§ 110-203. Definitions.

[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

Central Business District, for the purpose of this division, means the area bounded by: the Mississippi River, the northbound side of North Rampart Street, Iberville Street and Howard Avenue and Andrew Higgins Drive.

Clean zone means an area established by an ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of New Orleans that suspends certain permits and prohibits the transaction of certain business and/or commercial activities on designated areas of public property and outside of enclosed buildings, within the City of New Orleans during specific dates and times.

Mobile ice cream truck means a double-axle vehicle that is self-propelled and completely mobile with no permanent fixed location that sells pre-wrapped or prepackaged ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, frozen or soft-serve dairy products or similar frozen desert products.

Mobile ice cream vendor means a person, natural or juridical, that has obtained a valid permit to operate a mobile ice cream truck on the public right-of-way to sell goods as permitted herein to customers for immediate consumption.

Public right-of-way means any city street, alley, road, sidewalk, neutral ground, or other passageway whereby pedestrians or vehicles traverse.

Sell means the transferring of pre-wrapped or prepackaged ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, frozen or soft-serve dairy products, or similar frozen desert products in exchange for money. Non-frozen items such as pre-packaged soft drinks, candy, chewing gum and snack food may be sold from a mobile ice cream vendor provided that the principal product sold is ice cream and/or similar frozen dessert products. Corporate sampling is not permitted.

Vieux Carré, for the purpose of this division, means the area bounded by: Iberville Street, northbound side of North Rampart Street, Esplanade Avenue and the Mississippi River.

(M.C.S., Ord. No. 25407, § 2, 7-25-13)