§ 573.133. Operation in a commercial zone.

(a)

Commercial zones for mobile food vending shall be established in rules promulgated by the director of public service, in consultation with the director of public safety or designee and the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board.

(b)

From 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on any day, mobile food vending units may operate in the public right of way, other than sidewalks, within a commercial zone provided that all of the following requirements are met:

(1)

The unit is licensed to operate in the public right of way; and

(2)

The unit occupies the first or last parking space adjacent to an intersection; and

(3)

The unit occupies and operates from a parking space that otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter; and

(4)

The owner and/or operator has reserved a general public right of way access permit per the electronic reservation system provided for in Section 572.14. As part of the reservation, the owner and/or operator shall be exempt from the requirements of Subsection 2155.05(a), and any meter time for which payment would otherwise be required.

(c)

The director of public service, in consultation with the director of public safety or designee and the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, may establish, within any commercial zone, parking locations designated for the exclusive use of mobile food vending units in the public right of way. Such parking locations shall be clearly marked "Mobile Food Vending Parking Only." A mobile food vending unit may only operate in a designated location if it has reserved a designated public right of way access permit for that location per the electronic reservation system provided for in Section 573.14.

(d)

In addition to the spaces provided for in subsection (c), any property owner in a commercial zone may submit a request for a parking location designated for the exclusive use of mobile food vending units in the public right of way if such location abuts the owner's property. Locations that abut two or more properties shall require a joint request from all such property owners. Such request must be submitted to chair of the Mobile Food Advisory Board, which shall review such request pursuant to Subsection 573.165(c).

(e)

The director of public service, in consultation with the director of public safety or designee and the Mobile Food Vending Advisory Board, may limit, by rule, the number of reservations available under subsection (b).

(Ord. No. 0773-2014, § 1, 4-7-2014)

Note— In order to allow time to prepare for the implementation of requirements set forth in Subsection 573.133(a), the City finds it necessary to suspend the application of said section. Subsection 573.133(a) as provided for in the ordinance from which it is derived shall remain in effect until October 1, 2014.