Extracted standards
31 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Adequate lighting required
Vendors shall have adequate lighting to ensure customer safety either on the vehicle or at the location of the vehicle during business hours.
Other
- Access restriction prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No food truck shall locate their operation in such a way that would restrict the ingress or egress from the adjoining property.
- Accessibility restriction prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No vendor shall locate their operation in such a way that would restrict accessibility routes and curb cuts.
- Business license required
All vendors shall have a valid city of Lincoln business license.
- City utilities require approval
Vendors shall not use city utility connections, including water and electricity, without prior written approval from the city.
- Service to moving cars prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No vendor shall conduct business with customers in moving cars.
- Health permit required
It is unlawful for any person to operate a food truck on public or private property without a valid health permit from the Placer County Health Officer.
- Maximum distance to toilet facility200 ft
No vendor shall operate more than 200 feet travel distance of an approved and readily available toilet and hand washing facility to ensure that restroom facilities are available to the food truck permit holder and any of its employees whenever operating for more than a one hour period.
- Maximum continuous operation duration
Food sales (not including set-up and take-down) shall be limited to one continuous operation of unlimited duration during that timeframe, at a single location in a 72 hour period, unless otherwise authorized by permit or entitlement issued by the city.
- Minimum distance from bus stop50 ft
No food truck shall be located within 50 feet of any street or roadway intersection, crosswalk, fire hydrant, signal crossing, or bus stop.
- Minimum distance from crosswalk50 ft
No food truck shall be located within 50 feet of any street or roadway intersection, crosswalk, fire hydrant, signal crossing, or bus stop.
- Minimum distance from fire hydrant50 ft
No food truck shall be located within 50 feet of any street or roadway intersection, crosswalk, fire hydrant, signal crossing, or bus stop.
- Minimum distance from street intersection50 ft
No food truck shall be located within 50 feet of any street or roadway intersection, crosswalk, fire hydrant, signal crossing, or bus stop.
- Minimum interval between operations72 hr
Food sales (not including set-up and take-down) shall be limited to one continuous operation of unlimited duration during that timeframe, at a single location in a 72 hour period, unless otherwise authorized by permit or entitlement issued by the city.
- Level parking area required
Food trucks shall operate within a level parking area, where it can be demonstrated that any off-street parking spaces located in that area are not otherwise reserved, encumbered, or designated to satisfy the off-street parking requirement of a business or activity that is operating at the same time as the food truck.
- Parking restriction prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No vendor shall locate their operation in such a way that would restrict off-street parking.
- Parking space use restriction
Vendors shall not use or permit use of parking spaces on the site (e.g., customer queuing, tables, chairs, portable restrooms, signs, and any other ancillary equipment) if doing so will adversely affect the required off-street parking available for the primary use(s) of the site during peak periods as determined by the city manager or designee.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. operating hours
No vending shall occur between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 7:00 a.m. and no overnight parking shall be permitted.
- Property owner authorization required
No food truck shall operate on private property without written authorization from the property owner or lessee with authority to grant such authorization.
- Prohibition in residential districts
Food trucks may not operate in an exclusively residentially zoned district in the city, except for private events as provided for in Chapter 5.16 of Title 5.
- Sidewalk use prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No vendor shall roll up onto the sidewalk or cause traffic to [be] blocked or delayed.
- Single location radius500 ft
For purposes of this section, "a single location" shall extend to a 500 foot radius of the original location, thereby prohibiting a separate operation from occurring within said radius within the 72-hour time restriction.
- Distance from special event300 ft
No vendor shall vend within 300 feet of a Downtown Lincoln special event or other designated special event for one hour before, during or after the reserved event time, unless the vendor is approved by the event's sponsor to participate in the event.
- Trash enclosure access restriction prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No vendor shall locate their operation in such a way that would restrict access to trash enclosures.
- Trash pickup frequency60 min
Vendors shall regularly pick up, remove, and dispose of all trash or refuse from their operation that remains within 200 feet of the vendor's position. Regularly means not less than every one hour.
- Trash pickup radius200 ft
Vendors shall regularly pick up, remove, and dispose of all trash or refuse from their operation that remains within 200 feet of the vendor's position.
- Visible trash receptacle required
Vendors shall provide a visible trash receptacle for use by customers.
- Unattended items prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Vendors shall not leave vehicles or items unattended or stored on public property or private property.
- Unsafe operation prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Vendors shall not operate in an unsafe manner, including but not limited to, impeding on- or offsite vehicle circulation and obstructing the view of pedestrians by motorists.
- Wastewater dumping prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Vendors shall not dump any wastewater; neither fresh or gray into storm drains, water ways or any other unauthorized locations.
Signage
- Free-standing signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No food truck shall display free standing signs or banners. Any signage shall be attached to the vehicle and be in compliance with Title 16 of the Lincoln Municipal Code.
From the ordinance
No food truck shall be located within 50 feet of any street or roadway intersection, crosswalk, fire hydrant, signal crossing, or bus stop.