A. Mobile food vending on public streets and public rights-of-way within the corporate limits of the city shall not be permitted unless approved as an authorized participant in a city-approved special event, including a festival, sports tournament or similar activity as authorized under Chapter 5.30 LMC.

B. Mobile food vending to serve local businesses’ employees at the local businesses’ location shall be permitted when authorized by the business or businesses, such as within the City Center, for the period of time that it takes to set up, serve, and close up the food service.

C. A mobile food vendor shall not obstruct or cause to be obstructed the passage of any pedestrian or vehicle on any public sidewalk, street, fire lane, or any other public right-of-way, including obstructions caused by customer queues or customers consuming any food sold by the mobile food vendor at or near the place where the items are being offered for sale. No items may be offered or sold, and no customers served, in any traveled portion of a public roadway.

D. A mobile food vendor shall not sell or deliver any food from the mobile food vendor’s vending unit, if the vending unit is within 100 feet of the entrance of any business establishment which is open for business and offers similar food for sale, without the consent of said business.

E. If a mobile food vendor will be utilizing an external propane tank (not mounted on the mobile food preparation van), external power connections and/or tent structures, the mobile food vendor will be subject to additional review by the Lynnwood fire department.

F. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the director is authorized to adopt rules relating to the time, place, and manner in which a nonprofit organization may vend food in which the organization’s political, religious, sociological, or ideological message is inextricably intertwined if the sale exercises the permittee’s rights guaranteed by the United States or the Washington Constitution. Such rules may address the issuance and duration of permits, the size and other equipment used, their siting and location, the type of items offered for sale, advertising and posting of prices, the display of licenses, the exclusion of ineligible merchandise, the documentation to accompany applications for registration. (Ord. 3343 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 3253 § 2 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 3175 § 4, 2016)