The provisions of this chapter apply to food trucks engaged
in the business of cooking, preparing and/or distributing food or
beverages with or without charge in public spaces. This chapter does
not apply to mobile ice cream or water ice trucks.
For purposes of this chapter, the following word, term and/or
phrase has the meaning indicated herein:
FOOD TRUCK
A vehicle or cart, which may, upon issuance of a permit by
the Borough of Verona and conformance with the regulations established
by this chapter, temporarily park upon a publicly designated street
or sidewalk and engage in the service, sale or distribution of food
for individual portion service to the general public, directly from
the vehicle. The term shall include but is not limited to trucks and
trailer hitch units used for food vending.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a
food truck in the Borough of Verona without first applying for and
securing a permit therefor, as provided in this chapter. The permit
shall be valid from the date of issuance until the end of the calendar
year in which the permit was issued.
The following regulations shall apply to food trucks:
A. An applicant, upon submitting an application for a food truck permit,
must also furnish copies of the food truck operator and/or owner's:
(2) Valid certificate of general liability coverage in the minimum amount specified in §
139-5;
(3) Valid copy of the food truck's business license and tax identification
number; and
(4) Any licensing and/or permitting required by Allegheny County or the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the operation of a food truck.
B. Vending shall only be permitted from food trucks located at least
50 feet from any residential building.
C. Vending may occur only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. food trucks
may not arrive before 6:00 a.m. and must be removed by 11:00 p.m.
each day.
D. If parked in a metered parking space, food trucks must feed the parking
meter as required by the Borough.
E. Food trucks may not stay parked on the street overnight and must
be removed from the street every night.
F. All required Allegheny County issued licenses and permits must be
valid and posted in a visible location on or within the food truck
at all times.
G. No vending is permitted within 25 feet of a fire hydrant.
H. No vending is permitted on private property without express permission
of the property owner.
I. A person in charge must be present at the food truck vending site
at all times.
J. Food trucks may only be open to and may only serve customers from
the side of the truck facing the sidewalk, food trucks are prohibited
from operating with their trucks open to the roadway.
K. No tanks, generators or other equipment shall be placed within the
public right-of-way.
L. Temporary signs used as part of the food truck vending operation
shall not exceed eight square feet and shall not block any sidewalks
or impede any vehicular, biking or pedestrian traffic or paths.
M. Awnings and canopies associated with any food truck shall be at least
seven feet above any public sidewalk.
N. A food truck vending operation is subject to any and all applicable
Borough Code requirements or other relevant Verona Borough ordinances,
resolutions, or requirements.
O. Failure to comply with any directions or provisions of the food truck permit application process and food truck operating guidelines may result in penalties as set forth in §
139-8, as well as the denial of a food truck vending application and/or revocation of a food truck operation permit.
(1) The failure to comply with any food truck standards, as set forth herein, may result in the following (in addition to the penalties set forth in §
139-8):
(a)
First violation: fine and/or suspension or revocation of permit.
(b)
Second violation: fine and suspension or revocation of permit.
The Borough may, from time to time, promulgate whatever rules
or regulations it deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes
of this chapter, and the same shall be approved by the Borough Council.
Any person who violates or permits the violation of any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding
brought before a District Justice, be guilty of a summary offense
and shall be subject to the payment of a fine, not less than $50 for
the first offense, not less than $100 for the second and subsequent
offense, and not more than $1,000, plus the cost of prosecution. Upon
default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
in the county prison for a period of not more than 30 days. Each section
or provision of this chapter that is violated shall constitute a separate
offense, and each day or portion thereof in which a violation of this
chapter is found to exist shall constitute a separate offense, each
of which violations shall be punishable by a separate fine imposed
by the District Justice in the amounts stated hereinabove.