11.04 - Temporary Uses § 11.04
Section 11.o4: Temporary Uses
Subdivision 1. Purpose and Effect
The purpose of this Section is to provide conditions under which certain temporary
uses may be allowed while ensuring a minimum negative impact to neighboring
land uses.
Source: Ordinance No. 601, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 06-07-16
Subdivision 2. Authorized Temporary Uses
A. The City Manager or his/her designee may issue a permit for a mobile food
vending operation, defined as a self-contained vehicle or trailer used to
prepare and serve food that is ready movable without disassembling, to
operate for a temporary period not to exceed three (3) days in City Parks,
one (1) day in Residential Zoning Districts, or one hundred twenty (120)
days in all other Zoning Districts. Properties in Residential Zoning Districts
are limited to two (2) permits in a twelve (12) month period. The permit
application shall be on a form promulgated by the City Manager or his/her
designee and shall include any information needed to establish compliance
with this Subdivision. Any application shall include the application fee amount
established by the City Council in the master fee schedule, and such fee shall
be not refundable if the permit is denied or the applicant withdraws or
otherwise ceases operation or use of the permit. All mobile food vending
permit applications and permits shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. With the permit application, the applicant shall provide written proof that
the applicant is the current holder of all license(s) required by Hennepin
County and the State of Minnesota, as applicable, with respect to a mobile
food vending operation in which food is prepared and served on a vehicle
or trailer, and the vendor shall maintain such license(s) in good standing
for the duration of the permit.
2. The vendor shall comply with all other applicable provisions of the City
Code including, but not limited to, those regulations regarding parking,
signage, lighting, and sound.
3. A permit is valid for only one (1) mobile food vending vehicle or trailer.
4. The permitted days of operation shall be set forth in the permit. A vendor
that has obtained a permit under this Subdivision, upon the expiration
thereof, may apply for another permit under this Subdivision.
5. The permit application shall contain a signed statement that the applicant
shall hold harmless the City, and their officers and employees, and shall
indemnify the City, and their officers and employees for any claims for
damage to property or injury to persons which may be occasioned by any
activity carried on under the terms of the permit.
Golden Valley City Code Page 1 of 3
§ 11.04
6. If the application seeks to operate a vending operation in a City-owned
property and/or on the public right-of-way, the application shall include
documentation satisfactory to the City Manager or his/her designee
evidencing the applicant's public liability, food products liability,
automobile liability, and property damage insurance and that the City is
or will be named as an additional insured on such insurance for all the
permitted days of operation. Such insurance shall be maintained without
change for the duration of the permitted days of operation.
7. The permit shall set forth the location(s) where the vending operation
may operate and it shall be a violation of this Section for any vendor to
engage in vending operations in any location in the City other than the
location(s) set forth in the permit. Mobile Food Vendors must be located
at least ten (10) feet from all principle and accessory structures as well as
five (5) feet from side and rear yard property lines.
8. Overnight parking and storage by the vendor is prohibited at the
permitted location(s). The vendor must vacate the permitted location
when not engaging in vending operations. Hours of vending operation are
limited to 8 am to 10 pm unless otherwise limited or extended by the City
Manager or his/her designee, as set forth in the permit. Permits approved
for vending operations on properties located in Residential Zoning
Districts are limited to an eight (8) hour time period.
9. With the permit application, the applicant shall provide written proof
permission from the owner(s) of the property(ies) at the permitted
location(s) to engage in vending operations at those location(s). If the
permitted location is located on City-owned property, the issuance of the
permit by the City shall constitute such permission.
10. The vendor must keep a copy of the permit with the vending unit and
demonstrate compliance with the permit and the permit conditions set
forth in this Subdivision upon inspection.
11. The vending operation may be located on public right-of-way unless right-
of-way adjacent to the property for which the permit is issued, with the
service window facing the curbside of the street. The vending operation
may not block sidewalks or drive aisles, impede pedestrian or vehicular
traffic, or interfere with public safety.
12. The vending operation shall be located on an impervious surface unless
unique circumstances cause the City Manager or his/her designee to
permit the operation to be located on a pervious surface.
13. No vending operation may occupy accessible parking spaces or parking
spaces used to fulfill any property's minimum parking requirements under
this Code, unless the applicable property owner can demonstrate that
parking would be adequately supplied during the vending operations.
Golden Valley City Code Page 2 of 3
§ 11.04
14. The vendor must provide and remove trash and recycling receptacles for
customer use and keep the site in a neat and orderly fashion. The
permitted location(s) must be kept free from litter, refuse, debris, junk or
other waste which results in offensive odors or unsightly conditions. The
vendor shall be responsible for all litter and garbage left by customers.
15. No vending operation may be located within two hundred (200) feet at its
closest point to the main entrance of a public eating establishment or any
outdoor dining area with the exception of other mobile food vendors and
except with the written consent of the proprietor of the establishment or
dining area. No person shall either pay or accept payment for such written
consent. With the permit application, the applicant shall provide written
permission from the proprietor when applicable.
16. No vending operation may be located within one thousand (1,000) feet at
its closest point to a school while the school is in session unless written
permission from the school principal is provided in the permit application.
With the permit application, the applicant shall provide written permission
from the principal when applicable.
17. Permits issued for vending operations on properties located in Residential
Zoning Districts must limit sales to the property owner and other private
parties associated with the private event. The vending operation shall not
serve the general public unless a Special Event Permit is approved by the
City.
18. The placement, duration, or any other applicable requirements for
operation under this Subdivision may be superseded by the provisions of
an approved Special Event Permit.
19. If while holding a permit granted under this Subdivision, a vendor violates
any provision of this Subdivision, in addition to any other remedy
provided under this Code, the City Manager or his/her designee may
revoke the permit and/or prohibit such vendor from obtaining a new
permit under this Subdivision for a period not exceeding thirteen (13)
months from the date of such violation for properties in Residential
Zoning Districts and not exceeding thirty (30) days from the date of such
violation for properties in all other Zoning Districts.
Source: Ordinance No. 622, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 06-29-17
Subdivision 3. Prohibited Temporary Uses
A. Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings, as defined in State Statute, are
prohibited in all Zoning Districts.
Source: Ordinance No. 610, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 08-25-16
Golden Valley City Code Page 3 of 3