As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HOST BUSINESS
Any business or institution operating with a physical location
in Whitpain Township that obtains a permit to allow a mobile food
vendor to operate under its supervision.
MOBILE FOOD UNIT
Any motorized or nonmotorized vehicle, including, but not
limited to, food trucks, carts, stands, kiosks, any other device designed
to be portable and not permanently attached to the ground and ancillary
equipment from which food products are intended to be prepared, sold,
and/or distributed, including prepackaged foods.
MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
An individual or organization engaged in the operation of
a mobile food unit.
The provisions of this chapter apply to mobile food vendors
and a host business, as applicable, engaged in the business of cooking,
preparing, and distributing food or beverage with or without charge
in public and/or private restricted spaces. This Chapter shall not
apply to vehicles that dispense food that move from place-to-place
and are not stationary in the same location for more than 15 minutes
at a time, such as ice cream trucks, pushcarts, or stands located
on sidewalks.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, by application for a
permit under this chapter, a mobile food vendor agrees to defend,
indemnify, pay on behalf of, and save harmless Whitpain Township,
their trustees, elected officials, officers and employees against
any and all claims, liability, demands, suits or loss, including attorneys'
fees and all other costs connected therewith, arising out of or connected
to the services provided by mobile food vendors for activities associated
with their operation in the Township. The mobile food vendor's obligation
to defend and indemnify shall survive the termination of the permit.