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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />SUBJECT: LMC REGULATIONS REGARDING FOOD TRUCKS <br /> <br />DATE: MAY 14, 2013 PAGE 3 OF 5 <br />spaces and to separate pedestrian walks, malls and public transportation loading <br />places from general vehicular circulation facilities. <br /> <br />NEIGHBORING REGULATIONS: <br /> <br />Staff researched three local ordinances: Boulder, Longmont, and Fort Collins. A <br />general summary of food trucks use allowances is presented below. <br /> <br /> Boulder Longmont Fort Collins <br />Zone District On Private <br />Property <br />In Public ROW On <br />Private <br />Property <br />In Public <br />ROW <br />On Private <br />Property <br />In Public <br />ROW <br />Residential Not allowed Allowed with City <br />Manager Approval <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Office Not allowed Yes – with a <br />Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Retail Allowed if <br />certain <br />Conditions met <br />Yes – with a <br />Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Mixed Use Allowed if <br />certain <br />Conditions met <br />Yes – with a <br />Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Industrial Allowed if <br />certain <br />Conditions met <br />Yes – with a <br />Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Allowed Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />Agriculture Not allowed Not allowed Not <br />allowed <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Not <br />allowed <br />Park Yes – with a <br />Permit <br />N/A Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />N/A Yes – with <br />a Permit <br />N/A <br /> <br />Each municipality also developed specific performance standards that must be followed <br />in each land use application. A complete list of performance criteria is included as an <br />attachment to this report. In summary, the performance standards relate to the <br />following categories. <br /> <br />1) Business licensure <br />2) Health and public safety <br />3) Site design criteria (parking, circulation, site lines, etc…) <br />4) Spatial relationships with established restaurants and other food vendors <br />(Longmont – 250’-500’; Boulder 150’, Fort Collins – no distance) <br />5) Operational characteristics (hours, noise, advertising, etc…) <br /> <br />PUBLIC INPUT: <br />Staff presented an initial assessment of the LMC to the City of Louisville’s Business <br />Retention and Development (BRaD) Committee. Representatives from the public in the <br />meeting included a representative of the Downtown Business Association; a downtown <br />restaurant owner; downtown property owner; a City resident supportive of food trucks, <br />4