regular customers;

E. Distributors of food or food products, delivering such products to either retail or wholesale establishments for resale;

F. Distributors of produce or shell eggs; and

G. Operators of restaurants, itinerant restaurants, and caterers.

(Prior code § 6-1.203)

"Vehicle" means the same as that defined in Section 28524 of the California Health and Safety Code. The term includes industrial catering vehicles, bakery product vehicles and mobile food preparation units.

(Prior code § 6-1.204)

"Industrial catering vehicle" means and includes all vehicles from which are sold immediately edible food and potable drink which has been prepared and sealed or packaged in a licensed food establishment.

(Prior code § 6-1.205)

"Bakery product vehicle" means and includes all vehicles by which bakery products are transported and from which bakery products are distributed or sold, but does not include vehicles used to deliver such products to retail or wholesale food establishments for resale.

(Prior code § 6-1.206)

"Mobile food preparation unit" means and includes all vehicles in which food products are prepared, cooked, packaged, processed or apportioned for distribution, sale or service.

(Prior code § 6-1.207)

"Caterer" means any person, corporation or entity, which for profit transports and serves, or provides for service by another, at a place other than the business location of such person, corporation or entity, any food, whether an entire meal or course thereof.

(Prior code § 6-1.208)

"Food equipment" means all machinery and equipment used to prepare, process, cook, heat, chill, serve or store any food or food product. The term does not include vending machines as hereinafter defined.

(Prior code § 6-1.209)

"Vending machine" means the same as that defined in Section 28525 of the California Health and Safety Code.

(Prior code § 6-1.210)