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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1985-2120 ORDINANCE NO. 2120 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER 8.20 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION UNITS The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows: SECTION I: Section 8.20,010 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8.20,010 Vending Vehicles - Definitions. Whenever in this chapter the following terms are used they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: A. "Prepared food vending vehicle" means a food vending vehicle from which any food or beverage product is sold, given away, displayed or offered for sale, at retail, other than an unprepared food vending vehicle, catering truck, bakery truck, or ice cream or ice cream product truck. B. "Unprepared food vending vehicle" means a food vending vehicle from which is sold, given away, displayed or offered for sale, at retail, any raw or unprepared food or food product including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, produce, meats, fish, poultry or seafood. C. "Mobile food preparation unit" means any vehicle or portable food service unit upon which food is prepared for service, sale, or distribution at retail. A mobile food preparation unit shall be considered a vending vehicle for purposes of this chapter. D. A vending vehicle may have more than one designation pursuant to this section. A vehicle with multiple designations must comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and state law. SECTION II: Chapter 8.20 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Section 8.20,095 to read as follows: -1- 8.20,095 Vending Vehicles - Mobile Food Preparation Unit - Regulations. No person shall operate or cause to be operated a mobile food preparation unit without complying with all of the provisions of Health and Safety Code Section 27790 et seq., and Article 10 (commencing with Section 13600) of Title 17 of the California Administrative Code. Said operation shall comply with the following additional requirements: A. Mechanically refrigerated display cases shall be provided for all perishable foods on display for sale in said mobile food preparation unit. B. Vehicle ambient air temperature shall be maintained in each work area to provide reasonable comfort consistent with standards of the restaurant industry for the nature of the process and the work performed. If excessive heat or humidity is created, the owner or operator of the mobile food preparation unit shall make all feasible means to reduce such excessive heat or humidity to a degree providing reasonable comfort. C. Mobile food preparation units shall be equipped with adequate seats with backrests for all employees to be transported in such units. Said seats shall be properly secured in place. Seats shall be not less than fifteen (15) inches or more than nineteen (19) inches above the floor, at least ten (10) inches deep, at least eighteen (18) inches wide. The backrests shall extend to a height of at least thirty-six (36) inches above the floor. All persons being transported in a mobile food preparation unit shall be seated in said seats while the unit is in motion. D. Each mobile food preparation unit shall be equipped with a fully charged fire extinguisher in good condition. Drivers shall be advised of the location of the type of extinguisher used and instructed in its operation. E. All cutting tools or tools with sharp edges carried in a mobile food preparation unit shall be placed in covered boxes or containers while the unit is un motion, and all other tools and cooking equipment shall be secured to the body of the vehicle while -2- the unit is in motion. Tools with cutting edges protected by scabbards or similar guards shall be considered as being in containers. F. An alternative means of exit, other than the main exit door, shall be provided in the exterior wall and in the roof of the vehicle with unobstructed passages to the outside. Such passage shall be at least twenty-four (24) inches by twenty-four (24) inches. The alternate means of exit shall have an interior latching mechanism which shall be operated by hand without special tools or key. Such exit shall be labeled "Safety Exit" in contrasting colors with letters at least one (1) inch high. G. All loads carried in a mobile food preparation unit shall be secured against dangerous displacement either by properly piling or securing in a manner as to prevent shifting, toppling or otherwise becoming unstable. H. No cooking or food preparation shall be done while the mobile food preparation unit is in motion. I. A headquarters shall be established for all mobile food preparation units, and said units shall be stored at such headquarters when not in use. J. The storage area shall be equipped with an electrical outlet to provide auxiliary power for refrigeration units on each mobile preparation unit. K. The headquarters parking area for mobile food preparation units shall be paved with a paving material such as concrete or asphalt. The surface of the paving shall slope to drain and shall not pond water. Said surface shall be kept in good repair. The storage area shall contain a liquid waste dump station, and there shall be installed a concrete apron surrounding the waste receptor for a distance of ten (10) feet in each horizontal direction sloping to the drain. L. Waste water shall not be permitted to flow into the street from the headquarter's parking area. M. An approved waste dump station shall be provided at each headquarters. -3- N. Lights shall be provided for the parking area to provide at least two (2) foot candles of illumination when measured thirty (30) inches above the pavement. O. Mobile food preparation units which do not properly control food temperature, which lack running water, which have a defective liquid waste collection tank or which otherwise are unable to operate in a sanitary manner so as to pose an immediate danger to the public health may be removed from operation by order of the Health Officer or his designated representative. P. The Health Officer shall be granted access to inspect mobile food preparation units during operating hours and at the headquarters during hours of loading, food preparation, and cleaning. SECTION III: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirty-first day from and after its adoption. Presented and approved as to form by Charles R. Gill, Assistant City Attorney 0490a -4~ FIRST READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C. OF CHULA VISTA~ CALIFORNIA~ HELD July 2 , 19 85 AND FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD July 16 ~ 19 85 , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTEr TO-WIT: AYES: Councilmen Malcolm, McCandliss, Moore, Cox NAYES: Councilmen None A BSTAI N: Councilmen None Scott ABSENT: Counci Imen e City of Chulo Vista ATTES~/~t/'/czj~ ~,y Clex~<//r2~// /~ C ~/ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) l, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of ORDINANCE NO. 2120 ,and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED (secl) City Clerk CC-660 ORDINANCE NO. 2120 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VIST~ AMENDING CHAPTER 8.20 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MOBILE FOOD PREPARATION UNITS By a unanimous vote on July 16, 1985 (Councilman Scott was absent), the Council placed the ordinance on its second reading and adoption. The ordinance permits the operation of "hot food trucks" within the City's corporate boundaries.and establishes requirements by which all such vehicles must comply throughout the state. Copies of the ordinance are available at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA. Dated: 7/17/85