A. “Mobile food vendor” shall mean any person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, agent, consignee, or employee, whether a resident of the City or not, who engages in a business of selling and delivering food from a vehicle or other motorized conveyance upon privately or publicly owned property including any public street, sidewalk, alley, or public way of the City. A person, firm, or corporation so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this chapter merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer, or by conducting such temporary business in connection with, as part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer.

B. “Food” shall have its usual and ordinary meaning, and shall include all items designed for human consumption, including, but not limited to, candy, gum, popcorn, hot dogs, sandwiches, peanuts, soft drinks, frozen concessions, nonalcoholic beverages, and dairy products. Products regulated by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board may not be sold by mobile food or street food vendors.

C. “Authorized concession stand” shall mean a concession stand operated or maintained for the sale of food or merchandise, in the public parks of the City, or on other public property, by the City or in accordance with a City-approved agreement or franchise.

D. “Public celebration” shall mean the Spring Festival activities customarily celebrated in and around McCosh Park and other areas of the City, as well as any other time of public celebration.

E. “Special event” shall mean an event for which the City has authorized use of City facilities for use by vendors, such as the farmers market.

F. “Street food vendor” shall mean a vendor, including any owner and employee, selling food within a public or private parking lot, pedestrian plaza, public street, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or public property, using a nonmotorized cart or temporary structure.

G. “Food court” shall mean one (1) location (parking lot, plaza, or lot) where three (3) or more street food vendors operate within a defined space that has been designed to accommodate multiple food vendors on a permanent basis. The site offers permanent utility connections, paved parking and restrooms for patrons.

H. A “tent,” for the purposes of this chapter, shall be defined as a structure, enclosure, canopy or shelter, with or without sidewalls or drops, constructed of fabric or pliable material supported by any manner except by air or the contents that it protects, and which meets the flame propagation performance treatment set forth in Section 3104.2 of the International Fire Code (test method 1 or 2 of NFPA 701), CPAI 84, or California Fire Marshal Seal. (Ord. 3045, 3/26/24; Ord. 2988, 9/28/21; Ord. 2924, 4/23/19; Ord. 2878, 11/14/17; Ord. 2784, 10/13/15; Ord. 1619, 1994)