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Ordinance No. 17-49 amending Section 104.F, Article 15, Chapter 10 and Section 106, Article 15, Chapter 10 of the City Code to allow mobile food vendors to utilize on-street metered parking spaces.
Presenter:
Greg Warnke, Parking Administrator
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Summary:
The Parking System Enterprise is proposing an amendment to Section 104.F, Article 15, Chapter 10, and Section 106, Article 15, Chapter 10 of the City Code to allow mobile food vendors to use on-street metered spaces.
Previous Council Action:
On May 22, 2017, this item was introduced during City Council work session:
Questions were raised regarding outreach to, and support from, the stakeholders in the Old Colorado City area. City Staff have had frequent contact with Jon Carlson, SIMD Administrator, regarding the proposed ordinances. Jon has confirmed that the Old Colorado City Board does not object to food trucks operating from the curb when sponsored by a brick and mortar establishment. Their one concern was potential impact to public landscaping from mobile food vendor related foot traffic. City Staff has agreed to restrict permits in areas where public landscaping could be damaged.
Welling Clark from the Alliance of Historic Westside (AHW) was also consulted regarding the Mobile Food Vendor ordinance. He expressed strong support for the proposal and saw it as a potential catalyst that may attract more people and renewed excitement in OCC.
Background:
The current city code prohibits mobile food vendors from occupying metered parking spaces to conduct business. In 2015, with the food truck industry growing in popularity, an off-street area known as "Curbside Cuisine" was established at the intersection of Platte and Nevada Avenue. This area allowed mobile food vendors to set up their trucks and sell their food to walk-up traffic. Unfortunately, with the planned renovation and expansion of the YMCA, these food trucks were given notice that they would no longer be allowed to u...
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