Sec. 22-84Prohibited conduct and requirements

(a) Except for ice cream trucks, no food truck vendor shall conduct business or operate in the public right-of-way.

(b) A food truck vendor shall not operate on any private property without the prior consent of the owner.

(c) A food truck vendor shall maintain $1,000,000.00 liability insurance policy. Proof of current liability insurance, issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in Georgia, protecting the food truck vendor, the public and the city from all claims for damage to property and bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operation under or in connection with the permit. Such insurance shall name the city as an additional insured and shall provide that the policy shall not termination date or be canceled prior to the expiration date without 30 days advanced written notice to the city.

(d) Except for ice cream trucks, a food truck vendor shall not make sounds or announcements to call attention to the food truck either while traveling on the public rights-of-way or when stationary. At all times said food truck vendor shall be in compliance with the City of Ashburn notice ordinance.

(e) The license under which the food truck vendor is operating must be firmly attached and visible on the mobile food truck vendor at all times.

(f) Any driver of a food truck vendor motorized vehicle must possess a valid Georgia driver's license.

(g) Food truck vendors shall not be located within 15 feet of any street intersection or pedestrian crosswalk or 10 feet of any driveway.

(h) No sale or offer for sale shall be made by any food truck vendor between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. unless such sale is in conjunction with a city approved special event or film production project.

(i) Vending structures shall not be left unattended or stored at any time on the open vending site when vending is not taking place or during restricted hours of operation.

(j) No sale or offer for sale of ice cream, frozen milk, frozen dairy or ice confections products shall be made from a food truck vendor unless each side of the vehicle is marked, in letter and numbers at least 3 inches in height, with the name and address of the food truck vendor licensee.

(k) The food truck vendor shall comply with all state, federal and local health and safety regulations and requirements and shall obtain and maintain any and all licenses required by any other health, organization or governmental organization having jurisdiction over this subject matter.

(l) The following safety regulations shall apply to any and all vehicles operating under this article or used for mobile retail food establishments:

(1) Every vehicle shall be equipped with a reverse gear signal alarm with a sound distinguishable from the surrounding noise level.

(2) Every vehicle shall be equipped with tow rear-vision mirrors, one at each side, firmly attached to the outside of the motor vehicle, and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear, along both sides of the vehicle.

(m) The food truck vendor may sell food and non-alcoholic beverage items only.

History: (Ord. No. 19-04, § 1, 11-7-2019; Ord. No. 2022-3, § 1, 10-6-2022)