5.07.045 Food Court Application:
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate a “food court,” as defined in Section 5.07.020, shall request a preapplication meeting through the Community Development Department prior to submission of a business license. Upon successful completion of the preapplication meeting, such person, firm, or corporation shall make application to the City, on forms to be provided by the City, at least twenty-one (21) days before the requested start date of the business. Such food court application shall provide:
A. The name or names and address of the applicant, vehicle license numbers of all vehicles or a description of the conveyance(s) from which the applicant proposes to conduct business; description of the general type of food proposed to be sold by the applicant.
B. Each mobile food court application shall be accompanied with the application review fee as currently adopted.
C. Each food court operations application shall be accompanied with the following information to establish compliance with this chapter and other applicable codes:
1. Washington State Unified Business Identifier.
2. Copy of approved operations permit from the Moses Lake Fire Department for each vendor proposing to locate on the site, as applicable (i.e., for operators with grease-laden vapors, etc.). Requirements for such a permit shall comply with the most recently adopted Washington State Adopted and Amended Fire Code.
3. A site plan depicting the following:
a. Parcel lines and right-of-way lines.
b. The boundaries of the portion of the property to be used for the food court.
c. Location and dimensions of:
1) Existing structures, vehicles, and signage on the site.
2) Proposed vending stalls for the site.
3) Tank locations for each food vendor unit, including dimensions.
A) Setbacks shall adhere to the most recently adopted Washington State Adopted and Amended Fire Code.
B) Any protective bollards proposed for the site shall also be depicted.
4) Accessory seating and tables.
5) Permanent restroom facilities.
6) Trash enclosure.
7) Parking. Location of available parking spaces required for the food vendors shall be depicted. The site plan must also demonstrate compliance with the parking requirements for any primary use on the site.
d. Vehicle ingress and egress.
e. Utilities, including power, water, sewer, etc.
f. Lighting.
g. Landscaping, pursuant to most currently adopted development code of the Moses Lake Municipal Code.
h. A tent may be included with each food vendor on the site and shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.07.090(I).
4. Compliance with setback and distance requirements.
a. Food vendors within the food court shall not be located within five feet (5') from the outside edge of the public right-of-way. The setback requirement applies to all vehicle appurtenances, on or in the vehicle, including but not limited to tanks, generators, awnings, tents, etc.
b. All vending windows within the food court shall face the interior of the food court, and away from the public right-of-way.
c. There shall be at least ten feet (10') of separation between each food vending unit, unless there is a neighboring vendor that includes a grease-laden vapor. In such case, the distance between units shall be twenty feet (20') between units.
d. Sight distance triangles for the outer perimeter of the site shall be observed. The sight triangle shall be formed by measuring from the intersection of the extended curb line or the traveled right-of-way (if no curbs exist) of the adjacent street, to a distance of fifty feet (50') from the corner point. The third side of the triangle is the straight line connecting the two (2) fifty-foot (50') sides. Within the area comprising the triangle, no fence, shrub, or other physical obstruction higher than thirty-six inches (36") above the established street grade shall be permitted.
5. Approval from Fire Department (required for each individual vendor hook-up that utilizes a separate source).
a. LPG (commonly referred to as propane tanks) or compressed natural gas (CNG) gas containers shall adhere to the following requirements:
1) Maximum aggregate capacity shall not exceed forty-six (46) gallons for propane (LPG), and no more than one thousand three hundred (1,300) pounds for CNG (compressed natural gas). The final maximum capacity shall be determined by the Fire Department on a case-by-case basis.
2) Gas containers shall be contained on, or within, the food vending unit.
6. Permanent power shall be provided within the food court, with connections made available to each individual food vending unit.
a. The property owner, property lessee, or their contractor shall obtain a permit from L&I and necessary inspections performed prior to operation of the food court.
7. It is the responsibility of the individual food vendors within the food court to obtain a food establishment permit from Grant County and to adhere to best practices for food handling when undertaking food vendor activities involving the preparation and serving of food.
8. Noise generated on site shall comply with currently adopted noise ordinance of the Moses Lake Municipal Code. (Ord. 3045, 3/26/24)