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ALLOWING AND REGULATING FOOD TRUCKS IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS (B)
Ordinance No. 140190, Petition PB-14-165 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances to allow and provide regulations for food trucks as a temporary use on private property; by amending Section 2-339 to provide civil citation penalties for vending booths and food trucks; by amending Chapter 19, Article IV - Vending Booths and Itinerant Vendors to delete provisions regarding Itinerant Food Vendors; by amending the definition of Food Truck in Section 30-23; by amending the permitted uses in the following zoning districts to add Food Trucks as a permitted use by right: Office Residential District (OR), General Office District (OF), General Business District (BUS), Automotive-oriented Business District (BA), Tourist-oriented Business District (BT), Mixed Use Low Intensity District (MU-1), Mixed Use Medium Intensity District (MU-2), Urban Mixed-Use District 1 (UMU-1), Urban Mixed-Use District 2 (UMU-2), Central City District (CCD), Business Industrial District (BI), Warehousing and Wholesaling District (W), Limited Industrial District (I-1), General Industrial District (I-2), Public Services and Operations District (PS), Airport Facility District (AF), and Corporate Park District (CP); by amending Section 30-125 to provide regulations for food trucks; by amending Appendix A - Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges to provide a permit fee for food truck special events; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This ordinance will amend the Code of Ordinances to allow and provide regulations for food trucks as a temporary use on private property in certain zoning districts. This ordinance eliminates from the Code of Ord...
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