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ORDINANCE NO.a20/-7 -- o'� AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE BATESVILLE ZONING CODE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission became aware of concerns by local mobile food vendors regarding current limitations placed on their operations via the Temporary Uses section of the Batesville Zoning Code; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission concluded that revisions to the code were necessary and appropriate to clarify where food trucks and other mobile food vendors could conduct their business and still protect the public interest in regulating such activities; and, WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission, after conducting a public hearing on June 5, 2017, has voted at its regular meeting on September 11, 2017,to recommend that certain items in Title 14 of the Batesville Municipal Code be revised. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS THAT CHAPTER 14.09 OF THE BATESVILLE ZONING CODE IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions The following definition is inserted into the Batesville Zoning Code at 14.02.02 between "Marquee or Canopy" and "Mobile Home": Mobile Food Vehicle. A food establishment preparing and/or serving foods from a self-contained vehicle,either motorized or within a trailer,that is easily movable without disassembling for transport to another location.Often called a food truck. Each vehicle is considered a discreet unit for the purposes of this Code. Section 2. Mobile Food Vehicles A new subsection is added to 14.05.06. Temporary Uses,to read as follows: F. Mobile Food Vehicles. I. Site specific vehicles are those for which a permit is issued to operate at a fixed location for not more than 180 continuous days per calendar year. This permit may not be renewed until the following calendar year. Vehicles with a site specific permit are not required to obtain a roaming permit in order to: a. participate in any event sponsored or sanctioned by the City or sponsored by a religious or educational non-profit organization,or; b. serve solely to employees when invited to operate on company premises. 2. Roaming permit vehicles are those for which a permit is issued to operate in any commercial or industrial zone when serving to the general public. The following conditions apply to these units: a. Permitted units are required to report their intended operating location on a daily basis; b. Permits are valid for one calendar year and are renewable; c. Units may not stay in the same location overnight unless authorized in a special multi-day event,or located in an authorized food court; d. Units must have owner's permission when parked off-street; and,