Lindsay Municipal Code Title 5 Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations

The Director of City Services and Planning, or their designee, shall cause an investigation to be made of the facts stated in an application for a mobile vendor permit, and shall within thirty days issue a permit to the applicant if the Director, or their designee, finds that the applicant meets all the requirements of this chapter. Applications shall be processed in order of receipt. A decision to deny a permit shall be issued in writing with the basis for the denial, and if feasible, shall propose measures to cure any defects in the application. An applicant may appeal the decision to deny a permit to the city hearing officer. If no appeal is filed in a timely manner, the decision of the Director or their designee shall be final.

(Ord. 593, 2022)

Mobile food vendors shall comply with the following standards:

1. General Provisions.
2. Noise and amplified music shall comply with all applicable noise standards.
3. Exterior lighting must be hooded or shielded so as to not negatively impact vehicles and other uses in the vicinity of the mobile food truck.
4. The mobile food vendor must comply with all city, state, and federal laws. While operating in the public right-of-way, mobile vendors shall follow all applicable traffic laws and parking regulations, including time limits, and no-parking zones.
5. The sale of alcohol and tobacco products is prohibited.
6. Vendors shall not use or permit use of parking spaces on the site (e.g., customer queuing, tables, chairs, portable restrooms, signs, and any other ancillary equipment) if doing so will adversely affect the required off-street parking available for the primary use(s) of the site during peak periods as determined by the Director of City Services and Planning, or their designee.
7. The mobile vendor shall at all times ensure that the operation of the mobile food truck does not unreasonably interfere with the flow of pedestrian traffic and restricts access for persons with disabilities.
8. The mobile food vendor shall provide waste removal and shall be responsible for the collection and separation of trash/debris, organic waste, and recycling after each stop. "Trash" includes material dispensed by the vendor as well as items that may be left by customers. Prior to leaving a location, the mobile food vendor shall ensure all trash within a 25-foot radius is picked up, regardless if the trash originated from the food truck.
9. Display of Permit and Information. No mobile food vendor shall operate in the city without conspicuously displaying on their person or vehicle the city-issued mobile food vendor permit and Tulare County Department of Environmental Health permit.
10. No vending shall occur between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. and no overnight parking shall be permitted. On a case-by-case basis, the Director of City Services and Planning, or their designee, may require shorter hours of operation or allow longer hours of operation depending on the type of vending and location.
11. Restaurant and School Spacing for Mobile Food Vendors
12. Vendors shall not operate within twenty (20) feet of an existing brick and mortar restaurant during the restaurant’s normal business hours, with the following exceptions:
13. The mobile food vendor is operating as part of a City approved special event.
14. The mobile food vendor has prior written permission of a restaurant owner to operate on the property of that existing business.
15. Mobile food vendors shall not operate within three hundred (300) feet of a school, except with written approval from the Lindsay Unified School District, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
16. A mobile food vendor may not operate within exclusively residential districts except as follows:
17. On properties for nonresidential uses, such as schools and religious assembly facilities, with prior written authorization from the property owner.
18. On properties where the mobile food vendor has been hired to cater at a private residence at no cost to the guests.
19. Mobile Vending on Public Property
20. Lindsay City Park
21. Mobile food vendors may only park and sell along the South side of Ono City Parkway for a maximum of 4 hours during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except when a City approved special event is taking place
22. Olive Bowl Park
23. Mobile food vendors may park along South Olive Avenue and West Apia Street for a maximum of 4 hours during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except when a City approved special event is taking place
24. City Hall
25. Mobile food vendors may park along Honolulu directly in front of City Hall only with written permission from the Director of City Services and Planning, or their designee.
26. Downtown
27. Mobile Food Vendors may utilize public parking lots in the Central Business District (CBD) of the Central Commercial zone so long as the operation does not unreasonably interfere with the flow of pedestrian and vehicle traffic and restricts access for persons with disabilities, except when a City approved special event is taking place.

(Ord. 593, 2022)