§ 3-056. Food truck or mobile food vendor.

(a)

Motor vehicle tag. A food truck must have a valid tag from the state's division of motor vehicles.

(b)

Food service rules. Food trucks, and mobile food vendors as may be applicable, shall operate in accordance with the State of Georgia's Rules and Regulations Food Service, Chapter 290-5-14, Manual for Design, Installation and Construction, Section U—Special Food Service Operations.

(c)

Health department license, permit or approval. The operator of a food truck or mobile food vendor shall make application for a license or permit as may be required to the Jackson County Health Department, and the applicant shall submit evidence of health department approval prior to authorization by the public development department. No food truck shall operate without health department permit or approval.

(d)

Owner authorization. Food truck operators and mobile food vendors shall obtain the signed approval of the property owner for each location at which the food truck or mobile food vendor operates. Such approval must be made available for inspection upon request.

(e)

Separation distances specified. No food truck shall operate (as measured in a straight line from property line to closest point of the approved food truck location, where distances are specified) within: 750 feet of a public or private elementary, junior or high school while school is in session; nor within 150 feet of a property with a single or two-family residential dwelling; nor within 150 feet of a restaurant entrance, unless a waiver is granted by the owner of property on which the restaurant is located.

(f)

Hours of operation. Food trucks and mobile food vendors shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Food trucks shall not be parked in an approved operating location overnight.

(g)

Additional operational constraints. No food truck or mobile food vendor shall be permitted to have a vehicular drive-through facility or drive-up window. No amplified microphones or bullhorns shall be permitted as part of the food truck or mobile food vendor operation.

(h)

Sanitation. Food truck operators and mobile food vendors shall be responsible for the proper disposal of waste and trash associated with the operation. Public trash receptacles shall not be used for this purpose. Operators shall remove all waste and trash prior to leaving each location or as needed to maintain the health and safety of the public.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)