5.20.070 General requirements.
(1) Location. Transient business shall be conducted on property zoned for commercial or industrial use, and may be conducted on property zoned for residential use only where an established public park, institutional, or commercial use occupies the parcel, except as otherwise authorized in NBCC 5.20.080 to operate in the public right-of-way.
(a) Mobile vendors may not operate on state-owned highway portions of Sherman Avenue, Sheridan Avenue, Virginia Avenue, Broadway Avenue, and Newmark Street, unless the mobile vendor first obtains permission from Oregon Department of Transportation.
(2) Siting Requirements. The following requirements shall apply to transient businesses located outside of the public right-of-way:
(a) The written consent of the property owner(s) allowing the use of selling goods or services on the subject property shall be obtained and evidence of such submitted with the application for license.
(b) There shall be room to pull vehicles off the roadway so that hazardous traffic conditions are not created. Once off the roadway, there must be adequate room for vehicles to park.
(c) The required parking spaces, landscape areas, and required setbacks of any established business on the property shall not be encroached upon.
(d) The required clear sight triangle for any lot or service drive shall remain free and clear of temporary or permanent obstructions exceeding three and one-half feet in height as measured from the top of the curb.
(e) At least three feet shall be maintained between a transient business and the back of sidewalk or back of curb, whichever provides the greater distance from the right-of-way.
(f) At least five feet shall be maintained between service windows or other customer service points and an active drive aisle.
(g) All items visible from the street shall be kept in good repair and be maintained in a safe and clean condition.
(3) Health and Safety. A fire safety inspection shall be conducted as required by the fire code or other local ordinance. No license shall be issued without first showing evidence of having obtained a satisfactory fire safety inspection report or evidence that such is not required for the transient business.
(a) Cords, cables, pipes, and other similar items associated with a transient business shall not create tripping hazards in pedestrian or vehicular areas. No hard-wire connections are allowed, except as provided for in NBCC 5.20.080(5).
(4) Signage. See Chapter 18.70 NBCC, Signs. (Ord. 2053 § 2, 2021)