Food Truck Inspection
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Section 3 - FIRE PREVENTION
330.02 Food Truck Inspections
PURPOSE:
To establish a policy and checklist which shall be used when conducting fire inspections of Food Trucks within City of Maitland, Florida. A standard Food Truck policy will assist our customers by creating consistency with inspections and encourage similar type processes across jurisdictional boundaries within Seminole County.
POLICY EXPIRATION:
This Food Truck policy, along with attachments, shall be reviewed, updated, and reinstated by the Seminole County Fire Marshals committee every three years to ensure it coincides with code cycle changes.
AUTHORITY:
According to F.S. Ch. 633, as adopted by the State Fire Marshal, the Florida Fire Prevention Code as the governing law relative to the regulation and prevention of fire hazards in the county. The local jurisdiction shall be vested with the authority to establish reasonable policies and procedures regarding the enforcement of the code and shall determine the appropriate permits and/or inspections that shall be required within Seminole County.
DEFINITIONS:
Mobile or Temporary Cooking (Food Truck) - Any cooking apparatus or equipment operated on a one-time basis, interim basis, or for less than 90 days in the same location, other than at a fixed location, building, or structure that has been inspected and permitted under another section of this Code, regulation, or statute.
Mobile or temporary cooking can include self-propelled trucks and vehicles; trailered units; push carts; equipment located under cover of awnings, canopies, or pop-up tents; or other structures for which a building permit has not been issued.
PROCEDURE:
Food Truck Fire Safety Inspections shall be conducted at the start of the Special Event and not unexpectedly requesting the inspection. Maitland & Seminole County jurisdictions will utilize the adopted checklist (see appendix A), to provide consistency throughout the municipalities of Seminole County, Florida as well as the City of Maitland. Fire Inspections shall be conducted every six (6) months, consistent with the required hood suppression system inspection as located within the associated food truck.
Once the food truck inspection has been approved, the Food Truck approval decal shall be placed on the exterior of the truck near the State of Florida certification. Seminole County will supply jurisdictions with the Food Truck approval decal. (See attachment B)
If a food truck is operating at an event within these jurisdictions and not due for inspection, it will be up to the AHJ's discretion to perform an inspection as deemed necessary. Such inspection can include but is not limited to checking for any possible gas leaks utilizing a gas leak detection device.
ATTACHMENTS
Appendix A: Food Truck Approval Decal
Appendix B: Inspection Checklist
