§ 16.60.230. Mobile food units and kiosks.

A.

In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the operator of a mobile food unit or kiosk shall comply with this section.

B.

The operator of a mobile food unit or kiosk, except a self-contained mobile food unit or kiosk described in section C. below, shall:

1.

Ensure functions that cannot be performed in the mobile food unit or kiosk, but are required by this code, be performed at least once each day in a commissary or other location approved by the department, such as cleaning the unit, equipment, and utensils; servicing potable water and wastewater tanks; and restocking food and supplies;

2.

Provide to the department a letter of agreement between the operator and the commissary outlining:

a.

The days and hours the commissary is to be used; and

b.

The extent of support services to be provided at the commissary.

3.

Advise the department in writing immediately, but not later than 72 hours, if use of the commissary is discontinued or the commissary used is changed.

C.

The operator of a self-contained mobile food unit or kiosk is not required to work out of a commissary as described in section B. above if the department determines the unit has:

1.

Installed on the unit, adequate for one full day of operation, water and wastewater holding tanks, hand washing, and ware washing facilities; and

2.

Adequate storage facilities on the unit for all food, equipment, utensils, including single-service items, and supplies used in the operation.

D.

The operator of a mobile food unit shall:

1.

Provide only single-service articles to consumers;

2.

Ensure toilet facilities are available within 200 feet of the unit or conveniently located and available to employees during work hours, as approved by the department; and

3.

Provide on both sides of the mobile food unit, in at least three-inch-high letters and numbers, the name of the facility and the permit number as printed on the permit, if the mobile food unit is not a pushcart.

E.

In addition to the other requirements of this section, the operator of a pushcart shall ensure:

1.

The name of the facility and the permit number as printed on the permit are provided on the main customer service side of the pushcart, in at least three-inch-high letters and numbers.

2.

A pushcart is limited to preparing and serving ready-to-eat foods.

3.

Sufficient food, utensils, paper products, cleaning supplies, potable water supply, and wastewater holding capacity necessary for daily operations are contained on or within the cart, except the operator of the pushcart may provide:

a.

Two additional ice chests; and

b.

One additional barbecue grill.

4.

Water tanks installed for hand washing only are at least a five-gallon capacity.

5.

Pre-preparation of food, including washing, slicing, peeling, cutting, and assembly, occurs at the commissary.

6.

TCS food heated and/or hot held at the push cart is not cooled and later served to the public.

7.

Pushcarts return each day to a commissary approved by the department, to ensure functions that cannot be performed on the push cart are properly performed; such as cleaning the unit, equipment, and utensils; servicing potable water and wastewater tanks; and restocking food and supplies.

F.

In addition to the other applicable requirements of this chapter, the operator of a mobile retail unit:

1.

Shall drain, wash, rinse, and sanitize refrigerators and ice chests after each day's operation or as approved by the department.

2.

Shall not process seafood as defined in 18 AAC 34 at the mobile retail unit or commissary.

3.

Shall provide approved and adequate hand washing, this shall include, at a minimum:

a.

A container with a minimum capacity of five gallons, equipped with a faucet-type spigot, and filled with warm water or, if the container is not insulated, a means to heat the water;

b.

A container to catch wastewater from hand washing; and

c.

Soap and single-service towels.

4.

Chemically treated towelettes as specified in 2013 FDA Model Food Code paragraph 5-203.11(C) may be substituted for handwashing requirements in subsection F.3. above.

G.

Mobile food units wider than eight feet six inches that were permitted in the Municipality of Anchorage prior to the adoption of the width requirement listed in section 16.60.050, shall be exempt from the width requirement in section 16.60.050.

(AO No. 2009-40(S), § 1, 7-21-09; AO No. 2009-102, § 1, 8-25-09, eff. 1-1-10; AO No. 2017-162 , § 22, 12-19-17)