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Council approves food trailer at Fringe Beer Works after appeal
Summary
The Lee's Summit City Council voted unanimously to overturn a staff denial and allow a food trailer to operate at the north end of the Fringe Beer Works parking lot with specific hours; staff had recommended denial because the site abuts residential properties and falls short of a 100-foot setback used for outdoor restaurant operations.
The Lee's Summit City Council unanimously approved an appeal on March 3 allowing a food trailer to operate on the north end of the Fringe Beer Works parking lot at 110 Southeast Fourth Street after a public hearing and staff presentation.
City planners said the applicant sought a special-event permit to operate seven days a week with daytime and evening hours, and staff denied the application chiefly because the proposed location lies within a fringe area of the Central Business District and immediately abuts several properties that are residential in use. Hector Soto, senior planner, told the council staff “continues to recommend denial” based on the potential impacts and the municipality’s 100-foot setback used for…
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