City of Alexandria - File #: 14-5132

• File #: 14-5132
• Name: Introduction of Ordinance for On-Street food truck regulations
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/31/2016
• In control: City Council Legislative Meeting
• On agenda: 4/12/2016
• Title: Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise Title IX (Licensing and Regulations), Chapter 15 (Food Truck Vendors) of the City Code to Allow Regulations For On-Street Food Truck Vending.

City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM



DATE: APRIL 6, 2016

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/

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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Revise Title IX (Licensing and Regulations), Chapter 15 (Food Truck Vendors) of the City Code to Allow Regulations For On-Street Food Truck Vending.
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ISSUE: That City Council consider amending the regulations for Food Trucks to allow a process to approve on-street locations for vending and associated regulations.

RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:

1. Introduce the ordinance on first reading and set it for public hearing on April 16 to adopt the Ordinance to establish a process for adoption of on-street Food Truck vending locations and associated regulations of on-street Food Truck vending; and

2. Direct the City Manager to:
a. Finalize proposed on-street vending locations map and docket the map for consideration of a recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Board regarding the change in use of the parking spaces on their April 25, 2016 docket;
b. Docket City Council's consideration of the On-street Food Truck Vending Location Map to adopt the locations at the first Legislative Meeting in May; and
c. Remove the $250 fee for the Food Truck vendor permit for 2016 in order to incentivize Food Trucks to test the current off-street locations and the new on-street locations.

BACKGROUND: On December 12, 2015, after a two-year long pilot program, the Alexandria City Council adopted regulations that allow Food Truck vending in certain off-street locations, including private property, public property and farmer's markets, with the permission of the property owners. The off-street regulations provide an additional avenue to permit Food Truck vending on public and private off-street ...