A political subdivision may not:

(1) entirely or constructively prohibit mobile businesses in a zone in which a food establishment is a permitted or conditional use;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 11-56-106

  • Food truck: means a fully encased food service establishment:
              (4)(a)(i) on a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor vehicle pulls to transport; and
              (4)(a)(ii) from which a food truck vendor, standing within the frame of the vehicle, prepares, cooks, sells, or serves food or beverages for immediate human consumption. See Utah Code 11-56-102
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mobile business: means an enclosed mobile business, a food cart, a food truck, or an ice cream truck. See Utah Code 11-56-102
  • Political subdivision: means :
         (11)(a) a city or town; or
         (11)(b) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of businesses in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-56-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) prohibit the operation of a food truck within a given distance of a restaurant;
(3) restrict the total number of days a mobile business may operate within the political subdivision during a calendar year;
(4) require a mobile business to:

     (4)(a) provide to the political subdivision:

          (4)(a)(i) a site plan for each location in which a mobile business operates in the public right of way, if the political subdivision permits mobile businesses in the public right of way; or
          (4)(a)(ii) the date, time, or duration that a mobile business will operate within the political subdivision; or
     (4)(b) obtain and pay for a land use permit for each location and time during which a mobile business operates; or
(5) if a mobile business has the consent of a private property owner to operate on the private property:

     (5)(a) limit the number of days the mobile business may operate on the private property;
     (5)(b) require that the mobile business provide to the political subdivision or keep on file in the mobile business the private property owner’s written consent; or
     (5)(c) require a site plan for the operation of the mobile business on the private property where the mobile business operates in the same location for less than 10 hours per week.