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(b) Generators shall either have labels evidencing compliant decibel levels or food or ice cream truck operators shall maintain documentation that shows the generator cannot operate above the decibel levels listed above. (c) Food trucks and vendors shall not play any music that is amplified outside of the food truck. Music may be played inside the truck for the entertainment of food truck staff. This requirement does not apply to ice cream trucks. Sec. 32-281. -Lighting restricted. No lighting, including but not limited to flashing lights and LED screens, shall be displayed on the exterior of the food truck. If a food truck or ice cream truck is operating after dark, appropriate lighting may be used to illuminate the menu board and the customer waiting area adjacent to the vehicle. Sec. 32-282. -Control of trash, debris; containers. (a) All trash or debris accumulating within 20 feet of any food truck shall be promptly collected by the vendor and be disposed of in a proper trash container. No vendor shall leave their area of operation until all trash within 20 feet of the food truck has been removed and disposed of. (b) Food truck vendors must provide a receptacle for trash as part of their food truck vending. These receptacles may be placed on an adjacent sidewalk within ten feet of the vendor's food truck so long as the receptacle does not in any way impede pedestrian or bicycle pathways. Vendors must remove all receptacles when the food truck ceases its operation at each specific location. Sec. 32-283. -Designated locations. (a) Outside of Downtown Area. Food trucks may not operate in the public roadways in residential zoning districts outside of the Downtown area. Food trucks may operate in the public roadways in all non-residential zoning districts outside of the Downtown area under the following conditions: (1) The food truck shall be lawfully parked in an existing parking space or parking area. (2) The food truck shall not be within twenty-five (25) feet of an intersection, crosswalk, driveway, bus stop, or fire hydrant. (3) The food truck shall not be parked in a bicycle lane. (4) Food trucks shall not be allowed to operate in the section of the Olde Towne neighborhood zoned Historic Residential (HR). (b) City property. Food trucks and other similar types of vehicles offering items for sale to the public may operate on city-owned parcels with permission from the city manager or the city manager's designee. (c) Private property. The operation of food trucks on private property is governed by Section 40.1-4.5(F)(8) of the City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance as said Section may be amended, moved, or superseded from time to time. (d) Under no circumstances shall a food truck operate within one hundred (100) feet of any military base installation, military office, or federal building without written permission from an authorized military official. 3