Sec. 250.1201. - Licenses and permits; Mobile Food Dispensing vending areas.

(a) Licenses and permits. Mobile Food Dispensing vendors shall apply for, obtain and clearly display all required State of Florida, and City of Jacksonville permits, licenses and business tax receipts for the temporary location of a mobile food dispensing vehicle vending area. This location shall meet the standards set forth in this Part. Any such application shall be reviewed by the Department to assure compliance with this Part before being submitted to the Tax Collector for payment. (b) Vending Areas. (1) Downtown Jacksonville - Mobile Food Dispensing Vendors are allowed in all zoning districts as a permitted use. (2) All areas in Jacksonville other than Downtown - Mobile Food Dispensing Vendors may vend food or nonalcoholic beverages from a mobile food dispensing vehicle in all zoning districts except the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoning district subject to the issuance of a zoning exception pursuant to the Zoning Code. (3) Mobile food dispensing vehicles which employ an open flame, propane or combustible fuel to prepare food, are prohibited from preparing, distributing or selling food or beverages, or in any other way operating as a food service business, on any property that dispenses gasoline or other flammable petroleum products for commercial sale within 300 feet from the pump or other mechanism that dispenses the gasoline or other flammable petroleum products for commercial sale. This prohibition does not extend to adjacent properties regardless of their distance from the pump or other mechanism that dispenses gasoline or other flammable petroleum products. (c) The Mobile Food Dispensing Vendor shall not vend in residential zoning districts without first obtaining written consent of the owner of the residential property, and vending shall not occur before 6:00 a.m., or after 10:00 p.m. (d) The Mobile Food Dispensing Vendor shall not impair, impede, endanger or interfere with pedestrian or vehicle traffic. (e) Except where already designated in the Downtown Area and City Parks as set forth in Sections 250.1203 and 250.1204 of this Part, a Mobile Food Dispensing Vendor is not allowed to locate: (1) On any divided road which does not have curbs and sidewalks alongside such road; on or in any median in any road; within any area which would block the view of traffic or traffic signals or traffic signs; (2) Within 15 feet of any crosswalk; any building entrance or exit or any walk which leads directly from a building entrance or exit; (3) Within 20 feet of any bus stop; (4) Within 25 feet of any intersection of a public street, right-of-way, driveway or alleyway; (5) Within 75 feet of any vendor who has been granted an assigned location permit pursuant to Section 250.301 (a); (6) Within 15 feet in all directions of any fire hydrant; (7) Within 50 feet from a brick and mortar business or on any property on which is located any established permanent business which sells the same types of products or services as requested to be sold by the Mobile Food Dispensing Vendor, unless the property owner or business owner of the established permanent business provides written consent to allow the Mobile Food Dispensing Vendor to locate and operate on the established permanent business. (f) Bathroom facilities. Due to their temporary use, Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicles shall not be required to provide public bathroom facilities. 61C-4.010(7)(a), F.A.C. (Ord. 2014-472-E, § 1; Ord. 2025-159-E , § 1)