§ 2303. Types of mobile vendors.

The following mobile vendor operations shall be licensed as set forth in this chapter:

1.

Seasonal Food Service Establishment:

a.

These are seasonal food services described by the City Health Code as type 45 Class S operations.

i.

The seasonal food service establishment is limited to serving coffee, and snow cones with use of liquid milk, raw fruits, raw vegetables, nuts in the shell, and commercially bottled syrup, sorghum, honey, sweet cider, and other non-time/temperature control for safety foods.

ii.

These operations shall be restricted to a maximum annual operation of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.

iii.

These operations are restricted to commercial, industrial, business and parking zoning districts.

iv.

The Director shall specify on the face of the business license the expiration date. No license may be issued for any length of time longer than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the application.

2.

Mobile Food Service Establishment:

a.

These are referred to as mobile food service establishments and are classified by the Tulsa Health Code as type 45 Class MI. "Mobile food service establishment" means a facility that prepares food and is vehicle mounted (is Department of Transportation road approved, including wheels and axles), is readily moveable and remains at one (1) physical address for no more than twelve (12) hours at one (1) time.

i.

These operations include all types of food preparation operations as identified and permitted by the Tulsa City-County Health Department.

ii.

These operations must physically return to their commissaries daily for Health Department compliance, including but not limited to wastewater disposal, maintenance, cleaning, etc.

iii.

These operations must notify the City, in writing, as part of the application for license process, the following information:

(1)

A schedule of times and locations for their operations;

(2)

Location, street address, of their commissary;

iv.

These operations are restricted to commercial, industrial, business and parking zoning districts.

v.

Private property locations:

If this service is to be located on private property for any time, prior written approval of the operation from the private property owner must be submitted to the City along with the application, and such written permission must be posted on the carrier.

3.

Mobile Retail Food Service Establishment:

a.

These operations include the sale of packaged foods from a stationary display as approved by the Tulsa City-County Health Department prior to the issuance of a license by the City as provided herein.

b.

Private property locations:

If this service is to be located on private property for any time, prior written approval of the operation from the private property owner must be submitted to the City along with the application, and such written permission must be posted on the carrier at the site.

c.

These operations are restricted to commercial, industrial, business and parking zoning districts.

4.

Mobile Push Cart Food Services:

a.

"Mobile push cart" means a non-self propelled food unit that can be manually moved.

b.

These operations shall relocate at intervals not to exceed every four (4) hours if located in public right-of-way.

c.

These services may operate in locations including, but not limited to City right-of-way.

d.

Private property locations:

If this service is to be located on private property for any time, prior written approval of the operation from the private property owner must be submitted to the City along with the application, and such written permission must be posted on the carrier at the site.

e.

These operations are restricted to commercial, industrial, business or parking zoning districts.

f.

These operations performed inside commercial businesses such as hospitals, mall shopping centers, etc. are exempt.

5.

Seasonal Outdoor Sellers (non-food):

a.

These operations include sales of all types of goods and wares as specified in the definition of "outdoor sellers" provided herein.

b.

These operations are restricted to commercial, industrial, business or parking zoning districts.

c.

The Director shall specify on the face of the license the expiration date. No license may be issued for any length of time longer than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the application.

d.

Private property locations:

If this service is to be located on private property for any time, prior written approval of the operation from the private property owner must be submitted to the City along with the application, and such written permission must be posted on the carrier.

(Ord. No. 23072, § 1, 3-27-2014)