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Staff proposes food-truck pilots and infrastructure upgrades to boost late-night and underused areas downtown
Summary
Planning staff said food trucks can operate downtown under specific permits or as part of outdoor special events; staff is surveying vendors and suggested pilots, electrical hookups and streamlined outreach to test demand for late-night vending and activation of quieter blocks.
Planning staff told the committee Aug. 19 that food trucks are allowed downtown only under limited circumstances and that changes to code or pilots could expand their presence.
Senior planners said food trucks may operate on private sites only after development review and specific permitting (a handful of downtown sites, such as 68 Haywood, have been permitted historically). Food trucks are permitted during permitted outdoor special events but — unlike other city districts — food trucks are generally not allowed on private…
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