§ 6.39.280. Vehicle inspection; certification.

A.

All ice cream trucks operated by the business operator shall be inspected and certified by the chief of police.

B.

It shall be unlawful for a business operator to operate an ice cream truck that does not have a current, valid certification issued by the chief of police on city streets.

C.

The business operator shall present each ice cream truck for inspection and certification by the chief of police biennially.

D.

At or prior to the time of the inspection, the business operator shall present payment of the certification fee as set forth by the schedule of fees established by council resolution.

E.

The business operator shall maintain each ice cream truck the business operator operates in such condition that:

1.

All doors, windows, hood and trunk shall open and close securely;

2.

The inside of the ice cream truck shall be clean and free of litter and trash;

3.

There is a trash receptacle that shall be made accessible to the public when sales occur in which patrons can place package wrappers and trash;

4.

The exterior of the ice cream truck shall be clean and in good repair, and not have any peeling, dents, rust, scratches or missing components which are discernible at a distance of five feet or more from the truck;

5.

Advertising decals and price lists shall be placed only on the vending side of ice cream trucks and shall use a maximum area of twenty-four square feet.

F.

The business operator shall have and maintain in clean operating condition on each ice cream truck the business operator operates the following safety equipment:

1.

Signs painted or mounted on the front and back of each truck using black four-inch tall letters on a yellow background with a black one-inch border around each sign. The sign on the front and back of each vehicle shall read "CHILDREN CROSSING" and be eight inches high by forty-eight inches wide. An additional sign or signs shall be painted or mounted on the rear of each truck above the first sign and shall read "WARNING" in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, using the same size letter and paint requirements.

2.

Standard warning flashers.

3.

Any other safety equipment required by the California Vehicle Code.

G.

The chief of police shall affix a suitable certificate on each certified truck, identifying the truck as having successfully passed vehicle inspection.

(Ord. 24602.)