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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BRAD COMMITTEE COMMUNICATION <br /> <br />BUSINESS RETENTION AND <br />DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br />SUBJECT: FOOD TRUCKS WITHIN THE CITY <br /> <br />DATE: MAY 6, 2013 <br /> <br />PRESENTED BY: AARON M. DEJONG, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY: <br />Staff would like a discussion with the BRaD committee on their thoughts relating to the <br />current rules surrounding food trucks. The topic will be brought to a future City Council <br />Study Session. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The current rules surrounding food trucks are generally described as follows; <br />1) Food trucks are allowed by right in the Planned Commercial District that <br />encompasses the Centennial Valley area. <br />2) Food trucks are allowed by a Special Review Use (SRU) in the CC, CB and I <br />zoning classifications. <br />3) Food Trucks are not allowed in residential zones. <br />4) Food Trucks are allowed on City Right of Way if approved through a special <br />event permit / license agreement. <br /> <br />Interest in food trucks has increased this year. Two events are occurring this year <br />centered around food trucks. The first is a lunch time food truck corral on Pierce <br />Avenue in the Colorado Technology Center (CTC). Etkin Johnson is organizing this <br />event, has received special review use approval, and is on property they own. <br />Businesses within the CTC have consistently mentioned in business retention meetings <br />of the lack of lunch options in the area. Etkin Johnson took a leadership role in <br />implementing this food truck solution. <br /> <br />The second is a food truck event to happen every other Wednesday through the <br />summer at Community Park. The event allows for 8 trucks for each night and is being <br />geared as a family-friendly event organized by Todd Stevenson, a Louisville resident. <br /> <br />To speak in examples, these rules would not allow neighborhood block parties to have <br />food trucks in residential neighborhoods. Food trucks would be allowed in the <br />Centennial Valley area with the approval of the landlord and a Louisville business <br />license. Food trucks would be allowed within special events as long as they are not <br />within residential zoning. <br /> <br />Questions for BRaD to help form the discussion; <br />1) Do these rules accurately reflect the desire for food trucks in town? <br />2) Should the City restrict the quantity of food trucks in town?