Planning Commission Minutes 2014 04 10

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April; 10, 2014 Page 16of 37 Russ says yes,within a residential area. It is balancing the two. This ordinance allows them to put on events as described in the letters;it doesn’t allow an open public event. O’Connell asksabout the differentiation between vendors and vender. Russ says it is inconsistency in spelling and not checking. Rice asks about the 300’ buffer in the Downtown area. Anything in the green shape would be off limits absent City Manager approval or consent of all the restaurants within that buffer. Russ says for public ROW. On private ROW, it excludes it. Rice says private property is a different issue. If you wanted to operate a food truck on the public ROW, what this shows is that absent City Managerapproval or consent of all of the other restaurants that are within the 300’ window, you cannot operate a food truck in the Downtown area on the public ROW. Russ answers yes. Rice says then looking at Centennial Valley,basically any frontage on the main streets that run through there, it would also be prohibited. Russ answersyes. Rice asks then where would someone operate a food truck on the public ROW? Russ answers in Downtown, they wouldn’t be allowed. Rice asks where in other parts of the City,would it make sense to operate such an enterprise. Russ answersin the Centennial Valley,on Via Appiaor Century DriveorCherry Street,this is a business district of primarily office users. A food truck operator could service a big office user or try to get a permit to sit on public ROW to do so. Examples are Centennial Business Park, Coal Creek Business Park, and the CTC. Specifically, they would not operate on McCaslinand we would not give them a permit because of life safety issues. Rice says he is trying to understand where someone would operate a food truck on the public ROW if we have these kinds of buffer zones. Outside of the office applications, it doesn’t look like there is anything inviting or appropriate. Russ says they would be able toserve where we don’t have established brick and mortar restaurants in employment areas. In the CTC, we have that operating right now on a private property where they got a special review use last year. Where we don’t have established restaurants, the market could come in and service users needingfood provided and make it a more attractive business park. From balancing the needs of brick and mortar restaurants versus the opportunity of foodtrucks, Staff believesthis gives a good balance.