Anti-Food Truck Legislation Moving Forward?

[TheCat]

Anyway, I think the public needs to write the regulations on this industry. Both our policy writers and even the food truck operators (by agreeing with the policy writers) are destroying the growth of the industry.

I just started reading the linked below report...it's simple to read and I think, so far, it lays a pretty good foundation on how to handle food trucks and street vendors in general.

Essentially, don't limit access but provide more access. For instance, food trucks should be able to vend from metered parking spots. They can pay more for the privilege. We can make more revenue from a parked vehicle, why would we not do that?

http://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/economic_liberty/vending/foodtruckfreedom.pdf

[whislert]

Stephen, I think you may be guilty of an assumption that what was being requested by the committee was their input rather than merely their attendance?

[TheCat]

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/food-trucks-party-operators-pleased-city-councils-/nhCmd/

[strider]

Glad they are happy.  They may not remain that way as it still says that they need a zoning exception to be in any zoning code except CN. 

Original:  (b)   Vending areas. Mobile Food Dispensing vendors may vend food or nonalcoholic beverages from a mobile food dispensing vehicle in all zoning districts except the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoning district subject to the issuance of a zoning exception pursuant to the Zoning Code.


Final:  (1)On page 6, lines 19-23, strike subsection (b) in its entirety and insert a new subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b)   Vending Areas.
(i)Downtown Jacksonville – Mobile Food Dispensing Vendors are allowed in all zoning districts as a permitted use.
(ii)All areas in Jacksonville other than Downtown – Mobile Food Dispensing Vendors may vend food or nonalcoholic beverages from a mobile food dispensing vehicle in all zoning districts except the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoning district subject to the issuance of a zoning exception pursuant to the Zoning Code.";

To make it a bit more clear:

Mobile Food Dispensing Vendors may vend food or nonalcoholic beverages from a mobile food dispensing vehicle in all zoning districts ...  subject to the issuance of a zoning exception pursuant to the Zoning Code (except the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoning district).

For it to say what many think it says it would read:

Mobile Food Dispensing Vendors may vend food or nonalcoholic beverages from a mobile food dispensing vehicle in all zoning districts, except the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zoning district which will require the issuance of a zoning exception pursuant to the Zoning Code.

They did make sure it specified that Downtown was different.  Sort of indicates to me that this was purposeful and not a mistake that it should have been an exception needed to be in CN rather than what is actually stated.  That food truck you really like that parks on CRO or CCG?  Say good bye to it if someone complains.