San Francisco Public Works Notification Package / Food Truck 75' or Push Cart 300'

Application for Food Truck or Push Cart, City of San Francisco.
What option to choose? See below.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION (NOTICE OF INTENT)

Includes:

• 75' or 300' Notification area map
• Ground Floor Commercial Tenants (Operating Hours 6am-8pm)
  For operating hours between 8pm and 3am, you will need to notify more people.
  Property Owners, Residential Tenants, Ground Floor Commerical Tenants
• Any neighborhood organization on the Planning Department list developed pursuant to Planning Code Section 311(c)(2)(C) within the area set forth in Subsection (4) below. (included on your list)
• Signed Affidavit 
• Excel/Word Label Electronic File (so the applicant or Public Works can mail out letters if they wish)
• Email Delivery to applicant (PDF, .docx & Excel files)

For Mobile Push Carts (75' distance)
Option A- Operating Hours between 6am and 8pm - you need to notify commerical ground floor tenants within 75' and neighborhood planning groups.

For Mobile Push Carts (75' distance)
Option B - Operating Hours between 8pm and 3am - you will need to notify property owners, residential tenants, commerical ground floor tenants within 75' and neighborhood planning groups.

For Push Cart (300' Distance)
Option C - Operating Hours between 6am and 8pm - you need to notify commerical ground floor tenants within 300' and neighborhood planning groups.

For Push Cart (300' Distance)
Option D- Operating Hours between 8pm and 3am - you will need to notify property owners, residential tenants, commerical ground floor tenants within 300' and neighborhood planning groups.

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The mandatory public notification comprises of a mailing and posting at the proposed location. The duration of the notification period is 30 days, with a 10-day physical posting at the proposed location within the 30 day notification period to allow the public to submit comments on the application.

After review of the application package and after the requirements of  Public Works Code Article 5.8 and Public Works Order 182,101 are met, an applicant can then proceed to obtain and submit a notification package from a notification service. Mailing list distance depending on hours of operation. Public Works will provide the notices and the envelopes.

If at least 1 unresolved objection is received, a public hearing will be scheduled to hear the matter and gather facts. After the hearing, the hearing officer will consider the objective facts and make a recommendation to the Director of Public Works. Ultimately, a Director’s Decision will either Approve or Deny the hearing officer’s recommendation.

Mobile Caterer: Any motorized vehicle liquids, materials intended, or any other food or drink for human consumption are sold, served, distributed, or offered for sale at retail or provided at no cost to the public.

Mobile Food Facility (MFF): A commissary or other permanent food facility from where food is sold or distributed at retail value. A MFF does not include a “Transporter” used to transport packaged food from a food facility or other approved source to the consumer. A MFF also does not include any use that sells goods, wares, or merchandise other than food or drink intended for human consumption

Pushcart. Any wagon, cart, or any other food-serving device, whether stationary or movable, wherein or wherefrom any food or foodstuffs are sold, served, distributed, offered for sale at retail, or given away to the public, whether consumed at said pushcart or elsewhere.

Every person desiring a Mobile Food Facility permit pursuant to this Article 5.8 shall file an application with the Director upon a form provided by the Director and shall pay a filing fee of $125, a notification fee of $200, and an inspection fee of $383 for a single Location for the Mobile Food Facility. Each additional Location shall require payment to the Department of a notification fee of $200 per Location, an inspection fee of $383 for the first additional Location and an inspection fee of $191.50 per each additional Location. Separate fees shall be paid to the Department of Health and the Fire Marshal for the annual approvals required by each department for a valid permit under this Article. The fees for the Department of Public Health are set forth in the Business and Tax Regulations Code.

If the Mobile Food Facility will operate between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., mailed notice shall be sent to all ground floor commercial tenants and any neighborhood organization on the Planning Department list developed pursuant to Planning Code Section 311(c)(2)(C) within the area set forth in Subsection (4) below.

If the Mobile Food Facility will operate at any Location between the hours of 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. the following day, mailed notice shall be provided to all property owners, residential tenants, ground floor commercial tenants, and any neighborhood organization on the Planning Department list developed pursuant to Planning Code Section 311(c)(2)(C) within the area set forth in Subsection (4) below.

For each physical building address within the area set forth in Subsection (4) below, notice also shall be mailed to the attention of "Building Owner/Manager" at that address and to the address of record for the property owner, if different.

If the Mobile Food Facility is a Mobile Caterer, notice shall be given within a Noticed Area. For purposes of this Subsection, "Noticed Area" shall be defined as all buildings within a 75-foot radius from the outer perimeter of the proposed Location(s) to be served. For purposes of measuring this distance, a Mobile Caterer shall be assumed to occupy 20 linear feet of curbside area. The 75-foot radius shall be measured from the outer boundaries of this assumed curbside area. Notice also shall be provided to all properties across the street that directly front, in whole or in part, the Noticed Area. Notice also shall be posted on a City-owned utility pole or other City facility closest to the proposed Mobile Caterer's proposed Location for at least 10 calendar days prior to the close of the period to request a Departmental hearing. The applicant shall photograph the posted notice, including a date stamp, and submit such photograph to the Department. Such photograph shall satisfy this posting requirement.

 If the Mobile Food Facility is a Pushcart, notice shall be given within a 300 foot radius of the boundaries of the street address(s) in front of which the Pushcart will be located. If there is no street address, the notice shall be given within a 300 foot radius of the boundaries of the Assessor's Block(s) and Lot(s) in front of which the Pushcart will be located.