TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Telly C. Whitfield, Ph.D. - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
Taurus Freeman, MPA - Planning and Zoning Division Manager
FROM: Alicia P. Moore, Esq., MUP - Planner II
DATE: April 15, 2021
RE:
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TA21-001: Text Amendment to Article 30 of the Unified Development Ordinance for a Food Truck Court by Jordan Sherrod.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 3: City Investment in Today and Tomorrow
Objective 3.2 - Manage the City's future growth and strategic land use.
Executive Summary:
The applicant, Jordan Sherrod, requests an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to create a new land-use category of Food Truck Court. Current regulations allow food trucks as a temporary use for special events or as an accessory use on private lots.
A food truck court differs from this usage of food trucks, which operate in a transitory manner in areas not specifically developed or contemplated for food trucks. Instead, a food truck court operates as permanent eating establishment on a parcel specifically developed to accommodate food trucks. In this way, food truck courts are akin to brick and mortar eating establishments but with the regular use of food trucks at the crux of their business plan.
The proposed changes would create a new use category with specific regulations and would not impact the current regulations applicable to food trucks as an accessory use.
On March 4, 2021, the Planning Commission heard the request at a Special Called meeting. The applicant expressed support for the Staff-proposed ordinance. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval for the Staff-proposed ordinance by a vote of 9-0.
On March 22, 2021, the City Council heard the request, and upon motion by Councilmember Haire, voted to postpone review and decision by a vote of 5-4, with Councilmember J. Dawkins abse...
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