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consistent with current practice. The intent of this section is to provide a remedy – short of a <br />Zoning misdemeanor (criminal) charge – for those situations where cooperative compliance can <br />not be achieved. Much of the material, particularly the Hearing Procedure section, has been <br />imported from other communities that have adopted this process. <br />Food Trucks. This item has been discussed in the past, leading to this proposed ordinance <br />language. <br />-The proposed ordinance identifies requirements for such “mobile food units”, establishes a <br />requirement for such operators to receive appropriate licensing from State and County <br />authorities, and requires a fire safety inspection by St. Anthony Fire personnel. It further <br />allows the SAV Fire Chief to accept proof of inspection by other municipalities that conduct <br />similar inspections, in lieu of a local inspection. <br />-The code explicitly permits food truck operations only where there are (1) public special <br />events (or Conditional Use Permits) in which such Mobile Food Units may sell to the public <br />as a part of such event (the Code does permit a local food service facility to operate a food <br />truck on their own property – the CUP provision) ; or (2) as a part of a private event where <br />the Mobile Food Unit is a catering facility and no separate sales are allowed. <br />-The code does not allow Mobile Food Units to occupy property – public or private – in the <br />City as an independent food seller, under the direction that local food service <br />establishments should not need to compete with such units. <br />-The City Council requested a carve-out for specific mobile foot units (namely, ice cream <br />trucks and lunch trucks) that operate in the City, but constitute an alternative type of food <br />truck. The Definition of Mobile Food Units has been appended to added item (3), which <br />allows these types of vehicles to operate outside of the rules that would apply to other food <br />trucks. The definition limits the carve-out to vehicles that move from place to place, are <br />properly licensed under State regulations, which serve only prepackaged foot, and which <br />vehicles are no greater than 22 feet, 2 inches in length. Most ice cream trucks are 18 feet or <br />less in length (research indicates a common length of 14 feet). Lunch trucks most often <br />operate from pick-up truck vehicles, the longest of which are GMC, Ford, and Ram vehicles <br />of 22 feet, 2 inches. The combination of requirements is designed to effectively prohibit <br />common food trucks, which are often 26 feet or more in length, and serve food to order, not <br />prepackaged goods. <br />Impervious Surfaces. This item clarifies the existing definition of impervious surface (found <br />within the definition of “Lot Coverage” in the Zoning Ordinance), specifying that only the <br />property within the legal boundaries of a parcel are utilized for making this calculation. There is <br />often a misunderstanding on the part of property owners that their property (and thus their <br />calculation of impervious surface) extends to the public street curb line. <br />Scavengers. This item removes the requirement for City license to “scavenge” street-side refuse <br />that has been set out for removal. However, it requires property owner permission for such <br />persons to remove any such refuse, and requires that property owners retain responsibility for <br />any refuse placed outside for removal. <br />-As a part of the City Council discussion, concern was raised as to items that residents might <br />place as the curb with a “Free” sign attached. It should be noted that a resident who places <br />property at the curb with a sign designating that property as “Free”, such sign would <br />constitute permission of the property owner for others to help themselves to the property. <br />This activity would be consistent with the proposed language. <br />-Again, this amendment merely removes the City licensing requirement, but retains the <br />regulatory requirements for this activity. <br />Rodents. This language closes a missing definition loophole from prior amendments, <br />establishing what animals fall into this class for purposes of housing maintenance and rental <br />housing operations.