§ 13-66. Special requirements for units which are hand pushed.

In addition to the requirements described in section 13-64, the following requirements shall be met by mobile food establishments of perishable foods and potentially hazardous foods from a hand pushed mobile food establishment; except that snow cones/shaved ice/raspas, produce, prepackaged novelty ice cream and prepackaged nonperishable food vendors are exempt from the provisions of subsections (6), (7), and (8).

(1)

All equipment utilized in the mobile food establishment shall have prior approval of the director.

(2)

Snowcones/shaved ice/raspa vendors shall provide a gravity fed hand washing station. Soap and paper towels are to be provided. Waste water from handwashing is to be collected in a sealable container and disposed of in a sanitary sewer.

(3)

Any additional equipment or the arrangement thereof other than approved when the permit was issued shall be prohibited unless approved in advance by the director.

(4)

The mobile food establishment shall be located in clean surroundings, on a paved surface or equally impervious ground and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

(5)

A push cart vendor shall be prohibited from operating on the public streets.

(6)

The mobile food establishment shall be cleaned and serviced at the central preparation facility or servicing area and shall be stored inside a building when not in operation. The mobile food establishment shall acquire needed supplies from the central preparation facility or other approved source. The mobile food establishment shall provide documentation of each visit to the central preparation facility or servicing area and shall have that documentation available for inspection. With prior approval from the director or his designee, however, the mobile food establishment may be kept on site in a location that is secured, fenced and inaccessible to the public during nonoperating hours. When so stored on site, such mobile food establishment must be covered for protection from the elements and potential vectors with covering approved by the director or his agent. The mobile food establishment stored on site shall be cleaned and serviced on the same standards as those units cleaned and serviced in a central preparation facility or servicing area and must meet all other requirements of this chapter.

(7)

Hand pushed mobile food establishments openly handling potentially hazardous food and drink shall be equipped with a two-compartment sink, a separate handwashing sink, soap and paper towels, and provided with an adequate amount of hot and cold running water. The sink, potable water holding tanks, and waste water holding tank shall be installed and operated in accordance with the city development services department's plumbing regulations.

(8)

Facilities to heat water and potentially hazardous food products on hand pushed mobile food establishments shall be installed and operated in accordance with the city fire department rules and regulations.

(Ord. No. 2008-05-15-0402, § 1(Att. I), 5-15-08; Ord. No. 2014-08-07-0539, § 2, 8-7-14; Ord. No. 2016-03-03-0163 , §§ 1, 2, 3-3-16)