TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 1/18/2022
FROM: John A. Peters, III, PE, Acting City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 6 - D
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 03-2022, Amending Chapter 22, Businesses regulating the location, placement and use of mobile food dispensing vehicles (MFDV) (food trucks) within the City, at first reading - Ron A. Paradise, Community Services Director (386) 878-8610.
Strategic Goal: Enhance the attractiveness of the City
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LOCATION:
Citywide
BACKGROUND:
Background
The proposed City mobile food dispensing vehicle (MFDV) (AKA food trucks) regulations are predicated on restricting food truck operations to certain developed and actively used areas within certain City zoning classifications. In addition, some land development elements such as parking and access can impact the availability of certain sites to be used for food trucks. The proposed regulations are consistent with a 2020 State law that limits local government regulation of MFDV. Basically, a local government cannot prohibit MFDV within a jurisdiction but can regulate the location and density of the vehicles.
Attached is Ordinance No. 03-2022 which includes changes to Chapter 22 regarding food trucks. Please be aware, this Ordinance only addresses mobile food dispensing vehicles and does not affect other itinerate merchant activity, special event permitting, or solicitation requirements.
Highlights Ordinance No. 03-2022 are as follows:
1) Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicles (MFDV) are defined.
2) Requirement for a MFDV operation to submit a Department of Business and Professional Regulation license and a fire safety inspection report.
3) Permission from the underlying landowner required.
4) A site plan of the location of the MFDV is required. 1"=100' scale and base map can be an aerial photograph downloaded from the internet.
5) Limited to C-1, C-2, C-3 zoning classifications if associated with active commercial uses. Planned Unit Devel...
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