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Food truck special use permits are a Type I permit application and shall be subject to the following review procedures and requirements:

A. General Regulations.

1. Food trucks are allowed in the following zones: RB-2, DB, B-2, C-1, PCD-C, PCD-BP, PCD-NB, MUD, ED, and WC.

2. There is no limitation on the number of days of operation.

3. Food truck permits require an annual review to determine if the food truck complies with the regulations of this chapter in effect at the time of annual review. Annual review applications shall be submitted by the first working day of December each year.

4. Food trucks shall be fully operational and legally licensed vehicles or trailers.

5. Food truck approvals are nontransferable to any person or entity of any kind.

6. Proposed sites shall show conformance with Chapter 17.72 GHMC at time of application.

B. Food Truck Complete Application Requirements.

1. Signed and dated application form for a special use permit;

2. A written statement addressing the criteria for approval as set forth in subsection D of this section;

3. A site plan showing the proposed locations(s) of the requested use, and any existing development on the site. The site plan shall indicate locations of any proposed temporary structures and include a circulation plan showing all access points for the site, all driveways, streets or roads and parking areas;

4. Location of common eating area, if any;

5. Signed agreement from property owner(s) for use of site and parking;

6. A disposal plan for grease, sanitary sewer, and wastewater;

7. An agreement or plan for restroom and hand washing needs.

C. Performance Standards and Operational Requirements.

1. Parking and Vehicular Circulation. A food truck cannot block any designated travel or fire lane(s) within a parking lot and cannot occupy any parking space that is required for a use on the same site without a shared parking agreement from the property owner.

2. No Drive-Through. No food truck may provide or serve as a drive-through facility.

3. Signs. Business identification and promotional signs and graphics wholly applied to the surfaces of a food truck vehicle are exempt from a sign permit and not regulated in number or total area; all additional signage shall conform to the standards outlined in Chapter 17.80 GHMC.

4. Refuse. A secured trash container of at least 30-gallon capacity shall be provided for business customer use at the location of the vendor and the vendor shall clean the area surrounding their use and remove the refuse container and its contents at the end of each business day.

5. State and County Requirements. All applicants shall meet state and county standards related to, but not limited to: food preparation, licensing, health and safety standards.

D. Criteria for Approval. The director shall approve applications for food trucks only if all the following criteria are met:

1. That the granting of the special use permit will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare, will not adversely affect the established character of the surrounding neighborhood, will not be injurious to the property or improvements in such vicinity and/or zone in which the property is located, and can be adequately served by such public facilities and street capacities without placing an undue burden on such facilities and streets;

2. That the site is of sufficient size to accommodate the proposed use;

3. The application is compliant with all relevant statutory codes, regulations and ordinances.

E. Revocation. Upon review by the director, a food truck permit may be revoked for one of more of the following reasons:

1. That the approval was obtained by fraud or that erroneous information was     provided by the applicant;

2. That use is being exercised in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation. (Ord. 1316 § 7, 2015).