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LOCAL AND STATE FOOD TRUCK LICENSE CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS

TITLE 8-1000 – Food Truck Regulations

CHAPTER 8-1000 The rules and regulations and process contained within this title shall be known as the Food Truck Ordinance.

8-1000 – Food Truck

8-1001 – Definitions

A. Food Truck means a fully encased food service establishment:

1. On a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor vehicle pulls to transport; and
2. From which a food truck vendor, standing within the frame of the vehicle, prepares, cooks, sells or services food or beverages for immediate human consumption.

B. Food Truck does not include the sale of any products other than food or beverages for human consumption.

C. Food Truck does not include the sale of any alcoholic beverage.

D. Food Truck does not include a food cart or an ice cream truck.

E. Food Truck Operator means a person who owns, manages, or controls, or who has the duty to manage or control the operation of a food truck.

F. Food Truck Vendor means a person who sells, cooks, or serves food or beverages from a food truck.

G. Food cart means a cart: 1. This is not motorized; and 2. That is a vendor, standing outside the frame of the cart, used to prepare, sell, or serve food or beverages for immediate human consumption.

H. Health Department food truck permit means a document that a local health department issues to authorize a person to operate a food truck within the jurisdiction of the local health department.

I. Ice Cream truck means a fully encased food service establishment;

1. On a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor vehicle pulls to transport;
2. From which a vendor, from within the frame of the vehicle, serves ice cream.
3. That attracts patrons by traveling through a residential area and signaling the truck’s presence in the area, including by playing music; and
4. That may stop to serve ice cream at the signal of a patron.

8-1002 – Food Truck Location. The location on either 1) private property; or 2) public property where one or more Food Trucks may park and sell product during a special event approved by the Mayor.

8-1003 – Food Truck License.

A. License and Inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a Food Truck within Garden City without the following:

1. A business license issued in accordance with Chapter 8-100 of the Garden City Code; 2. A current annual food truck permit from Bear River Health Department in accordance with Utah Code Ann. 11-56-104.
3. A current Garden City Fire inspection permit.
4. A sales tax number to report all sales occurring within Garden City.

B. Reciprocal Food Truck License. Notwithstanding Paragraph A above, Garden City shall grant a business license to a Food Truck Operator who has the following:

1. A current Business License granted in another political subdivision within the state;
2. A current health department food truck permit from a local health department within the state; and
3. A current approval of a political subdivision within the state that shows that the food truck passed a fire safety inspection that the other political subdivision conducted in accordance with Utah State Code Subsection 11- 56-104 (4) (1);
4. A temporary sales tax number to report all sales occurring within Garden City as per Utah State Tax Commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 8-100 of the Garden City Code, in the event a business license from Garden City is issued pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, the Garden City business license shall expire on the same date and time as the business license from the other political subdivision used to qualify for reciprocity under this paragraph.

C. Food Truck Operator shall obtain a License: It shall be unlawful for any person or for any agent or employee to engage in business in Garden City as a Food Truck Operator without first filing an application with the Town Clerk and obtaining a license to do so. All Food Truck license applications shall be approved by the Mayor or Council Person over Business Licenses in his absence.

D. Private property owners. Food truck vendors shall obtain a letter from the property owner where the business will be located giving permission for the business to be located on their property. The Food Truck must be located within the Food Truck Zone as listed in the Municipal Code. This letter must be turned in with the application.

E. License Expiration. All Food Truck licenses will expire on December 31 of each year.

8-1004 – Penalty; Any Food Truck Operator who fails to obtain a license before doing business in Garden City shall be required to pay a license fee double the amount set forth in resolution. Failure to pay said double fee or obtain a license shall be a Code Infraction and shall be punishable as defined in the Administrative Code Infraction Fine Schedule.

8-1005 – Storage; No property or merchandise can be stored on Garden City property or property managed by the Town of Garden City without the approval of the Town Council and as part of the Food Truck License process.

(Approved April 11, 2019)