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“Mobile Food Unit” means a food and beverage service establishment that is a vehicle mounted unit, such as: 1. Motorized or trailer, operating no more than twenty‐one (21) days annually at any one place with the approval of the regulatory authority as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 4626.0020, subpart 70; and a self‐ contained unit, in which food is stored, cooked, and prepared for direct sale to the consumer. 2. Operated in conjunction with a permanent business licensed under Chapter 157 or Chapter 128A of the Minnesota State Statutes at the site of the permanent business by the same individual or company, and readily movable, without disassembling, for transport to another location; and a self‐contained unit, in which food is stored, cooked, and prepared for direct sale to the consumer. 3. Food Cart: A food and beverage service establishment that is a non‐motorized vehicle self‐propelled by the operator. 4. Ice Cream Truck: A motor vehicle utilized as the point of retail sales of pre‐wrapped or prepackaged ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, flavored frozen water, or similar frozen dessert products. Section ____ Mobile Food Units (MFUs). Mobile food units (MFUs) are required to meet the additional following standards: 1. MFU licenses issued by the City require approval from the City Clerk. Licenses are issued on an event basis, and permit MFUs to operate at up to four locations in the community during the course of the year, not to exceed twenty‐one (21) days per location. 2. MFUs must be licensed by the Minnesota Health Department and must adhere to State regulations for food trucks as provided in Food Code Chapter 4626.1860 Mobile Food Establishments; Seasonal Temporary Food Stands; Seasonal Permanent Food Stands. Evidence of the State license must be provided to the City as part of the local license application. 3. With the exception of MFUs serving special events for public, institutional, or non‐profit uses, located at parks, schools, or churches sites in residential zoning districts, MFUs operations are limited to the business and industrial districts. Ice cream truck vendors may operate in all zoning districts.