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Del City adopts ordinance creating mobile food vendor registration, clarifies enforcement role
Summary
Del City Council on Dec. 1 adopted Ordinance No. 1452 to create a mobile food vendor registration program, clarify enforcement responsibilities and require proof of state food licensing; the council added language to let the city (or its designee) enforce registrations and approved the $25 city registration fee.
The Del City Council on Dec. 1 approved Ordinance No. 1452, creating a city registration and operating rules for mobile food vendors.
The ordinance establishes definitions, license/registration requirements, operating standards, enforcement and penalties. Development Director Kyle Gandy explained the practical steps: “The state issues a license. They bring that license to us. We issue a registration,” and said the fire marshal will perform safety walk‑rounds while safety inspections remain a state responsibility.
Council discussion focused on enforcement and nuisance concerns. A council member asked whether the fire marshal or police department would enforce registration requirements; the city clarified the city will require vendors to present their state license and obtain the city registration (the city registration fee is $25). The council modified several sections to use the term “registration” consistently, to allow rules to be “established by the city,” and to refer to the city manager or a designee where appropriate so that enforcement duties are clearly assignable.
Members also raised generator/noise concerns; the council noted the city’s existing noise ordinance addresses loud equipment and did not add a separate generator decibel standard to the mobile‑vendor ordinance.
The ordinance contains enforcement language that allows the police department or city manager (or their designee) to order a vendor operating in violation of the article to move or cease activity; the fire marshal will verify safety elements such as propane, wiring and vent hoods as part of safety checks. The council voted to approve the ordinance with the agreed modifications; the motion carried unanimously.
What happens next: The mayor was authorized to endorse the ordinance and the city will implement the registration process described in the code change.
