Planning Commission Minutes 2015 01 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 8, 2015 Page 13 of 23 Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: Pritchard has a disclosure. When the Food Trucks Ordinance was originally submitted involving the Downtown, he recused himself. On the Modification which involves the golf course, he wonders if the PC thinks he should continue to recuse himself. Tengler does not see a conflict given that effectively, the PC is extending the Food Truck Ordinance to the golf course. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Russ presented. Staff is proposing amending Section 17.16.180.A.7.a in the LMC to read as follows (words added are underlined): Districts permitted. Only public rights -of -way and public parks within non-residential zone districts by temporary use permit, except that ice cream vendors, food trucks contracted for private catered events, and food trucks associated with events reserved inside the Louisville Art Center in Memory Square Park, and food trucks associated with the daily operations of the Coal Creek Golf Course and permitted special events at the Golf Course are allowed to operate on public rights -of -way and public parks in residential districts. The specific request is to allow the concessionaire to operative courtesy carts or food carts on the golf course. This was not included in the original food truck allocation because Staff did not think of this as the same correlated issue. We gave an exemption to Memory Square Park because it is a park tied to the Louisville Art Center in a residential zone district, so we specifically allow it to occur in the previous ordinance. We neglected to accommodate the golf course since it was closed due to the flood. The golf course will be reopening in Spring/Summer 2015 and want to operate the golf course to its full occupation. The specific amendment to Section 17.16.180.A.7.a adds food trucks associated with the daily operation of Coal Creek Golf Course and permitted special events at the golf course so they are allowed in a residential zone district within public owned parks or right-of-way. This would not allow food trucks to operate in the parking lot. This would allow food trucks to operate in the parking lot when it is tied to a special event. They would have to get a Special Event Permit. The intent is to accommodate the Fourth of July celebration or other large City -sponsored events, not to compete with the golf course vendor or others. The day to day operations would be specifically tied to the golf course and the courtesy cart that operates within the course. Commission Questions of Staff.- Tengler asks if there are any other spaces in Louisville that this might be appropriate to extend this ordinance. Russ answers Staff was approached by some homeowner associations to allow commercial operation of food trucks associated with homeowner association parties. If it is a catered event, it is allowed; however, if they wish to operate as a commercial vendor, it is not allowed. Staff is suggesting to not address that particular concern. Tengler asks about the golf course occasionally is rented out by various corporate groups for outings. Does this enable them to bring a food truck into the parking lot during one of the sponsored outings? It does not need to be a City sponsored event but a special event. Russ says if it is a designated special event request with the City Manager's office, then yes. Moline asks about food trucks associated with the daily operations of the golf course. What is an example? Russ says the courtesy cart that goes on the course with hot dogs, candy bars, and beer.