Live blogging: Beaches Watch Food Truck Forum

Started by fieldafm, July 11, 2012, 06:47:53 PM

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#15
July 11, 2012, 07:51:59 PM
Looking at introducing a new ordinance in Jax beach drafted in about 60 days.

fieldafm

#16
July 11, 2012, 07:53:10 PM
We will manage permit process with existing staff.

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#17
July 11, 2012, 07:58:48 PM
Chris: $285,000 is avg restaurant startup.  Talented people are now being creative and opening food trucks as a way of starting affordable businesses. 

fieldafm

#18
July 11, 2012, 08:02:18 PM
Steve: one problem is food trucks are rolling billboards and we restrict signage for brick and mortar(25pct of their window face) so we need to create a level playing field in that regard. 

Hot dog hut owner, people in this community don't want to be panama city.. So we have to be careful to allow visual blight (paraphrasing here so if out of context I apologize)

fieldafm

#19
July 11, 2012, 08:10:24 PM
Overwhelming support for food trucks. 

Comment:  let's support our businesses and lets morph a model based on communities that are successful.  Don't reinvent the wheel.

Hot dog hut supporter: current beach restaurants are struggling, food trucks: there is a place for you, but it's not here.

fieldafm

#20
July 11, 2012, 08:12:15 PM
Quote from: tufsu1 on July 11, 2012, 07:49:16 PM
Steve Lindorff is a good guy and a pretty smart planner to boot

Yeah, he seems really smart and he's got a good sense of humor. 

fieldafm

#21
July 12, 2012, 09:38:21 AM
Jax Beach Intern from FSU urban regional planning student (smart girl, my stomping grounds) is up now talking about research in peer communities.  Most cities have buffer restrictions of varying degrees(set backs, parking, distance from existing brick and morters, etc).  A few cities have hour of operation restrictions.  Most cities have vending permits, fee structures and application requirements.  $238 is avg permit fee.  Most cities have inspection requirements.  Operational requirements for waste, commissary, vending permits clearly visible, etc. 

Enforcement policies vary.  Some have single point person for compliance enforcement. 


fsquid

#23
July 12, 2012, 09:58:14 AM
It's America, let them compete.
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