Mobile Food Facilities Application

MOBILE FOOD UNIT means and refers to an enclosed vehicle-mounted food service establishment designated to be readily movable from which food is composed, compounded, processed or prepared and from which food is vended, sold or given away.

PUSHCART means and refers to a non-self-propelled vehicle designated to be readily movable which is limited to the serving of non-potentially hazardous foods, commissary-wrapped potentially hazardous foods maintained at proper temperatures, and usually limited to assembling and serving of frankfurters. Unpackaged non-potentially hazardous food items approved for sale from a pushcart usually include popcorn, nuts, produce, pretzels and similar bakery products, shaved ice, and snow cones.

• non-potentially hazardous foods or packaged potentially hazardous foods held at proper temperatures, frozen, or canned prepared food which is wrapped, packaged, portioned, kept in ready-to-eat units
• raw fruits and vegetables

A food peddler can not compose, compound, thaw, reheat, cut, cook, process or prepare the food being sold or given away. Food peddlers may dispense fountain drinks, hot drinks, and assemble snow cones from approved and properly installed equipment.

Downloads:

• Brochure
• Application
• Plan Review Application

Downloads:

• Brochure
• Application
• Plan Review Application

Downloads:

• Brochure
• Application
• Plan Review Application

COMMISSARY means a food establishment that acts as a base of operations for a mobile food establishment, food vending establishment, temporary food establishment, or seasonal food establishment. The commissary provides facilities for adequate storage of food, food containers, or food supplies; equipment for adequate washing and sanitizing of food equipment and utensils; a servicing area for the sanitary disposal of liquid waste; for handling and disposal of garbage, grease, and rubbish originating from the mobile food establishment; an adequate servicing area for washing and storage of the mobile food establishment; facilities for filling the potable water holding tank in a sanitary manner; and electrical outlets for establishments that require electrical service. All mobile food facilities require the use of a commissary.